Messy Room by Shel Silverstein
Whosever room this is should be ashamed!
His underwear is hanging on the lamp.
His raincoat is there in the overstuffed chair,
And the chair is becoming quite mucky and damp.
His workbook is wedged in the window,
His sweater's been thrown on the floor.
His scarf and one ski are beneath the TV,
And his pants have been carelessly hung on the door.
His books are all jammed in the closet,
His vest has been left in the hall.
A lizard named Ed is asleep in his bed,
And his smelly old sock has been stuck to the wall.
Whosever room this is should be ashamed!
Donald or Robert or Willie or--
Huh? You say it's mine? Oh, dear,
I knew it looked familiar!
I like this poem as it uses a lot of figurative language and it also vividly describes what a messy room would typically look like.
The first example of the use of figurative language would be the hyperbole. The phrases "should be ashamed!" (1st line) and "Oh, dear". They exaggerate how much the poet dislikes this room and also how embarrassed the poet is when he realises that the messy room is actually his/hers. The poet uses hyperboles to describe how messy he thinks the room is.
Next, is the use of metaphors. Basically, almost the entire poem is made of metaphors. the lines 2 - 12 describe the messy room and allows you to form a picture of the room in your mind. It also describes how messy and unkempt the room's owner is. The poet uses metaphors to describe the room.
Finally, at the end of the poem, there is a twist in the story as the poet finally realises that the room that he was describing in such a harsh manner about its mess was his. It made a very humorous ending to the poem.
His underwear is hanging on the lamp.
His raincoat is there in the overstuffed chair,
And the chair is becoming quite mucky and damp.
His workbook is wedged in the window,
His sweater's been thrown on the floor.
His scarf and one ski are beneath the TV,
And his pants have been carelessly hung on the door.
His books are all jammed in the closet,
His vest has been left in the hall.
A lizard named Ed is asleep in his bed,
And his smelly old sock has been stuck to the wall.
Whosever room this is should be ashamed!
Donald or Robert or Willie or--
Huh? You say it's mine? Oh, dear,
I knew it looked familiar!
I like this poem as it uses a lot of figurative language and it also vividly describes what a messy room would typically look like.
The first example of the use of figurative language would be the hyperbole. The phrases "should be ashamed!" (1st line) and "Oh, dear". They exaggerate how much the poet dislikes this room and also how embarrassed the poet is when he realises that the messy room is actually his/hers. The poet uses hyperboles to describe how messy he thinks the room is.
Next, is the use of metaphors. Basically, almost the entire poem is made of metaphors. the lines 2 - 12 describe the messy room and allows you to form a picture of the room in your mind. It also describes how messy and unkempt the room's owner is. The poet uses metaphors to describe the room.
Finally, at the end of the poem, there is a twist in the story as the poet finally realises that the room that he was describing in such a harsh manner about its mess was his. It made a very humorous ending to the poem.
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