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!
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Analysis
Messy Room: analysis
Introduction
"Messy Room" is a short comic poem from Shel Silverstein's book A Light in the Attic. A speaker walks into a very untidy room and scolds whoever lives there. Line by line, the speaker lists the clothes, books and odd objects scattered everywhere.
Then the joke turns around. In the last lines someone tells the speaker that the room is theirs. The poem is about a mess, but it is also about how easily people blame others for faults they share.
Summary
The poem is one stanza of 16 lines. In lines 1 to 4, the speaker declares that the owner of this room "should be ashamed!" The underwear hangs on the lamp. A raincoat lies on an "overstuffed chair," which is turning "mucky and damp."
In lines 5 to 8, the list goes on. A workbook is stuck in the window and a sweater lies on the floor. A scarf and "one ski" are under the TV. The pants hang "carelessly" on the door.
In lines 9 to 12, the books are jammed in the closet and a vest has been left in the hall. A pet lizard called Ed sleeps in the bed. A "smelly old sock" is stuck to the wall.
In lines 13 to 16, the speaker repeats the opening line word for word. The speaker starts to guess whose room it is: "Donald or Robert or Willie." The guess breaks off in the middle. Someone else has spoken, and the speaker answers, "Huh? You say it's mine?" The poem ends with the speaker admitting, "I knew it looked familiar!"
Themes and meaning
The main idea is blaming others for our own faults. The speaker is quick to judge and sure of being right. The first line is a firm verdict: "should be ashamed!" Yet the room belongs to the speaker all along. The poem can be read as a lesson in looking at yourself before you criticise someone else.
A second idea is not noticing what is close to us. The speaker lists every item in detail but still does not see that the room is their own. The last line, "I knew it looked familiar!", is funny because it is so weak. It suggests the speaker half knew the truth and would not admit it.
A third idea is the ordinary life of a child. The things in the room are what a young person owns: a workbook, a ski, a lizard, a sweater. The poem treats the mess with fun rather than anger. Children can recognise their own rooms in the list, which is part of the joke.
The poem also plays with exaggeration. A sock "stuck to the wall" and a chair turning "mucky and damp" go beyond an ordinary untidy room. These details make the mess larger than life. They also make the final twist more embarrassing for the speaker.
Tone
At the start, the tone is stern and disapproving. The speaker sounds like a parent or teacher giving a lecture. The exclamation mark in line 1 adds force.
Through the list, the tone becomes more disgusted and a little theatrical. Words like "mucky," "smelly" and "carelessly" show the speaker's scorn. The repeated "His" at the start of the lines points a finger again and again.
The tone shifts suddenly at line 14. The guessing, "Donald or Robert or Willie or--", is cut off by a dash. Then comes surprise: "Huh?" The last line is sheepish and a little silly. The speaker tries to save face with "Oh, dear" and a lame excuse. The comedy lives in this drop from high judgement to embarrassment.
Form and structure
The poem is a single stanza of 16 lines. Lines run from 7 to 12 syllables. The rhythm is a loose anapestic beat, with two light syllables before each stress, as in "His raincoat is there in the overstuffed chair." Most lines carry about four beats, but the count is not strict.
The rhymes come in pairs across alternate lines, such as "lamp" and "damp" or "floor" and "door." Several lines also rhyme inside themselves: "there" and "chair," "TV" and "ski," "Ed" and "bed." Line 13 repeats line 1 exactly. The last lines break the pattern. They are shorter, they do not rhyme with each other, and the speech becomes broken and conversational. The collapse of the form matches the collapse of the speaker's confidence.
Poetic devices
repetition line 13
Whosever room this is should be ashamed! The opening line returns word for word. It sets up the final twist, since the speaker is about to learn who should be ashamed.
anaphora line 6
His sweater's been thrown on the floor. Many lines begin with "His." The repeated word keeps pointing the blame at someone else, which makes the ending sharper.
internal rhyme line 11
A lizard named Ed is asleep in his bed "Ed" rhymes with "bed" inside the line. The chime adds bounce and makes the silly detail easy to remember.
internal rhyme line 7
His scarf and one ski are beneath the TV The words "ski" and "TV" rhyme within the line. The odd pairing of objects adds to the comedy of the list.
hyperbole line 12
his smelly old sock has been stuck to the wall A sock stuck to a wall is an exaggeration. It pushes the mess past ordinary untidiness into the ridiculous.
imagery line 4
mucky and damp The words appeal to touch and sight. The reader can almost feel the wet, dirty chair.
irony line 16
I knew it looked familiar! The judge turns out to be the guilty one. The speaker's excuse shows they should have known all along.
aposiopesis line 14
Donald or Robert or Willie or-- The sentence breaks off in the middle. The dash marks the moment the speaker is interrupted and the joke turns.
catalogue line 9
His books are all jammed in the closet The poem is built as a long list of items and their places. The piling up of details builds the sense of chaos.
Words worth knowing
Whosever
An older form of whoever's. The speaker means the unknown owner of the room.
mucky
Dirty, grimy or muddy.
wedged
Squeezed tightly into a narrow space.
overstuffed
Heavily padded, describing a big, soft armchair. It can also hint that the chair is piled too high with things.
What readers have said
One reader said the poem reminded them of their own room long ago, down to the socks, textbooks and underwear. Sanem, 2004
A reader called it a simple, easy poem and singled out the twist at the end as the best part. wilbert, 2005
A reader agreed with others that the poem carries a lesson about not judging, since you may be exactly what you describe. tasha, 2005
One reader read it as a metaphor for people, businesses and governments who make a mess and then blame everyone else. Kimberly, 2005
Another reader argued that people look too deep, and that this is a silly children's poem with no hidden moral. Lindsey, 2005
A reader pushed back on others who claimed the poem describes their room, pointing out that nobody has a sock stuck to the wall. Juvie naatsawnan bookemla, 2006
This poem reiminds me so much of my room long ago. the socks, the textbooks, the underwear... it all is my past... but the future is looking better
joycePhilippines
Shel Silverstein is a poet who can write anything even about a garbage. He is a brilliant poet. This is one of the best example of poetry.
TianiUnited States
Shel Silverstien has such a non-rhyming volcabulary list that has such small, but discriptive words. He is very amazing with all of his work and poems. Another one of his poems I like is the pencil one, and the snowball one. Thank you.
MizzChievyusUnited States
As I read the poem it became clear in my head what it was about, though it seems like it's simply a poem about a messy room, what I get from it is that old saying "people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones"
JuggerzAustralia
I found it fairly boring though i does sound like my room..... i thought that that the person who wrote this poem was ither bored or is mentally unstable
nikitaUnited States
this poem is OK!!!! it reminds me of my room.....im 12 years old this is the poem i picked for school i can't belive im doing this....its gay. bi
Wattlegirl
I find these poems interesting. I have to study poetry at the moment at school and it's nice having a break from the usuall 'meaningfull' stuff
JessyBrazil
it was ok but it could have been better
beanie_mon_with_raphaelJamaica
It's jamaica mon i tink it shoulda been about jamaica mon. I tink dat i know i see a black mon in jamaica but i am bahamian and yo put yo hands up mon its jamaica!
pulloAustralia
this is a tarded poopy poem it sux nut crops and i like taco suace
AhmedCanada
this really reminds me of my room and im sure alot of people can relate (expecially boys) u kow wat i mean lol
meUnited States
i think this poem is speaking of a very disorganized person with a messy room who takes no interest in cleaning it up
tedUnited States
i thought it was a cool poem this is the poem i picked for my project on skewl cuz we r talking about poems and stuff so ya
LacyUnited States
I think that this poem describes the typical American Teenagers bedroom.
