Introduction
Among all the famous contemporary children’s poets, Shel Silverstein is hailed as one of the most popular authors of children’s books in the twentieth century and is dubbed “Poet laureate of kids” by the critic Megan Rosenfeld. His poems are not only embraced by children but by people of all ages; one of the solid proof is that they have been translated into over 30 languages and some of them have been adopted for animations. In some of his reputed poems he depicted the alienation of man from Nature as well as fellow beings. Our relationships have become more centered on money and individual self-interest. So, the individual's growing isolation in a material environment is compounded by dominant society’s ever-expanding rules. …show more content…
He captures the child in all of us and invites us on an adventure of the imagination. The author has used literary devices in a number of ways. The author uses rhyming patterns throughout the stanza, creating a better flow for the poem. Also, rhyming poems are more pleasurable to read than others. Repetition is another frequently used literary device using the line “Where the Sidewalk Ends”. This stresses the meaning of his poem to readers and also the theme. The last literary device I noticed was the imagery and words used. He is very descriptive in how he describes the sun, grass and wind. His evocative words make his imagery clearer while reading the poem, which allow the audience to understand and grasp his …show more content…
He resides in a highly polluted township where smoke blow black. In his poem he states “Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black / And the dark street winds and bends” (7-8). Silverstein is describing a moment in time that is dark and dreary. The colour black symbolizes lifelessness or death. He is really fed up with his life there and longs to return to his Mother Nature as all humans wish to love and to be loved. We are social animals and need to feel that we "belong" to others and feel connected to one another. Nature really consoles us whenever we have any problem in our life, the one and only thing that we have to do is to return to the lap of Nature. She will receive us wholeheartedly and regains strength in our life. In this poem the poet exhorts his fellow being to look back into the nature and to lead a healthy
Among all the famous contemporary children’s poets, Shel Silverstein is hailed as one of the most popular authors of children’s books in the twentieth century and is dubbed “Poet laureate of kids” by the critic Megan Rosenfeld. His poems are not only embraced by children but by people of all ages; one of the solid proof is that they have been translated into over 30 languages and some of them have been adopted for animations. In some of his reputed poems he depicted the alienation of man from Nature as well as fellow beings. Our relationships have become more centered on money and individual self-interest. So, the individual's growing isolation in a material environment is compounded by dominant society’s ever-expanding rules. …show more content…
He captures the child in all of us and invites us on an adventure of the imagination. The author has used literary devices in a number of ways. The author uses rhyming patterns throughout the stanza, creating a better flow for the poem. Also, rhyming poems are more pleasurable to read than others. Repetition is another frequently used literary device using the line “Where the Sidewalk Ends”. This stresses the meaning of his poem to readers and also the theme. The last literary device I noticed was the imagery and words used. He is very descriptive in how he describes the sun, grass and wind. His evocative words make his imagery clearer while reading the poem, which allow the audience to understand and grasp his …show more content…
He resides in a highly polluted township where smoke blow black. In his poem he states “Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black / And the dark street winds and bends” (7-8). Silverstein is describing a moment in time that is dark and dreary. The colour black symbolizes lifelessness or death. He is really fed up with his life there and longs to return to his Mother Nature as all humans wish to love and to be loved. We are social animals and need to feel that we "belong" to others and feel connected to one another. Nature really consoles us whenever we have any problem in our life, the one and only thing that we have to do is to return to the lap of Nature. She will receive us wholeheartedly and regains strength in our life. In this poem the poet exhorts his fellow being to look back into the nature and to lead a healthy