Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout
By Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein
Connotation ( 2 )
Connotation
"At last the garbage reached so high
That finally it touched the sky"
Hyperbole-
- He was an American poet, singer, songwriter
- Born in 1930 ,Chicago
- Was famous with children
Paraphrase
It isnt possible for garbage to literally pile up and reach the sky, which makes parts of this poem exagerrated
Rhyme-
eg- " Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout
Would not take the garbage out"
Repetition- Would not take the garbage out!
She'd scour the pots and scrape the pans,
Candy the yams and spice the hams,
And though her daddy would scream and shout,
She simply would not take the garbage out.
This poem is about a youn girl whose name is " Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout" who would never take the garbage outside her house. the piles of garbage is described . Until she is finally willing to take the garbage out,but it is too late there was alot of garabage piled up.
Title
Attitude
- I think this poem is about a peron
- Maybe this poem is about a particular event in this person's life
Shift
The poet's attitude in the poem is joyful ,fun.
I think this is his attitude towards the poem as the poem has a beat and joyful, enthusiastic poems have a catchy beat
In the beginning of the poem Sarah was never ready for throwing the garbage out but towards the end she makes the decision of throwing the garbage out after realising how much garbage was in the house.
Citations
"Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out." Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out. Web. 09 Mar. 2016.
Theme
Title
This poem is an exaggeration of what happens when you don't take the garbage out.
The poem was about a young girl whose name was Sarah Cynthia Sylvia stout , and about an event which happened in her life.