This poem might be a little hard to read because

This poem has been written with a peculiar effect

In mind. If you read this poem without this effect

In mind it could be a frustrating exercise indeed

Since it is designed to trick your senses- indeed

Since you do not even know what it is

Because I have not told you what it is

You may find this a little strange- it is!

You may not know but the point of all this

Is to introduce you all to a phenomenon which

Is to most people a complete stranger- which

Is fair enough since its name is very long and

Is not one which you would use in general

Conversation. But maybe after today you might have a

Conversation where it will be fun to slip in the word

Homeoteleuton. We owe it to the Greeks for the word

Homeoteleuton. If you’re unsure how to say the word

Say Hom like it rhymes with the name Tom,

Say meo like that delicious but fattening mayo,

Say teleu like I want to ‘tell you’ something and

Say ton like you would say tonne correctly.

So why I am I telling you all about this?

So that you know that when you have two lines

Which start with the same word or words, and

Which you can often mix up- this is something

Which is by no means uncommon and in fact

There have been problems with transcribing

Texts many times, and in the Bible parts of

Texts have been unintentionally omitted

Because of this very unique effect. So now

Because I have told you this, you will now

Be able to wow others with your knowledge!