Here are some examples to show you what I mean:
My dad gave me one dollar bill
'Cause I'm his smartest son,
And I swapped it for two shiny quarters
'Cause two is more than one!
And then I took the quarters
And traded them to Lou
For three dimes -- I guess he don't know
That three is more than two!
Just then, along came old blind Bates
And just 'cause he can't see
He gave me four nickels for my three dimes,
And four is more than three!
And I took the nickels to Hiram Coombs
Down at the seed-feed store,
And the fool gave me five pennies for them,
And five is more than four!And then I went and showed my dad,
And he got red in the cheeks
And closed his eyes and shook his head--
Too proud of me to speak!
- Shel Silverstein
This is a funny poem because clearly this boy is not smart if he thinks that 4 nickels are smaller than 3 dimes! In the end, one cold probably guess that his father was not speechless about how proud he was, but that his head was ready to burst like a volcano, not out of pride, but out of anger.
Who wants a pancake,
Sweet and piping hot?
Good little Grace looks up and says,
"I'll take the one on top."
Who else wants a pancake,
Fresh off the griddle?
Terrible Theresa smiles and says,
"I'll take the one in the middle."
~ Shel Silverstein
This is also interesting because one who takes a pancake from the middle means that the whole pile will just...PLOP...collapse and turn into a disaster. That's why I find this poem entertaining.
'Cause I'm his smartest son,
And I swapped it for two shiny quarters
'Cause two is more than one!
And then I took the quarters
And traded them to Lou
For three dimes -- I guess he don't know
That three is more than two!
And just 'cause he can't see
He gave me four nickels for my three dimes,
And four is more than three!
Down at the seed-feed store,
And the fool gave me five pennies for them,
And five is more than four!And then I went and showed my dad,
And he got red in the cheeks
And closed his eyes and shook his head--
Too proud of me to speak!
- Shel Silverstein
This is a funny poem because clearly this boy is not smart if he thinks that 4 nickels are smaller than 3 dimes! In the end, one cold probably guess that his father was not speechless about how proud he was, but that his head was ready to burst like a volcano, not out of pride, but out of anger.
Who wants a pancake,
Sweet and piping hot?
Good little Grace looks up and says,
"I'll take the one on top."
Who else wants a pancake,
Fresh off the griddle?
Terrible Theresa smiles and says,
"I'll take the one in the middle."
~ Shel Silverstein
This is also interesting because one who takes a pancake from the middle means that the whole pile will just...PLOP...collapse and turn into a disaster. That's why I find this poem entertaining.
I must remember…
Turkey on Thanksgiving,
Pudding on Christmas,
Eggs on Easter,
Chicken on Sunday,
Fish on Friday,
Leftovers, Monday.
But ah, me – I am such a dunce.
I went and ate then all at once.
He also uses some words that are rhyming with the last verse, like the word dunce, one probably doesn't use it every single day in their speech.
Great explanation Masha! I LOVE poetry! The facts about the author was a great touch to your post. Excellent job!!!
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