As we were leaving the house this morning, discussing the fact that it was a bit dark because it is Wednesday (our long-day-with-an-early-start) and winter and that it was a "Daddy Wednesday" and that yes, we do have to go to school now....
Me: "It's a wet Wednesday too, isn't it?"
SmallestCub: "Those words both start with the same letter!"
Me: "They do, don't they. Do you know what the fancy pants word for that is?"
SC: "No idea!"
Me: "It's called alliteration. That means when you have a bunch of words that all start with the same sound."
SC: "Like we could say it is a wet, windy Wednesday?"
Me: "Yup. Or even a wet, windy, wintry Wednesday! That's alliteration. But Miss probably hasn't taught you that yet."
SC: *pauses* *thinks* "Mummy...."
Me: "Yes?"
SC: "You are... [dramatic pause] as cuddly as a teddy bear!"
Me: "That's a nice thing to be. You're pretty cuddly too."
SC: [declaims proudly] "
That was a simile!"
I told 'Miss' this afternoon. Yes, that is indeed what she taught him recently in literacy