Paul MayerUnited States
In my school in michigan we are doing a language arts thing and Shel is my poet. He can make stuff from thin air. He IS THE BOMB!!!
ashleyUnited States
THIS POEM IS AWESOME I LOVED IT .IT COULDNT HAVE BEEN BETTER. AND YALL PEOPLE WHO ARE HATIN ON THIS DUDE REALLY NEED TO BITE HIM ,YOU R JUST MAD YOU CAINT BE JUST LIKE HIM!AND PROBBS E-MAIL ME
marvin sacmanUnited States
this one is very funny, and hmmmmmmm very familiar....... oh thats right!! my room !! they are so tight!
EmilyUnited States
This is number one? thats sad. there's no meaning to it
tashaUnited States
that sounds like my sisters room good job
NickUnited States
That makes a good description of alot of people's rooms........It was good!
B.E.United States
i think its funny...ya thats it
chan-tizzleCanada
Roses are red violets are blue, I liked this poem so screw all of you!!
JoeyUnited States
i hate this poem it should be on the top forty things that are STUPID
bessant b.United States
i thought it was one of the best poems i ever read. it reminds me of my room.
JordanUnited States
Im sorry but my teacher is a english teacher and does not make sense
SusanneNorway
I thought it was funny! We have about poems at shcool and I liked this poem, but it sound a lot like my room...
maggUnited States
It a good poem and it reminds me of my daughter's room. I had to show her this poem to see if she could improve her room. Thanks
EvoraeisSingapore
All those who criticised the poem as being 'tarded' etc, or those who liked it because they thought it 'describes a messy room, just like many people's rooms' don't get the hidden meanings.
Well.
IndiaUnited States
i think that this is a very funny poem so keep it up.
tashaUnited States
I completely agree with the whole "glass house" thing. Silverstein didn't always have a deeper meaning behind all his poems, but I believe this one definitely did. His poems are great for any age and I believe this poem was a funny way of getting across the point of not judging anything because you may be exactly that which you are describing.
JohnnyUnited States
First, the person who wrote comment 10 should have theirs taken off, but as far as the actual poem goes i find it quite good, though SHel didn't do his usual over-exaggeration.
DeliaUnited States
Hey everyone! My name is Delia, I'm not sure if this is an adult site or what but I'm a kid. I have written sevrel books, one of poetry and seen a publisher. She says my books are wonderful. It's called, "A magic number" anyways, i love this poem and all others of Shell Silverstien. I LOVE HIM!!! his poetry is amazing...truley...
Mr. MisterAzerbaijan
I love Shel. he has the most touching poems ever. sometimes when i read them i cry myself to sleep every night because i love the poems so much. this poem in perticular really got to me. i love it so much. i told my wife that i love this poem more than her and then she divorced me. its ok though because atleast i get to read more of these types of poems. i have all of my favorite poems mounted on my wall in my room. i read each of them every night before i go to bed then i dream about them
NikkiUnited States
Shel Silverstein is known for funny poems but this one is true to many children's rooms how do i know i have 1 but thats beside the point. It may not be his best poem but it is still fun to read fo children and adults alike.
TBTWUnited States
I love your poems. I have read the Book Where the Sidewalk ends and I could hardly put the book down. My teachers kept getting on me for reading in class. I have read your other books too. They are also great.
ChristinaUnited States
I am a big fan of silverstein's poems they are great. It lightens up the mood his poetry, brings smiles to faces, and sometimes gives us good laughs! His poems aren't as "serious" when we compare them to others but it is still great. Even if you don't like poetry you can like Silverstein's work they are very comical and great of course! I have Falling Up and A Light in the Attic. These poems are good for people of all ages.
JessicaUnited States
First I think comments 36 and 37 should be taken off because they are very wrong and for kids to see. I love this poem and Shel Silverstein and I might just use this peom for my assignment.
kellUnited States
i thought your poem was tight it was cute in a way and i liked it alot cuz it reminded me alot about me.
Paul Bard
This is a pretty ordinary poem until the last line.
AnnaUnited States
This poem reminds me so much of my room, and probably every other teen's room. I love Shel Silverstein! I thought this poem was GREAT!
EmilyUnited States
This poem is mostly like my messy room!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thomas
this could be one of the most over rated poems of all time.......
Naomi CabreraUnited States
Sometimes we are too busy minding other people's business/lives that we have forgotten to reflect on our own. Be slow to make judgements; you might end up looking like the fool!
shel silverstein
Mi rum iz mecy becuz i lik 2 rite peoms and reed Stephen crane Fast rod de Night
JessicaCanada
i LOVE this poem because i ALWAYS have a messy room and it will never get clean not in a millon years Shel you did GREAT with this poem
bernardoAzerbaijan
my name is bernardo i am here 2 say this poem is fantasic my family sends its regards on it.
Shel Silverstein writes wonderful poems about practically everything from animals to doors to sidewalks to whatever!! They are great, especially for younger children.
ValarieUnited States
HELLOOOOO!!!! are we just accepting lists of half assed descriptions as poetry now?oh no..this is clearly a work of art!she threw in the little twist at the end.genius pure genius.we didn't know it was her room and neither did she.can you imagine.my god!what irony.PUH-LEASE!!!!!! moving on....
samanthaUnited States
that is the stupidest peom i have ever heard in my life........the person that wrote that should be hit in the face for writing something soooo dumb......and the people who thinks it good need to get hit because what the f*ck was that its stupid and dumb and it sucks
MattUnited States
I found this poem was excellent, especially, at the end. I felt it was funny at the end, maybe because my room is a mess too.
emilieUnited States
YEAH, to all those people that say "mhmm, this is a poem about a very disorganized individual who keeps a very messy living area." yeah....DUH isnt that like the most obvious thing ever? and the funny part is they try to make themselves sound all intelligent by using more syllables. ugh.
IsabelleUnited States
This really relates 2 me in a very big way.
kayCanada
sounds like what my room looks like!lol
NinjaUnited States
This poem is SO AWESOME!!! OMFG!!! i could like not even tell if it was my room or her room!! even AFTER i read it...My LORD! jeez o man! this is like the best poem ever! no wonder it's NUMERO UNO! jeez man...i mean thats was the most sick and twisted ride ever...im like exploding on the inside because of the "real meaning" ..o man..o man..i have gotta say...that was awesome..
haha the person who wanted "comments 36 & 37" off must've gotten them off... whats ironic is that now that persons comment is 37... And for those who are referring to how "she" is a good poet... you obviously dont know what your talking about cuz Shel Silverstein is a guy!! And someone said he should be hit for writing this poem... well he's dead... and if you dont like the poem get over it and look into counseling…
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haha the person who wanted "comments 36 & 37" off must've gotten them off... whats ironic is that now that persons comment is 37... And for those who are referring to how "she" is a good poet... you obviously dont know what your talking about cuz Shel Silverstein is a guy!! And someone said he should be hit for writing this poem... well he's dead... and if you dont like the poem get over it and look into counseling for your aggression... This poem is funny... reminds me of HIS other poem.."Sick" Shel writes about things other people can relate to... Not everything has to talk about the bad things in life... Alot of his poems talk about things that happen everyday or just funny twists that expand your imagination... Good Day!!
