I grew up with Shel Silverstein, and I have never come across another writer quite like him. His humor, sarcasm, down-to-earth, and unique style of writing never fail to make me laugh or feel completely fascinated. His silly rhymes, characters, and themes fill me with a sense of lightheartedness and remind me what it is ...
Personification is a beautiful type of figurative language that gives human qualities to things that aren’t human. For instance, “the sun’s fingers tickled my back” is a good way to show that it is warm outside. Personification is often used in fiction and poetry. Finally, it is a term often used on state tests. Here ...
Shel Silverstein opens his first book of poetry, Where the Sidewalk Ends, with a poem stating “If you are a dreamer. . . come in,” inviting readers into his crazy and creative world of poetry. As a young child I was always entertained by Shel Silverstein’s humor and fun with language, and even as a ...
I know we’ve all been in this situation. You read through a piece of poetry then sit dumbfounded trying to figure out what it is saying. Sometimes the message is obvious and sometimes it is not because a poem is based on its author’s thoughts and feelings. If you ask four people what they think ...