Poetry

The poems were really fun to read! I would have to say my favorites were "Sick" by Shel Silverstein and "The Spaghetti Nut" by Jack Prelutsky. I know that I faked being sick as a kid because staying home was the funnest thing, and also school was a bore. I remember those commercials like "Dalworth Clean...CALL 2-6-7-8-4-3-3 BECAUSE THE NEXT BEST THING TO DO..IS DALWORTH CLEAN! DING!!" The poems were funny! I think what draws me to this kind of peotry is the cleverness that comes out. It has that play-on-words that gives it a kick and is humorous! I can see why kids like this kind of reading because it tells a story and it keeps their attention. Also it was neat reading the Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes from the old days. I had forgotton about those little rhymes that used to put us to sleep. Who knew we would be studying them in college! I'm liking this topic of poetry that we are discussing in class, and I hope it will keep getting interesting!