ShainaUnited States
All of your poems are good but I like this one the best!
i thought shel was like a two year olds author! how can anyone stand the childish garbage? could it be possible that the 21st century is listening to this because it takes no effort to understand this type of poetry?! wanna read this crap? go to a children's library (and i am prepared to have my head bit off-but this is america-freedom of speach people...)
HattieUnited States
your poems are great! i wish you could write one just for me.
Alex
OMG! this sounds like my room, except i dont have as lizard named ed in my bed! LOL!
Ok... you people are retarted. This poem is rather funny and entertaining. If you were to know MORE about this poet (or of anything for that matter you dumb-asses) you would realize that this poem is also a metephore which pretains to everyday life. Silverstein wants the reader to realize that dont be to quick to judge or critize others. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, STOP WRITTING STUPID COMMENTS YOU STUPID TWO-TIMING-SKANKS!
that was a great poem...it was good because it does pertain to life and it also realtes to a teens room.....im not very familiar with this poet but i have heard of him before....great job Shel Silverstein ...
MeganUnited States
I loved it it tells how my life and how I act LOVE IT!!!!!
MelCanada
OH canada our home and native land, true patriot love in all our sons command with glowing hearts we see thee rise the true north strong and free from far and wide oh canada we stand one guard for thee god keep our land glorious and free oh canada we stand on guard for thee oh canada we stand on guard for thee... you suck AMERICA
I think everybody is looking way too deep in Shel's poetry. If the reader wants to put in their intrepretation, that's great but that doesn't mean Shel put in "hidden meanings". He was a whimsical and in this case CHILDREN's poet although open minded adults can also enjoy his work. However, they shouldn't expect Shel to have morals to all his poem, they are simply fun and meant to be silly.
GJBMalaysia
This poem is different from others. It shows that things can be enjoyable and interesting even if it's simple. Simple things can be beautiful. A poem doesn't have to squeeze your mind to the fullest to be considered a good poem.
KevCanada
This poem really touched me, It describes life and is simple to understand.
This was a wonderful poam!I thought of me when I read this poem. I liked it so much that I am going to recite it, memorized, in front of my 6th grade class. And say it was written by my favorite author, Shel Silverstein!!!!!
This poem was is one of the great poems Shel Silverstein has writen, he was a great author.
FredUnited States
It was helpful to me for my project on Portrey. I had to find two poems that had something in common and this one matched perfectly to another one I had. Thanks!
this is a great poem. Ilove it. Shel silverstien was a wonderful poet! God bless him. Amen
SquirrelUnited States
It helped me do my L.A. project.
AmandaUnited States
Heh, sounds like my room...
dillion condonUnited States
this is a good poem.put a hunting poem in there and you will be my favorite.
kil neiggersArgentina
this is a goo poem keep em' cummin... hell yea!!!
DanUnited States
this helped me on my homework!
AnonUnited States
this guy's lame. i bet he actually viewed his own poem a quater of a million times just to get it ranked. what a joke. this guy would be lucky to one day just be Bronzestein.
Celeste YeungNew Zealand
This poem is great, it's not too long nor too short.
Philip NashUnited Kingdom
This is a mildly amusing but certainly not a brillaint poem. The theme of untidiness is common and has been exploited with greater finesse than is shown here.
AbbyUnited States
I dont care what anyone says about this poem, I LOVED it! I used it for my reading class and got an A. Thank you sara from the USA!! PLEASE only post comments about the poem! AMERICA ROCKS!!!
ClaireUnited States
I really didn't like this poem. Not one bit. Though it might be enjoyable for small children. I really don't see how it got to number one.
amyCanada
well, this poem is not very enticing. it's all about messiness, who cares about that? i don't see why it's so great.
d-twizzleUnited States
this poem is very intriguing... although it excentuates a messy room it does use common material from every day life
Ben MayerUnited States
I think this poem is really good and it gives me someones elses view on how my room is most of the time. I love it!
jasonUnited States
these sounds just like my room
KatieUnited Kingdom
Thanks! I`m using this for my homework!
wilbertSingapore
Haha, it is a simple poem. But i find it easy to read which is a good thing. Oh yea, and i like the twist at the end. Funny in a good sense(;
RozieUnited States
lol. sounds like my room.
jameUnited States
that is a funny poem and i really likbecause it sounds like my sisters room
michaelUnited States
i like this pome it was funny
kathieCanada
this poem is like my room!its always messy!
aymericFrance
ALRITEEE thx for the poem im using for my homework!!!
Dear Shel, I love poems and love writting them. But this one is the best i ever heard. Well i"ll show you a poem i wrote Halloween Night On halloween night I get a big fright
All the candy getting passed out We all scream and shout
I saw all kinds of things I even saw a witch sing
My cousin Jake Got a stomach ach
The night is over But wheres my dog Rover?
BrittanyAustralia
I luv the poem! It sounds like a dog house.
aatishIndia
this poem is simple and subtle..a little strange for a poem but then thats the beauty of it..The innocence that this poem exudes would appeal to every person whose own room remains ina frenzy 24/7 and does not give a damn about it...callousness is away of life isnt it?
bobUnited States
this is meant more for the organizers of this site, with no offense intended for the author or anything. I liked this poem, but does it really belong in the top 40?
sammyNew Zealand
that was a great poem sounds a loy like my room
Torjia CallahamUnited States
This is a cool and funny poem. I liked it alot
rozzylouUnited Kingdom
Autumn leaves are falling and they don't make a sound,
rozzylouUnited Kingdom
Autumn leaves are falling and they don't make a sound, gently swirling softly until they reach the ground. Colours will amaze you, Oranges, Yellows and Reds, making homes for creatures among the flower beds. Winter breezes blowing will leave the trees quite bare, but the colours of the Autumn will stay and linger there. To remind us of the Summer when all was warm and green and all of natures splendours again in Springtime can be seen. I LIKED THE IDEA OF A POEM CALLED MESSY ROOM ITS AN IMAGINATIVE TITLE AN ORIGINAL.
nickUnited States
this is the number one poem? how lack luster...
KimberlyUnited States
I feel like this poem is being taken at face value when it actually sjould not be. This poem is a mtaphor for times when people, economic entities and even governments create problems in society, i.e. they create a mess,and then they point fingers and blame everyone but themselves.
Also, I think the poem speaks to the concept of judging yourself before you judge others. Often times we are quick to point out the short comings of others while failing to recognize the same faults/ shortcomings in our own lives.
stephanieUnited States
it's a great poem. it is simple and describes most teen aged boy's room.
JullisaUnited States
That poem sounds just like me!!
Taylor, Chris & Morgan BrownCanada
Now..... who does that remind me of?? oh ya !me
KaylaUnited States
When I was first reading this poem I was thinking: " Is she gonna say my name lol! " My room is like stepping into the past when there were only cavemen and dinosaurs! (LOL) K thanks much *kisses*
I think the poem was ok because its better than mine.
dani barnardSouth Africa
this is a great poem. its funny, and cool, and i like it a lot.
kacyUnited States
thi peoms is alot like me exspecially bois....
JoelSingapore
this poem has a combination of humour, anger and of course ,rymes... its been on of the best poems ive read so far... I respect both this poem and the writer... Stel Silverstein
Joel Tang S.C
maryannCanada
this poem reminds me of my brother=) i really like this poem
DeannaUnited States
this poem reminded me alot of my sister. She has a very messy room.
