Poetry+by+Shel+Silverstein

Notice Shel Silverstein's playfulness with language, his use of humor, and his variety of subject matter. He uses many literary styles, including onomatopoeia in "The Fourth", repetition in "It's Dark in Here", enjambment in "The Warning", and a couplet rhyming (2 lines, one after another, which rhyme) in "Boa Constrictor".
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Now create your own poem with freedom and creativity in the style of Silverstein on a piece of paper. If you wish, go ahead and supplement your writing with an original illustration; Silverstein drew all of his art to complement his poetry and stories.

By the way, did any of you recall that Shel Silverstein is also the author of "The Giving Tree"? Click here for The Giving Tree text