Shel Silverstein

Have you ever heard of the very famous poet Sheldon Allan Silverstein? He is better known as Shel Silverstein. He writes many well-known books and silly poems. He is famous for his unique style and multiple children’s books and over a hundred poems. Have you heard of the book The Giving Tree or of the poetry books A Light in the Attic or Where the Sidewalk Ends? These are a few of his books and numerous poems by him. Shel Silverstein was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 25, 1930. He was…

but the kids just take them without thinking about how much it cost their mom or how much strain it puts on them. In The Giving Tree, Silverstein was implying that people, kids and adults alike, need to see both sides of the story and understand that they could have wound up there at one point or possibly could in the future. The figurative language that Silverstein used consisted of refrain (ex: “And the tree was happy”), and personification. Although he did not use a lot of figurative…

where they learn to appreciate people who have helped them in the past. Whether their help made a big or small contribution to your life, you learn to appreciate it and them. It is that epiphany that I makes me connect with “The Giving Tree” by Shel Silverstein so much. This age old tale about a tree and it lifelong adventure with her little boy. “The Giving Tree” proved such strong emotions from me because it makes me realize how blessed I am. The strong symbolism in the book is easy to read…

Silly poems and deep, dark truths are the world of Shel Silverstein. The lights in the attic always seem to be on; however, if one takes a hard look at Silverstein’s work, one must look beyond the lights in the attic to delve through the rest of the house to come up with a whole picture of who Shel Silverstein was. As with most authors, the face put forward in public for consumption rarely matches the behind-the-scenes person who keeps personal secrets away from society. All understand this…

Throughout this poem, Shel Silverstein uses alot of repetition, Which helps the reader pull out the main parts of the story. The parts that the author keeps making because it is important in the story. Silverstein continously uses the word once to show that he once did something. For example, he says "Once I smiled in secret at the gossip of the starlings" and he says "Once I understood each word the caterpillar said". He says that to show the reader he did that. Also he does it to show that him…

best at Spanish and being reflective so my Everest goal is to obtain superior scores at Spanish and at being self reflective, learning and building on my actions, improving scores that weren’t satisfactory before, etc. My favorite quote is by Shel Silverstein considering everyone comes across people who say you can’t do something. You can listen, but you don’t need to believe it as anything can happen: Listen to the mustn'ts, child, listen to the don'ts, listen to the shouldn'ts, the…

Shel Silversteins’ Mer-Maid is a memorable poem from many peoples childhood, while entertaining to children has a much deeper message. Mer-Maid is a simplistic poem that narrates a group of supposed children’s catching a mermaid, their life with her, and eventual realization that the mermaid misses her natural habitat. Although, a more complex explanation reveals that Shel Silverstein describes the internal sorrow that occurs when a person is forcefully removed from their home, despite the…

well-appraised author, Shel Silverstein, is an accomplished poet, cartoonist, songwriter, and playwright that has made an impact on children’s literature in ways that one could never imagine. Silverstein’s quirky writing style and fun black and white cartoons attached to his poems, drew many kids to enjoy his poetry even though they did not have happy endings. An exceedingly large portion of young children thrive on the notion of happy endings always being the end result, but Silverstein was…

Each persona displayed in Shel Silverstein’s poem represents each social class evident in society today. Bob’s need to find social acceptance among the elite and powerful is symbolized by his suit. Jack’s rebuff of social acceptance is merely a worthless gesture belied by his purchase of expensive, yet hidden, shorts. Tom is a simple, poor, working man who cares not about social perceptions and statuses, but diligently seeks to satisfy his basic needs. Bob epitomizes the individual desiring to…

WHO WAS SHEL SILVERSTEIN? Introduction Shel Silverstein was an American cartoonist, children's book, poet, composer, and dramatist. He was born on September 25, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and passed away on May 10, 1999 in Key West, Florida. He is most well known for his funny drawings and light verse. During the 1950s, Silverstein was a contributor to Playboy in addition to drawing for the military magazine "Stars and Stripes." He was stationed in Japan and Korea at the time.…