Anna ChenUnited States
WOW!!!!!!!!!WHAT A FUNNY AND WONDERFUL POEM!THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE POEMS EVER!!!!!! HILARIOUS!!!!!!
poet:Shel Silverstein poem: messy room i thought this poem was very interesting because most people have somthing they are dening even if it is just a messy room
SeojinKorea, South
Cool!! People sometimes deny the truth, and I think this poem has that kind of thoughts. Anyway! It is my room. Huh,
i think shel , is really interesting person.. his poems discribe real life happenings, and how kids feel... great. love ya!
someoneUnited States
it is so funny
ThorbjörnSweden
I got these lines from the end of a spam,
"On the big bouncy belly. ONE=92S-SELF I sing=97a simple, separate Person;=20. Something there is,. Look ever upward at the sun and the stars.=20. His workbook is wedged in the window,."
And I just had to trace them down - your work has been spread, dear! :-)
i love this poem so much i have to do a sceech about a poem and i definitly no that i am going to use this one!
DavidUnited States
So andrew of US you should get kicked in the face....
This poem is halarious you are just imputent because you dont see the beautiful in the ugly so go have sex with a fire hidrent...LOL that was funny too
olivia palmerUnited States
this is a weird but cool poem!!!1
sexy_locaMexico
omg this poem is halarius its funni my 6 year old child laughed her little but off
thanUnited Kingdom
It is a simple, funny poem with an important message: that you should look at yourself first before you criticize other people ...coz you might be doing what they'r doing and your own criticism might blow on your own face... funny but not a laughing matter..
TerriUnited States
It`s such a funny poem!
Ethan SmithUnited States
this poem is horride
kendra rogersUnited States
I love this poem. I have to recuite this poem to my class on tuesday, and i am ever happy to do this poem because i get to act out with it.
All of my family thinks that this poem sounds just like me! I think that this poem is like sooo cute, and I think that many other kids can relate to this poem!!! But I also really love all of the poems that Shel Silverstein has written!!
DavidCanada
this one's better, quite abit too. Very much like a child's poem, or my room, except i don't have skis. Still this is the poem i think my friend can use, so he's getting this one 4 presenting. I like this poem, very well done.
AnamikaIndia
awesome poem dude
ButtersCanada
this poem rocks this poem needs locks
MichelleCanada
Silverstein's poem, Messy room sounds just like my room. I like the way he wrote the ending.
NicoleUnited States
this poem sounds JUST like ME!!! it is sooo funny...and kinda sad for that guy. my room isn't THAT bad! (\/) (**) ("")
Alisha PatelUnited States
This poem rocks!!!!!!!!!! I love it. Without this poem I wouldn't have made it to semifinals. Thank u, Mr. Silverstein
marinaUnited States
this poem is a very nice poem and it will have you saying it for a long time!!!!! the kids will love it
Maria la del TrancitoEgypt
oh my gosh this poem is so true about people.....some dont even care how their room looks like!!! but its also pretty fun!!! its so freaken good!!!!
AngelaUnited States
Wow! This poem it totally true. I kind of figured out it had a snitch to it from the beginning. So many peoples rooms are like this in America. Especially teenage kids.
kristin waterhouseUnited States
I printed out the slel silverstien poem with my 10 year old for a project. a second page with a adult ad, printed out with the american poems title. I realy don't think any childs page should be with anything sexual. please be careful parents and watch and know what is printed out with your chils work. thank you
YeseniaUnited States
This poem is hilarious. It goes with me very well. Keep it up!!!!
everyone it like ya this is like toatly my room when you knoe its not like really who has socke stuck to the wall? i mean come on please i love this poem and Shel Silverstein but people really shouldnt lie about how messy thei room is! its pretty pointless! i love this poem but unlike tose liars out there it doesnt describe my room
This reiminds mew of my room. I think that Shel Silverstein is one of the best peot and he dose a get job of doing it with this peom.
Neil PatelJapan
This is a great poem..this is exactly like my dorm room.. my roomate fits exactly what mr. silverstein has written.. thanks to this poem i was able to convince my roomate to clean the room..Thanks Mr. Silverstein
Zin
This poem is a reflection of my teenage son's room.Iloved your poems since I was 10. .
wilfredoUnited States
this poem is for people that don't clean there room, and the room is very messy.
tansyUnited States
messy people have messy rooms wich gives him/her messy minds
jarronUnited States
this poem was great bacause of it's how you say texture felt like because of the sentence...messy It gives the feel to it but it didn't get my attention to it. no offense,twizzler.jarron
enahsUnited States
you are making fun of my room. so what that i dont always take care of it. i usually cant find stuff so i move s%$^#t around to find it. so no more making fun of my room B$#@$h. see ya! ha ha ha ha ha!
LaurenUnited States
This poem reminds me so much of my room I once walked in to my room and didn't even reconize my own room>
MarenaUnited States
THis poem is so funny! Allmost all poems by Shell Silverstein are funny. His book "Where The Side Walk Ends" is my favorite of all his books. I also like his poem about the dog with 2 reer ends and no head.
andrewUnited States
you are just like me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SarahUnited States
Hi....My room is, well not exactly like the poem, but close to it...I had to clean it the other day because we had company over...well it took me 2 and 1/2 hours to do!!!.. i like this poem alot!!
kevinUnited States
You remind me of my cousin, shes 14 and her room is worse then the poem you just said
MiaUnited States
I hope this room is not real because if I saw it I would cry! . . . . . . . . . , . . ^ . . . .
CeciliaUnited States
oh my gosh you are just like me my room is always messy and sometimes i cant even see the floor!!! SCARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
micky bobNew Zealand
it was good and funny at the end
i would cry two
micky bob
GeorgeCanada
WWOOOOOOOWWW NELY, That is one that will be on my mind, jeepers that really made me acctually pee myself in laughter, boy the stian wont come out LOL THE POEM IS SOOO FUNNY HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
poemlvr208
it reminds me of myself
Olivia GoreUnited States
Hey, I really liked the poem it was funny and well....................... I just liked it!!!!!!
Tay TayUnited States
oh my gosh i am just like the speaker in this poem!!!! i love having my room a mess! it is just the way i live. i can really really relate to this room. you should see mine!!! lol later homie
o.e.United States
this poem is halarious....................... I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
treUnited States
it iz great and i luved it
Student
I really like it!
chexUnited States
hey i am doing a project in launguage arts and this website helped me alot and by the way my room is just like this
I think this poem might have had a deeper meaning besides a messy room. Sometimes we put blame on someone else for something we have done and then realize it is part of a problem we are having or have had.
i like it. it made me think of my room at some times in the poem. Shel is a very good poet and is an inssperasion to me. He is the best poet ever. even better than shakesphere
Lauen GrammaticaUnited States
This poem is one of my favorites, I LOVE IT SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RickySweden
OMG i love u so much!!! Ur 1 of my favorite poets! I wish u were still alive that way i would find u and marry u! I love u buy
KyleCanada
THIS IS THE COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLEST POEM EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I love it sooooo much, and I also like all your other poems!
This is an awsome poem!!!!!!!! Half the time my room is just like it!!!omg, i am doing a project for the best teacher in the world and this poem helped me out a lot!!!!Thankz Shel Silverstein!!u r on my top five poets!!!!!
Fergus WongChina
I don't really get it... Good try though
Ozan AkipekUnited States
Ur poem rocks!!!! It really helped me in my poem hunt for my humanities class!!!!!!! Your in my top 3 poets!!!!!! You rock!!!!!!!!!!
riyanaUnited States
this poem plus all ur other poems are so cool i like this one especially because i can relate to it....lol!!!
