Magnetic Poetry - Shakespeare Edition

by Magnetic Poetry

Product Features

• saucy collection of bard-inspired word tiles drawn from the works of Shakespeare, including bawdy, wicked, haste, love, mortal, wherefore and maiden
• Kit contains over 200 themed magnetic word tiles
• Tile height is .375''
• package size is 4.75''w x 3''h x 1.25''d

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.8 x 3 x 1.2 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00003JAU5
• Item model number: MP3129
• Manufacturer recommended age: 12 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #44,961 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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Editorial Review

"O! How thy worth with manners may I sing--" (from Shakespeare's Sonnets)

Wouldn't you love to find such high praise adorning the door of your family fridge? The Shakespearean selection of Magnetic Poetry provideth thy steely surfaces with Elizabethan rime--and defrosts your brain better than a draught of mead. A gathering of over 240 Bard-inspired word magnets, it makes a great add-on to an existing collection of magnetic words, or it can stand on its own (providing you're somewhat versed in William's words). Phrases such as "Drunkard, thou hast much wanton mischance" or "Methinks thou belch" may not ward off midnight raids on the fridge, but they're surely entertaining. A healthy serving of the unusual ("codpiece," "loathsome," "bawdy") is mixed with a handful of more common parts of speech and a charitable assemblage of prefixes and suffixes. Now you can go for baroque when concocting sentence or sonnet, enhancing an incommodious vocabulary, seducing a wary cook, or carping creatively. --Julie Ubben

Product Description

Break into spontaneous prose and wax witty upon thine steely surfaces with our Shakespeare Kit, a saucy collection of over 240 bard-inspired magnetic tiles. Every word is drawn from the works of Shakespeare including bawdy, wicked, haste, love, mortal, wherefore and maiden.

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Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thyne Magnets are Divine, September 7, 2007

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Alexander S. Barker "Alexander S. Barker" (Bellmore, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Magnetic Poetry - Shakespeare Edition (Toy)

This is a great set of words and most of the words you don't realize they're Shakespearean. There are some Old English like words of course and there are also some random words that they used during the Shakespearean time period, like "saucy" for example.

5.0 out of 5 stars Very entertaining., July 24, 2011

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Lauren L. Robertson "Lauren L. robertson" (Santa Fa NM United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Magnetic Poetry - Shakespeare Edition (Toy)

All of my friends love this, when they come over we always go and make shakespearean insults. This is a "must have" for all poets. All in all, a good buy.

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars certainly not a 'toy', June 22, 2011

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Kevin M. Kelley (San Antonio, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Magnetic Poetry - Shakespeare Edition (Toy)

the review asked me to rate this 'toy.' I can't imagine any kid enjoying playing with Shakespeare magnets... it certainly is challenging! I've never read much Shakes, but it's fun to improve my vocab even in my 40's.