Activity Three: Collocations

Name: Section:

A. Provide a Collocation for the following words

1. Pain =
2. Satisfied =
3. Horizon =
4. Ocean =
5. Murder =
6. Exercise =
7. Remember =
8. Take a =
9. Make =
10. Keep a =
B. Identify the list of strange collocations in the following poem. The numbers before the lines in the poem refer to the
stanza number.

I SAID MY PAJAMAS (AND PUT ON MY PRAY'RS)

(Eddie Pola / George Wyle)
(1) My ba-by kissed me good-night, and I am glad to relate
that by the time I got home, I was feeling great
I climbed up the door and o-pened the stairs.
I said my pajamas and put on my pray'rs.
I turned off the bed and crawled into the light.
and all because you kissed me (Kiss) goodnight.
(2) Next morning, I woke and scrambled my shoes.
I shined up an egg, then I toasted the news,
I buttered my tie and took another bite.
and all because you kissed me (Kiss) goodnight.
(3) By evening I felt normal, so we went out again.
You said, "Goodnight," and kissed me.
I hurried home and then,
(4) I climbed up the door and opened the stairs.
I said my pajamas and put on my prayr's.
I turned off the bed and crawled into the light,
and all because you kissed me (Kiss) goodnight.
(5) I powdered my hair and pinned up my nose.
I hung up the bath and I turned on my clothes.
I put out the clock and wound the cat up tight,
and all because you kissed me (Kiss) goodnight.
(6) I ran up the shade and pulled down the stair.
I curled up the rug and I vacuumed my hair.
I just couldn't tell my left foot from my right,
and all because you kissed me (Kiss) goodnight.
(7) By evening I felt normal, so we went out again.
You said, "Goodnight," and kissed me.
I hurried home and then,
(8) I lifted the preach'r and called up the phone.
I spoke to the dog and I threw your Ma a bone.
'Twas mid-night and yet, the sun was shining bright.
and all because you kissed me (Kiss) goodnight.

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Stanza 6
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5. 3.
6. 4.

Stanza 8
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Stanza 5
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Stylistics