Will RichardsonUnited States
Im doing this poem for a report i am doing i chose it because its…
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Im doing this poem for a report i am doing i chose it because its awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I like this poem alot....I think I like it so much because i can relate to it...lol...I think I will use it in my poetry portfolio for L.A. in school....I really like it!!!!
i love all shel silverstien poems i have all the books it is awsome but i was looking for ickle me pickle me two whover is reading this try to find it ickle me picle me tickle me two is a awsome poem and so is this!! ^_^ *_*
ErikaUnited States
Dude, this poem is sweeet! The problem is, my room is waay messier!!:)
TiaUnited States
This peom is wonderful!!!! it made me laugh through the whole thing!!! this is the best poem i have read so far!
Hello I think this poem is equivelent to my house. I think it has alot of reasoning in it. And alot of humor. It also makes me think of my room. I can also relate to it alot. I think anyone like Fergus Wong is crazy not to get it! It is so funny! It made me laugh so badly my throat hurts.
RR LudwigUnited States
The Messy Room is a good poem that uses alot of imagery. It is a very descriptive poem that describes a boy's room as very messy. It is not a very intellectually deep poem and i kinda like that because it is easier to understand.
I can't visualize a messier room than this one, however, I can see that the host feels quite at home. That's enough.
Janna MarieKoffmanUnited States
This is a really ggod and funny poem that I am using for my poetry project. People say poetry is relaxing, but I don't know about this one! jk.
Alondra
well my first visit in this website and this poem is so awesome!!! I'm going to use it for my poetry booklet.Thanks alot for the idea i hope i get an A.:)
SierraUnited States
this is a great poem it is filled with fun and cool stuff ROCK ON SIVERSTEAN!!!!!!!!
Sierra
NathanielUnited States
This poem is really funny! It made it interesting by all the details. I especially like the part at the end when the author forget it was his own room he was looking at and said that whosoevers room it is should be ashamed.
It is a great poem and I think alot of us can relate to it in some kind of way. LIke me, i hate having a clean room! If it's not one messy thing it is another! Sometimes my mother will scream "clean up this room this intatnt"!...lol
Nai YangUnited States
This poem is funny and it is in a good form.. I have decided to use this poem for my poetry project, lets just hope that the teacher likes it also....
vipin goyalIndia
I sent this poem to my son and daughter to whom this poem perfectly matches. By God,you scared the hell out of me! was the reaction of my daughter...
SandyUnited States
That was cute and it kept my attention the whole time.:)
Lyle LarsonUnited States
This poem is gay
This poem is the gayest poem of all time
sam
this poem is strange
morganBangladesh
shel
i think this peom is kinda strange!
mikeUnited States
all u haters
look all u haters i would like to see u come up with somthing better. so far he has gone much farther then all of u with u misserable lives
mhmoud alazhareyEgypt
the details of life
Thank you for this poem You have the ability to list the details of life in the beauty If life farce and nonsense
TyroneZimbabwe
Taylor Gang
this poem smells like apples
TweetyUnited States
mhmm
this poem was very interesting .. why so much hate you chose to come on this & read ;-) i enjoyed it
In lines 81-86 of “Goblin Market†Christina Rossetti utilizes silmies to draw out what she expects from the reader. In describing the character Laura, Rossetti uses descriptive language just to say Laura stretched her neck. To understand this passage I use the trouble reading because it really seems like these silmies signal trouble. These sorts of redundant images of how a person stretches their neck screams…
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In lines 81-86 of “Goblin Market†Christina Rossetti utilizes silmies to draw out what she expects from the reader. In describing the character Laura, Rossetti uses descriptive language just to say Laura stretched her neck. To understand this passage I use the trouble reading because it really seems like these silmies signal trouble. These sorts of redundant images of how a person stretches their neck screams obsession. The question is why is Rossetti stuck with the description of something? Rossetti may have an issue of language, she may not know how to say what she wants, and so she dances around it. Though the images are very beautiful Rossetti is lingering on a single moment. Throughout the poem Rossetti uses silmies; at times she becomes obsessed and gets stuck. I don’t get the possibility reading from any of the passages that have silmies. The silmies in this poem were a huge problem because It slows the poem down to the point that I don’t understand what she wants us to take from it. If making her readers confused were her intentions than that’s fine, but I don’t like the repetitive images. What I do take from this poem as a whole is the confusion that woman face and what their role is. The poem reflects women’s identity, misguided and unsure. The poem offers ways to think about choice and women’s identity.
This poem reiminds me so much of my room long ago. the socks, the textbooks, the underwear... it all is my past... but the future is looking better
Shel Silverstein is a poet who can write anything even about a garbage. He is a brilliant poet. This is one of the best example of poetry.
Shel Silverstien has such a non-rhyming volcabulary list that has such small, but discriptive words. He is very amazing with all of his work and poems. Another one of his poems I like is the pencil one, and the snowball one. Thank you.
As I read the poem it became clear in my head what it was about, though it seems like it's simply a poem about a messy room, what I get from it is that old saying "people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones"
I found it fairly boring though i does sound like my room..... i thought that that the person who wrote this poem was ither bored or is mentally unstable
this poem is OK!!!!
it reminds me of my room.....im 12 years old
this is the poem i picked for school
i can't belive im doing this....its gay.
bi
I find these poems interesting. I have to study poetry at the moment at school and it's nice having a break from the usuall 'meaningfull' stuff
it was ok but it could have been better
It's jamaica mon i tink it shoulda been about jamaica mon. I tink dat i know i see a black mon in jamaica but i am bahamian and yo put yo hands up mon its jamaica!
this is a tarded poopy poem it sux nut crops and i like taco suace
this really reminds me of my room and im sure alot of people can relate (expecially boys) u kow wat i mean
lol
i think this poem is speaking of a very disorganized person with a messy room who takes no interest in cleaning it up
i thought it was a cool poem this is the poem i picked for my project on skewl cuz we r talking about poems and stuff so ya
I think that this poem describes the typical American Teenagers bedroom.
In my school in michigan we are doing a language arts thing and Shel is my poet. He can make stuff from thin air. He IS THE BOMB!!!
THIS POEM IS AWESOME I LOVED IT .IT COULDNT HAVE BEEN BETTER. AND YALL PEOPLE WHO ARE HATIN ON THIS DUDE REALLY NEED TO BITE HIM ,YOU R JUST MAD YOU CAINT BE JUST LIKE HIM!AND PROBBS E-MAIL ME
this one is very funny, and hmmmmmmm very familiar....... oh thats right!! my room !! they are so tight!
This is number one? thats sad. there's no meaning to it
that sounds like my sisters room good job
That makes a good description of alot of people's rooms........It was good!
i think its funny...ya thats it
Roses are red violets are blue, I liked this poem so screw all of you!!
i hate this poem it should be on the top forty things that are STUPID
i thought it was one of the best poems i ever read. it reminds me of my room.
Im sorry but my teacher is a english teacher and does not make sense
I thought it was funny! We have about poems at shcool and I liked this poem, but it sound a lot like my room...
It a good poem and it reminds me of my daughter's room. I had to show her this poem to see if she could improve her room. Thanks
All those who criticised the poem as being 'tarded' etc, or those who liked it because they thought it 'describes a messy room, just like many people's rooms' don't get the hidden meanings.
