Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein was born on September 25, 1930 in Chicago, IL. His parents are Helen and Nathan Silverstein. Shel also has a sister named Peggy.He died on May 8, 1999 in Key West, Fl. He is a poem writer, a screen-writer, singer-songwriter, cartoonist, and author of children books. Shel Silverstein grew up in Chicago. He started to draw at the age of 12. He went to Roosevelt University, but then dropped out and joined the army in September,1953. His real name is Sheldon Allan Silverstein. He joined the army.
Jimmy Jet and His TV Set
"I’ll tell you the story of Jimmy Jet—
And you know what I tell you is true.
He loved to watch his TV set
Almost as much as you.
He watched all day, he watched all night
Till he grew pale and lean,
From “The Early Show” to “The Late Late Show”
And all the shows between.
He watched till his eyes were frozen wide,
And his bottom grew into his chair.
And his chin turned into a tuning dial,
And antennae grew from his hair.
And his brains turned into TV tubes,
And his face to a TV screen.
And two knobs saying “VERT.” and “HORIZ.”
Grew where his ears had been.
And he grew a plug that looked like a tail
So we plugged in little Jim.
And now instead of him watching TV
We all sit around and watch him."
~Shel Silverstein
I think that he is trying to get across the idea that Jimmy is watching to much T.V. This poem stuck out to me because it relates to a lot of people. This is because a lot of people watch T.V. and they can relate to this. I can kind of relate to this because I watch T.V. sometimes, but not as much as Jimmy. I think that the poet was a happy person because he not using sad words.
This poem has examples of rhythm that rhymes. This makes the poem better because it has a nice beat and a nice flow to it. This is because it'll hook you and when you read it you will go in a really soothing ad nice flow and beat.
So now you know all about Shel Silverstein. I challenge you to go to http://shelsilversteinpoems.wordpress.com/ to read more poems written by Shel Silverstein. What do you think about him? Is he one of your favorite poets?
And you know what I tell you is true.
He loved to watch his TV set
Almost as much as you.
He watched all day, he watched all night
Till he grew pale and lean,
From “The Early Show” to “The Late Late Show”
And all the shows between.
He watched till his eyes were frozen wide,
And his bottom grew into his chair.
And his chin turned into a tuning dial,
And antennae grew from his hair.
And his brains turned into TV tubes,
And his face to a TV screen.
And two knobs saying “VERT.” and “HORIZ.”
Grew where his ears had been.
And he grew a plug that looked like a tail
So we plugged in little Jim.
And now instead of him watching TV
We all sit around and watch him."
~Shel Silverstein
I think that he is trying to get across the idea that Jimmy is watching to much T.V. This poem stuck out to me because it relates to a lot of people. This is because a lot of people watch T.V. and they can relate to this. I can kind of relate to this because I watch T.V. sometimes, but not as much as Jimmy. I think that the poet was a happy person because he not using sad words.
This poem has examples of rhythm that rhymes. This makes the poem better because it has a nice beat and a nice flow to it. This is because it'll hook you and when you read it you will go in a really soothing ad nice flow and beat.
So now you know all about Shel Silverstein. I challenge you to go to http://shelsilversteinpoems.wordpress.com/ to read more poems written by Shel Silverstein. What do you think about him? Is he one of your favorite poets?
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