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Analysis and comments on Anteater by Shel Silverstein

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Comment 13 of 13, added on February 3rd, 2009 at 8:41 PM.

This peopm is so funny, but really short. I hope you have lots more poems
like this one. Well good luck Shel!! I LUV this poem.

nicole from United States
Comment 12 of 13, added on April 20th, 2007 at 7:46 PM.

it was lol funny

shorty from United States
Comment 11 of 13, added on April 26th, 2006 at 8:44 AM.

Your Poem Was Really Really Short...But Good..Try To Make It Longer Okay?

Jesi from United States
Comment 10 of 13, added on April 25th, 2006 at 9:56 AM.

the poem was great yeah i aint got a lot of emotion but i thought it was
laugh out loud hilarious

Shaina from United States
Comment 9 of 13, added on March 13th, 2006 at 10:24 AM.

this poem is very very short

chanze gilbert from United States
Comment 8 of 13, added on January 3rd, 2006 at 5:03 PM.

This poem is hilarious!!!!!!!!!! i've never read anything like befroe!!!
lovin' it:)

Sara from United States
Comment 7 of 13, added on November 28th, 2005 at 8:21 PM.

Hey
I like almost all of your poems. They are cute. I am also interested in
literature. I have a few poems I would like to share if I got your e-mail
address. That would be cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lauren from United States
Comment 6 of 13, added on September 22nd, 2005 at 7:50 PM.

HA hhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ha, wooh! that is hilarious. I read this to my
uncle and he actually got mad, but I knew that he was cracking up in his
mind!!!! :)

Anna from United States
Comment 5 of 13, added on June 19th, 2005 at 9:06 AM.

your poem is going mad you surely know how to write poems. have good luck
wrting other ones. i also thought that you could add some more adjectives
in the poem.

Patricia from Brazil
Comment 4 of 13, added on May 25th, 2005 at 11:32 AM.

short sweet and to the piont = )

liz from United States

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Poet: Shel Silverstein
Poem: Anteater
Volume: A Light in the Attic
Year: 1981
Added: Apr 22 2004
Viewed: 59009 times


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Anteater
Volume: A Light in the Attic

Year: 1981
Last read:
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Viewed 59009 times.

Added: Apr 22 2004


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