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SMART By: Shel Silverstein
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SMILE
By: Shel Silverstein
Created by:
Elle Johnson
The primary emotions in this poem are arrogance and gullibility.
The Primary Emotions
Arrogant: Having or displaying a sense of overbearing self-worth or self-importance
Short Definition
Gullibility: Easily cheated or tricked
Sources
Sources:
Gullible Definitions | What does gullible mean? | Best 4 Definitions of Gullible. (2022). Yourdictionary.com. https://www.yourdictionary.com/gullible
Arrogant Meaning | Best 5 Definitions of Arrogant. (2022). Yourdictionary.com. https://www.yourdictionary.com/arrogant
I chose this poem because I can relate to it
Why I chose this poem
I can relate to this because as a kid I totally would have preferred quantity over quality.
(because it didn't understand the logic)
WHY?
The Figurative Language
Figurative Language
The figurative language used in the poem is imagery.
Example:
"I took the nickles to Miram Coombs"
What is Imagery?
Imagery is a way of using figurative language in order to represent ideas, actions, or objects.
What is
Imagery?
SMILE
By: Shel Silverstein
My
Poem
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 nickles 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!
The Structure:
The poem SMILE has an organized structure with 5 paragraphs (40 total lines). Each paragraph has 4 lines.
Structure
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 times -- 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 nickles 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!
How It Looks
How do the Elements Add to the Poem
These elements add to the poem's emotion because they add descriptive imagery. This helps you relate to the story and it also adds emotion.
How do the Elements Add
The Image the Poet Creates
The Image the Poem Creates
In the poem, the image the poem creates is a young child walking around trying to get a bigger quantity without knowing the each trade he was given a lower quality. While doing this he thinks that other people are making a stupid decision and that he is superior.
Sound Techniques
Sound
Techniques
The sound techniques that the poet uses are rhyme scheme, repetition, alliteration, and meter.
My Opinion
I loved this poem. As a did my research on the true meaning of this poem, I found that it is just what I thought!