Shel Silverstein was born on September 25, 1930 and the date of death is May 10,1999. Some of the poetry/books he has written are Light in the Attic,Where the side Walk Ends,The Giving Tree,and Falling Up. His most famous work was Messy Room.
The poem we chose was The Loser.
The poem we chose was The Loser.
The Loser has many figurative languages like simile because its comparing a rock to a head. Also has a personification because its saying a head rolling away. Imagery because the head is rolling away. Onomatopoeia saying like i can't call to it cause my mouth is on it. The mood is giving the readers a happy feeling. The repetition because it keeps saying it and cause over again. The meaning of the poem is saying the guy head fell off and rolled away. The Poet's purpose for the reason why it was written is entertain.