Well.
i think that this is a very funny poem so keep it up.
I completely agree with the whole "glass house" thing. Silverstein didn't always have a deeper meaning behind all his poems, but I believe this one definitely did. His poems are great for any age and I believe this poem was a funny way of getting across the point of not judging anything because you may be exactly that which you are describing.
First, the person who wrote comment 10 should have theirs taken off, but as far as the actual poem goes i find it quite good, though SHel didn't do his usual over-exaggeration.
Hey everyone! My name is Delia, I'm not sure if this is an adult site or what but I'm a kid. I have written sevrel books, one of poetry and seen a publisher. She says my books are wonderful. It's called, "A magic number" anyways, i love this poem and all others of Shell Silverstien. I LOVE HIM!!! his poetry is amazing...truley...
I love Shel. he has the most touching poems ever. sometimes when i read them i cry myself to sleep every night because i love the poems so much. this poem in perticular really got to me. i love it so much. i told my wife that i love this poem more than her and then she divorced me. its ok though because atleast i get to read more of these types of poems. i have all of my favorite poems mounted on my wall in my room. i read each of them every night before i go to bed then i dream about them
Shel Silverstein is known for funny poems but this one is true to many children's rooms how do i know i have 1 but thats beside the point. It may not be his best poem but it is still fun to read fo children and adults alike.
I love your poems. I have read the Book Where the Sidewalk ends and I could hardly put the book down. My teachers kept getting on me for reading in class. I have read your other books too. They are also great.
I am a big fan of silverstein's poems they are great. It lightens up the mood his poetry, brings smiles to faces, and sometimes gives us good laughs! His poems aren't as "serious" when we compare them to others but it is still great. Even if you don't like poetry you can like Silverstein's work they are very comical and great of course! I have Falling Up and A Light in the Attic. These poems are good for people of all ages.
First I think comments 36 and 37 should be taken off because they are very wrong and for kids to see. I love this poem and Shel Silverstein and I might just use this peom for my assignment.
i thought your poem was tight it was cute in a way and i liked it alot cuz it reminded me alot about me.
This is a pretty ordinary poem until the last line.
This poem reminds me so much of my room, and probably every other teen's room. I love Shel Silverstein! I thought this poem was GREAT!
This poem is mostly like my messy room!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this could be one of the most over rated poems of all time.......
Sometimes we are too busy minding other people's business/lives that we have forgotten to reflect on our own. Be slow to make judgements; you might end up looking like the fool!
Mi rum iz mecy becuz i lik 2 rite peoms and reed Stephen crane Fast rod de Night
i LOVE this poem because i ALWAYS have a messy room and it will never get clean not in a millon years
Shel you did GREAT with this poem
my name is bernardo i am here 2 say this poem is fantasic my family sends its regards on it.
Shel Silverstein writes wonderful poems about practically everything from animals to doors to sidewalks to whatever!! They are great, especially for younger children.
HELLOOOOO!!!! are we just accepting lists of half assed descriptions as poetry now?oh no..this is clearly a work of art!she threw in the little twist at the end.genius pure genius.we didn't know it was her room and neither did she.can you imagine.my god!what irony.PUH-LEASE!!!!!! moving on....
that is the stupidest peom i have ever heard in my life........the person that wrote that should be hit in the face for writing something soooo dumb......and the people who thinks it good need to get hit because what the f*ck was that its stupid and dumb and it sucks
I found this poem was excellent, especially, at the end. I felt it was funny at the end, maybe because my room is a mess too.
YEAH, to all those people that say "mhmm, this is a poem about a very disorganized individual who keeps a very messy living area." yeah....DUH isnt that like the most obvious thing ever? and the funny part is they try to make themselves sound all intelligent by using more syllables. ugh.
This really relates 2 me in a very big way.
sounds like what my room looks like!lol
This poem is SO AWESOME!!! OMFG!!! i could like not even tell if it was my room or her room!! even AFTER i read it...My LORD! jeez o man! this is like the best poem ever! no wonder it's NUMERO UNO! jeez man...i mean thats was the most sick and twisted ride ever...im like exploding on the inside because of the "real meaning" ..o man..o man..i have gotta say...that was awesome..
Man this poems so cool it so funny in the ending and so amazingly put up. All i can say is HATS OFF to SHEL SILVERSTEIN!!!!!!
haha the person who wanted "comments 36 & 37" off must've gotten them off... whats ironic is that now that persons comment is 37... And for those who are referring to how "she" is a good poet... you obviously dont know what your talking about cuz Shel Silverstein is a guy!! And someone said he should be hit for writing this poem... well he's dead... and if you dont like the poem get over it and look into counseling…
Read the whole commenthaha the person who wanted "comments 36 & 37" off must've gotten them off... whats ironic is that now that persons comment is 37... And for those who are referring to how "she" is a good poet... you obviously dont know what your talking about cuz Shel Silverstein is a guy!! And someone said he should be hit for writing this poem... well he's dead... and if you dont like the poem get over it and look into counseling for your aggression... This poem is funny... reminds me of HIS other poem.."Sick" Shel writes about things other people can relate to... Not everything has to talk about the bad things in life... Alot of his poems talk about things that happen everyday or just funny twists that expand your imagination... Good Day!!
All of your poems are good but I like this one the best!
messy room, what a great peom!!!!!
that was the first poem i ever read and that was good.
two thumbs way up for Messy Room!!!!!1
go shel s.
cool, me love pome. sroy can't spak english wel
i thought shel was like a two year olds author! how can anyone stand the childish garbage? could it be possible that the 21st century is listening to this because it takes no effort to understand this type of poetry?! wanna read this crap? go to a children's library (and i am prepared to have my head bit off-but this is america-freedom of speach people...)
your poems are great! i wish you could write one just for me.
OMG! this sounds like my room, except i dont have as lizard named ed in my bed! LOL!
Ok... you people are retarted. This poem is rather funny and entertaining. If you were to know MORE about this poet (or of anything for that matter you dumb-asses) you would realize that this poem is also a metephore which pretains to everyday life. Silverstein wants the reader to realize that dont be to quick to judge or critize others. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, STOP WRITTING STUPID COMMENTS YOU STUPID TWO-TIMING-SKANKS!
that was a great poem...it was good because it does pertain to life and it also realtes to a teens room.....im not very familiar with this poet but i have heard of him before....great job Shel Silverstein ...
I loved it it tells how my life and how I act LOVE IT!!!!!
OH canada our home and native land, true patriot love in all our sons command with glowing hearts we see thee rise the true north strong and free from far and wide oh canada we stand one guard for thee god keep our land glorious and free oh canada we stand on guard for thee oh canada we stand on guard for thee... you suck AMERICA
I think everybody is looking way too deep in Shel's poetry. If the reader wants to put in their intrepretation, that's great but that doesn't mean Shel put in "hidden meanings". He was a whimsical and in this case CHILDREN's poet although open minded adults can also enjoy his work. However, they shouldn't expect Shel to have morals to all his poem, they are simply fun and meant to be silly.
This poem is different from others. It shows that things can be enjoyable and interesting even if it's simple. Simple things can be beautiful. A poem doesn't have to squeeze your mind to the fullest to be considered a good poem.
This poem really touched me, It describes life and is simple to understand.
This was a wonderful poam!I thought of me when I read this poem. I liked it so much that I am going to recite it, memorized, in front of my 6th grade class. And say it was written by my favorite author, Shel Silverstein!!!!!
