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The poem or description alternates between using words that start with C and words that start with S, to achieve an effect resembling {{w|alliteration}}. The gentle, romantic tone of the poem is broken by the last two words, Your Mom. This is an example of a {{w|maternal insult}} joke, and is phrased accordingly.
 
The poem or description alternates between using words that start with C and words that start with S, to achieve an effect resembling {{w|alliteration}}. The gentle, romantic tone of the poem is broken by the last two words, Your Mom. This is an example of a {{w|maternal insult}} joke, and is phrased accordingly.
  
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The title text further emphasizes this, implying that the mother in question is also promiscuous.
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The title text further emphasizes this, implying that the mother in question is also promiscuous in addition to having slept with the unnamed author of the poem.
  
 
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