Polish Dubbed Version of Shrek/Creative thinking exercises

1. You will start with a quotation that has entered an everyday speech.

Here you have a reference to the lyrics of the song "Śpiewać każdy może" performed by Jerzy Stuhr (he voiced Donkey)


 * Jerzy Stuhr "Śpiewać każdy może" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1-r7fM_AbA

Try to come up with something different, colloquial, not necessarily a cultural reference.

2. Now we move on to rhyming.

Interestingly enough, the rhymed line uttered by Donkey has not been retained in the translation. It is time to make up for it! Looking for the words that rhyme is a great "linguistic" warm-up.

3. Now it is time for a short word formation exercise: do your best and attempt to come up with as many versions (or neologisms) as possible:

4. Create your own version of the Gingerman Verse:

5. It is high time to play with idiomatic expressions.

Here you have some wordplays based on the phrases with adjectives like: "small", "little", or "short". Do your best and try to find as many similar expressions in Polish as possible. Remember that Shrek and Donkey are making fun of Lord Farquaad's height.

6. A very demanding task is coming!

You have to be extremely creative here, because you will be dealing with a phrase that has entered everyday speech in Poland.

Yes, I am talking about "Zainwestuj w tic-taki..." phrase. Make an attempt to create a funnier, refreshed version.