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Let Us Fish for a Poem [1]

Poetry [2]
1.31.17

Many of the food-related traditions associated with the Chinese New Year [3]—including eating fish, sweet rice dumplings, and certain vegetables—have their origins in Mandarin-language homophonic puns. Jot down a list of food-related homonyms, such as homophonic pairings like “lettuce” and “let us” or “beets” and “beats,” or homographic words with multiple meanings like “cake” or “milk.” Create a festive poem using some of the words or phrases you come up with that celebrate the start of a new year.


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[1] https://www.pw.org/content/let_us_fish_for_a_poem [2] https://www.pw.org/genre/poetry [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homophonic_puns_in_Mandarin_Chinese#Spring_Festival_traditions