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Messy Room by Shel Silverstein

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!

This poem is taken from http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/shel_silverstein/poems/14818

In this poem, hyperbole is used. 'Whosever room this is should be ashamed!','Oh, dear,I knew it looked familiar!'. These two statements potraits the person' feelings and emotions with a bit of exaggeration and to heighten the effect when readers read the poem.

I like this poem because 'his' is used throughout this poem without mentioning who he is until the last part with a little twist. It also quite humorous with vivid description of the room and I can almost picture the room in my head. The mess in the room is mostly in the most unusual place like the underwear hanging on a lamp, old sock stuck to the wall, etc. This aids in the humor in the poem and makes the poem stuck in the reader's heads. In addition, this poem also conveys the message that in our society, many people blame others for their wrongdoings but never seem to admit or accept their own mistakes. Although they themselves know that it was their own fault, they will still try to push the blame to others and let the others be their scapegoats.It also tells us that we must be, more organised and plan ahead before taking any action. If not our action will be in a total mess like the room in the poem.

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