IT Lesson 1 2009 Poems

My Poem:
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!



The Poem I have picked is Messy Room

1)There are mainly four Figurative language in the poem I have chosen, they are basically, hyperbole,personification and metaphor. The use of hyperbole is shown when the writer uses and rewrites the sentence " Whosever room this is should be ashamed!". The use of personifiction is shown when the writer gives a lizard a humanly name like Ed. This makes the readers of the poem feel more alive while reading it. Last but not least, the uses of metaphor in the poems is seen in almost every sentence. The description of his room is a use of metaphor.

2)This poem makes readers reflect on their own rooms and sympatize on the writer's room. Some might laugh and some might feel bad that the writer has such a room condition. The metaphors used in the poem has significant meaning and gives the readers a picture to portray in their minds. The personifiction makes the room seem more interesting in a way that the room is occupied by Ed, the room mate. I hope you have a good laugh with this poem.