Literature and Life (Shel Silverstein)

Out of the three poems in the worksheet by Shel Silverstein, I have chosen the 'Messy Room' to write on.

Here is the poem:

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!

There is irony in this poem and it can be seen as the poet is quick to point fingers at others but not at himself who is no better.

This poem is humorous because the poet even named a lizard under his bed Ed and for most people they would have been terrified by it.

His smelly old sock could even stick on the wall which shows that it was dirty enough to be able to stick on the wall by itself.

There are two aspect of human character that has been highlighted in the poem is that people are quick to blame others but do not hold themselves responsible instead and that people do not take care of their own things.

This poem has enlightened me and not to always blame others and to be responsible.

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