This poem was is one of the great poems Shel Silverstein has writen, he was a great author.
It was helpful to me for my project on Portrey. I had to find two poems that had something in common and this one matched perfectly to another one I had. Thanks!
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this is a great poem. Ilove it. Shel silverstien was a wonderful poet! God bless him.
Amen
It helped me do my L.A. project.
Heh, sounds like my room...
this is a good poem.put a hunting poem in there and you will be my favorite.
this is a goo poem keep em' cummin... hell yea!!!
this helped me on my homework!
this guy's lame. i bet he actually viewed his own poem a quater of a million times just to get it ranked. what a joke. this guy would be lucky to one day just be Bronzestein.
This poem is great, it's not too long nor too short.
This is a mildly amusing but certainly not a brillaint poem. The theme of untidiness is common and has been exploited with greater finesse than is shown here.
I dont care what anyone says about this poem, I LOVED it! I used it for my reading class and got an A. Thank you sara from the USA!! PLEASE only post comments about the poem! AMERICA ROCKS!!!
I really didn't like this poem. Not one bit. Though it might be enjoyable for small children. I really don't see how it got to number one.
well, this poem is not very enticing. it's all about messiness, who cares about that?
i don't see why it's so great.
this poem is very intriguing... although it excentuates a messy room it does use common material from every day life
I think this poem is really good and it gives me someones elses view on how my room is most of the time. I love it!
these sounds just like my room
Thanks! I`m using this for my homework!
Haha, it is a simple poem. But i find it easy to read which is a good thing. Oh yea, and i like the twist at the end. Funny in a good sense(;
lol. sounds like my room.
that is a funny poem and i really likbecause it sounds like my sisters room
i like this pome it was funny
this poem is like my room!its always messy!
ALRITEEE thx for the poem im using for my homework!!!
Dear Shel,
I love poems and love writting them. But this one is the best i ever heard. Well i"ll show you a poem i wrote
Halloween Night
On halloween night
I get a big fright
All the candy getting passed out
We all scream and shout
I saw all kinds of things
I even saw a witch sing
My cousin Jake
Got a stomach ach
The night is over
But wheres my dog Rover?
I luv the poem! It sounds like a dog house.
this poem is simple and subtle..a little strange for a poem but then thats the beauty of it..The innocence that this poem exudes would appeal to every person whose own room remains ina frenzy 24/7 and does not give a damn about it...callousness is away of life isnt it?
this is meant more for the organizers of this site, with no offense intended for the author or anything. I liked this poem, but does it really belong in the top 40?
that was a great poem sounds a loy like my room
This is a cool and funny poem. I liked it alot
Autumn leaves are falling and they don't make a sound,
Autumn leaves are falling and they don't make a sound,
gently swirling softly until they reach the ground.
Colours will amaze you, Oranges, Yellows and Reds,
making homes for creatures among the flower beds.
Winter breezes blowing will leave the trees quite bare,
but the colours of the Autumn will stay and linger there. To remind us of the Summer when all was warm and green and all of natures splendours again in Springtime can be seen. I LIKED THE IDEA OF A POEM CALLED MESSY ROOM ITS AN IMAGINATIVE TITLE AN ORIGINAL.
this is the number one poem? how lack luster...
I feel like this poem is being taken at face value when it actually sjould not be. This poem is a mtaphor for times when people, economic entities and even governments create problems in society, i.e. they create a mess,and then they point fingers and blame everyone but themselves.
Also, I think the poem speaks to the concept of judging yourself before you judge others. Often times we are quick to point out the short comings of others while failing to recognize the same faults/ shortcomings in our own lives.
it's a great poem. it is simple and describes most teen aged boy's room.
That poem sounds just like me!!
Now..... who does that remind me of?? oh ya !me
When I was first reading this poem I was thinking: " Is she gonna say my name lol! " My room is like stepping into the past when there were only cavemen and dinosaurs! (LOL) K thanks much *kisses*
lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol WeLL DoNE !
I think the poem was ok because its better than mine.
this is a great poem. its funny, and cool, and i like it a lot.
thi peoms is alot like me exspecially bois....
this poem has a combination of humour, anger and of course ,rymes... its been on of the best poems ive read so far... I respect both this poem and the writer... Stel Silverstein
Joel Tang S.C
this poem reminds me of my brother=) i really like this poem
this poem reminded me alot of my sister. She has a very messy room.
WOW!!!!!!!!!WHAT A FUNNY AND WONDERFUL POEM!THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE POEMS EVER!!!!!! HILARIOUS!!!!!!
What's with all the illiteracy here?
No offence, or anything... but...
Anyway, this is a great poem. One of my favorites! I love Shel Silverstein; he's so talented.
i love this it is soooooooooooo cool my room is the same i mean it is meant for me lol! Luv ya all *kiss* *kiss*
this poem is pretty funny i like it most of all cause it made my day.
This is SO FUNNY!
I love this poem is sooooooooo funny it sou nds like my room at one time:).
Well by
P.S.Ilove Shel Silverstein
I love this poem it rocks!!!!!!
P.S It sounds like my room
such a cute poem...my room is exactly like what he had descibed !!
poet:Shel Silverstein
poem: messy room
i thought this poem was very interesting because most people have somthing they are dening even if it is just a messy room
Cool!!
People sometimes deny the truth, and I think this poem has that kind of thoughts.
Anyway! It is my room. Huh,
i think shel , is really interesting person.. his poems discribe real life happenings, and how kids feel... great. love ya!
it is so funny
I got these lines from the end of a spam,
"On the big bouncy belly.
ONE=92S-SELF I sing=97a simple, separate Person;=20.
Something there is,.
Look ever upward at the sun and the stars.=20.
His workbook is wedged in the window,."
And I just had to trace them down - your work has been spread, dear! :-)
i love this poem so much i have to do a sceech about a poem and i definitly no that i am going to use this one!
So andrew of US you should get kicked in the face....
This poem is halarious you are just imputent because you dont see the beautiful in the ugly so go have sex with a fire hidrent...LOL that was funny too
this is a weird but cool poem!!!1
omg this poem is halarius its funni my 6 year old child laughed her little but off
It is a simple, funny poem with an important message: that you should look at yourself first before you criticize other people ...coz you might be doing what they'r doing and your own criticism might blow on your own face... funny but not a laughing matter..
It`s such a funny poem!
this poem is horride
I love this poem. I have to recuite this poem to my class on tuesday, and i am ever happy to do this poem because i get to act out with it.
This is a poem? Where is the truth.
All of my family thinks that this poem sounds just like me! I think that this poem is like sooo cute, and I think that many other kids can relate to this poem!!! But I also really love all of the poems that Shel Silverstein has written!!
this one's better, quite abit too. Very much like a child's poem, or my room, except i don't have skis. Still this is the poem i think my friend can use, so he's getting this one 4 presenting. I like this poem, very well done.
awesome poem dude
this poem rocks
this poem needs locks
Silverstein's poem, Messy room sounds just like my room. I like the way he wrote the ending.
this poem sounds JUST like ME!!! it is sooo funny...and kinda sad for that guy. my room isn't THAT bad!
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This poem rocks!!!!!!!!!! I love it. Without this poem I wouldn't have made it to semifinals.
Thank u, Mr. Silverstein
this poem is a very nice poem and it will have you saying it for a long time!!!!! the kids will love it
oh my gosh this poem is so true about people.....some dont even care how their room looks like!!! but its also pretty fun!!! its so freaken good!!!!
