Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
There is a place where the sidewalk ends
And before the street begins,
And there the grass grows soft and white,
And there the sun burns crimson bright,
And there the moon-bird rests from his flight
To cool in the peppermint wind.
Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black
And the dark street winds and bends.
Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow
We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And watch where the chalk-white arrows go
To the place where the sidewalk ends.
Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go,
For the children, they mark, and the children, they know
The place where the sidewalk ends.
And before the street begins,
And there the grass grows soft and white,
And there the sun burns crimson bright,
And there the moon-bird rests from his flight
To cool in the peppermint wind.
Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black
And the dark street winds and bends.
Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow
We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And watch where the chalk-white arrows go
To the place where the sidewalk ends.
Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go,
For the children, they mark, and the children, they know
The place where the sidewalk ends.
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Q1: How are the figurative language used in the poem? Give the specific word(s), explain what type of figurative language it is and why the poet chose to use this figurative language?
They are used as imagery, emphasis and personification.
Q2: Tell us why you like this poem in no less than 100 words.
I liked the poem a lot as it contains a deeper meaning than what could be understood from the first reading, as the poem depicts a scene where by the beginning of the path is good and clean while at the end of the path it is totally dirty and gives us a bad impression about it. Maybe the poet is trying to convey a message through this poem and tell us how the situation was back then. I like the suspense that this poem created and how it get the reader to guess what the poet is trying to convey.
Q1: How are the figurative language used in the poem? Give the specific word(s), explain what type of figurative language it is and why the poet chose to use this figurative language?
They are used as imagery, emphasis and personification.
Q2: Tell us why you like this poem in no less than 100 words.
I liked the poem a lot as it contains a deeper meaning than what could be understood from the first reading, as the poem depicts a scene where by the beginning of the path is good and clean while at the end of the path it is totally dirty and gives us a bad impression about it. Maybe the poet is trying to convey a message through this poem and tell us how the situation was back then. I like the suspense that this poem created and how it get the reader to guess what the poet is trying to convey.
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