Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein was born September 25, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois. His real name is Sheldon Allan Silverstein. He lived to be the age 68. He died on May 10, 1999 in Key West, Florida. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1950. He served in Korea and Japan. He studied music and established himself a musician and a composer. He wrote songs and children's literature. One of his most famous poem is, "Where the Sidewalk Ends." Some other poems of his are, "Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too," "Hug O' War," and "Recipe for a Hippopotamus Sandwich."
Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too
Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too
Went for a ride in a flying shoe.
"Hooray!"
"What fun!"
"It's time we flew!"
Said Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too.
Ickle was captain, and Pickle was crew
And Tickle served coffee and mulligan stew
As higher
And higher
And higher they flew
Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too.
Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too,
Over the Sun and beyond the blue.
"Hold on!"
"Stay in!"
"I hope we do!"
Cried Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too.
Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too
Never returned to the world they knew,
And nobody
Knows what's
Happened to
Dear Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too.
Went for a ride in a flying shoe.
"Hooray!"
"What fun!"
"It's time we flew!"
Said Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too.
Ickle was captain, and Pickle was crew
And Tickle served coffee and mulligan stew
As higher
And higher
And higher they flew
Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too.
Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too,
Over the Sun and beyond the blue.
"Hold on!"
"Stay in!"
"I hope we do!"
Cried Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too.
Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too
Never returned to the world they knew,
And nobody
Knows what's
Happened to
Dear Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too.
Analysis of Poem
Hyperbole- Over the Sun and beyond the blue
Repetition- Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too and higher
Mood- Declining of happiness
Punctuation- Exclamation points adds emphasis, commas are a pause, periods are another pause.
Meaning of the Poem- They went for a ride in a flying shoe and never returned to the world they knew
Poet's purpose- Entertain the reader
Repetition- Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too and higher
Mood- Declining of happiness
Punctuation- Exclamation points adds emphasis, commas are a pause, periods are another pause.
Meaning of the Poem- They went for a ride in a flying shoe and never returned to the world they knew
Poet's purpose- Entertain the reader
By: Maddie, Zoie, and Kayti