Wow! This poem it totally true. I kind of figured out it had a snitch to it from the beginning. So many peoples rooms are like this in America. Especially teenage kids.
I printed out the slel silverstien poem with my 10 year old for a project. a second page with a adult ad, printed out with the american poems title. I realy don't think any childs page should be with anything sexual. please be careful parents and watch and know what is printed out with your chils work. thank you
This poem is hilarious. It goes with me very well. Keep it up!!!!
everyone it like ya this is like toatly my room when you knoe its not like really who has socke stuck to the wall? i mean come on please i love this poem and Shel Silverstein but people really shouldnt lie about how messy thei room is! its pretty pointless! i love this poem but unlike tose liars out there it doesnt describe my room
This reiminds mew of my room. I think that Shel Silverstein is one of the best peot and he dose a get job of doing it with this peom.
This is a great poem..this is exactly like my dorm room.. my roomate fits exactly what mr. silverstein has written.. thanks to this poem i was able to convince my roomate to clean the room..Thanks Mr. Silverstein
This poem is a reflection of my teenage son's room.Iloved your poems since I was 10.
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this poem is for people that don't clean there room, and the room is very messy.
messy people have messy rooms wich gives him/her messy minds
this poem was great bacause of it's how you say texture felt like because of the sentence...messy It gives the feel to it but it didn't get my attention to it. no offense,twizzler.jarron
you are making fun of my room. so what that i dont always take care of it. i usually cant find stuff so i move s%$^#t around to find it. so no more making fun of my room B$#@$h. see ya! ha ha ha ha ha!
This poem reminds me so much of my room I once walked in to my room and didn't even reconize my own room>
THis poem is so funny! Allmost all poems by Shell Silverstein are funny. His book "Where The Side Walk Ends" is my favorite of all his books. I also like his poem about the dog with 2 reer ends and no head.
you are just like me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi....My room is, well not exactly like the poem, but close to it...I had to clean it the other day because we had company over...well it took me 2 and 1/2 hours to do!!!..
i like this poem alot!!
You remind me of my cousin, shes 14 and her room is worse then the poem you just said
I hope this room is not real because if I saw it I would cry! . .
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oh my gosh you are just like me my room is always messy and sometimes i cant even see the floor!!! SCARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it was good and funny at the end
i would cry two
micky bob
WWOOOOOOOWWW NELY, That is one that will be on my mind, jeepers that really made me acctually pee myself in laughter, boy the stian wont come out LOL THE POEM IS SOOO FUNNY HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
it reminds me of myself
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I really liked the poem it was funny and well....................... I just liked it!!!!!!
oh my gosh i am just like the speaker in this poem!!!! i love having my room a mess! it is just the way i live. i can really really relate to this room. you should see mine!!! lol later homie
this poem is halarious....................... I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it iz great and i luved it
I really like it!
hey i am doing a project in launguage arts and this website helped me alot and by the way my room is just like this
I think this poem might have had a deeper meaning besides a messy room. Sometimes we put blame on someone else for something we have done and then realize it is part of a problem we are having or have had.
i like it. it made me think of my room at some times in the poem. Shel is a very good poet and is an inssperasion to me. He is the best poet ever. even better than shakesphere
This poem is one of my favorites, I LOVE IT SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OMG i love u so much!!!
Ur 1 of my favorite poets!
I wish u were still alive that way i would find u and marry u!
I love u buy
THIS IS THE COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLEST POEM EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I love it sooooo much, and I also like all your other poems!
This is an awsome poem!!!!!!!! Half the time my room is just like it!!!omg, i am doing a project for the best teacher in the world and this poem helped me out a lot!!!!Thankz Shel Silverstein!!u r on my top five poets!!!!!
I don't really get it... Good try though
Ur poem rocks!!!! It really helped me in my poem hunt for my humanities class!!!!!!! Your in my top 3 poets!!!!!! You rock!!!!!!!!!!
this poem plus all ur other poems are so cool
i like this one especially because i can relate to it....lol!!!
Im doing this poem for a report i am doing i chose it because its…
Read the whole commentIm doing this poem for a report i am doing i chose it because its awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This poem by Shel is exactly what my room is like!!
jk
I like this poem alot....I think I like it so much because i can relate to it...lol...I think I will use it in my poetry portfolio for L.A. in school....I really like it!!!!
i love all shel silverstien poems i have all the books it is awsome but i was looking for ickle me pickle me two whover is reading this try to find it ickle me picle me tickle me two is a awsome poem and so is this!! ^_^ *_*
Dude, this poem is sweeet! The problem is, my room is waay messier!!:)
This peom is wonderful!!!! it made me laugh through the whole thing!!! this is the best poem i have read so far!
Hello I think this poem is equivelent to my house. I think it has alot of reasoning in it. And alot of humor. It also makes me think of my room. I can also relate to it alot. I think anyone like Fergus Wong is crazy not to get it! It is so funny! It made me laugh so badly my throat hurts.
The Messy Room is a good poem that uses alot of imagery. It is a very descriptive poem that describes a boy's room as very messy. It is not a very intellectually deep poem and i kinda like that because it is easier to understand.
I can't visualize a messier room than this one, however, I can see that the host feels quite at home. That's enough.
This is a really ggod and funny poem that I am using for my poetry project. People say poetry is relaxing, but I don't know about this one!
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well my first visit in this website and this poem is so awesome!!! I'm going to use it for my poetry booklet.Thanks alot for the idea i hope i get an A.:)
this is a great poem it is filled with fun and cool stuff ROCK ON SIVERSTEAN!!!!!!!!
Sierra
This poem is really funny! It made it interesting by all the details. I especially like the part at the end when the author forget it was his own room he was looking at and said that whosoevers room it is should be ashamed.
Well written and very funny well done
This poem was tight
it was a nice poem!
This is am awesome peom i can realate to it!!
awesome poem!!!
It is a great poem and I think alot of us can relate to
it in some kind of way. LIke me, i hate having a clean room! If it's not one messy thing it is another! Sometimes my mother will scream "clean up this room this intatnt"!...lol
This poem is funny and it is in a good form.. I have decided to use this poem for my poetry project, lets just hope that the teacher likes it also....
I sent this poem to my son and daughter to whom this poem perfectly matches.
By God,you scared the hell out of me!
was the reaction of my daughter...
That was cute and it kept my attention the whole time.:)
This poem is gay
This poem is the gayest poem of all time
this poem is strange
shel
i think this peom is kinda strange!
all u haters
look all u haters i would like to see u come up with somthing better. so far he has gone much farther then all of u with u misserable lives
the details of life
Thank you for this poem
You have the ability to list the details of life in the beauty
If life farce and nonsense
Taylor Gang
this poem smells like apples
mhmm
this poem was very interesting .. why so much hate you chose to come on this & read ;-) i enjoyed it
this made me laugh.
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In lines 81-86 of “Goblin Market†Christina Rossetti utilizes silmies to draw out what she expects from the reader. In describing the character Laura, Rossetti uses descriptive language just to say Laura stretched her neck. To understand this passage I use the trouble reading because it really seems like these silmies signal trouble. These sorts of redundant images of how a person stretches their neck screams…
Read the whole commentIn lines 81-86 of “Goblin Market†Christina Rossetti utilizes silmies to draw out what she expects from the reader. In describing the character Laura, Rossetti uses descriptive language just to say Laura stretched her neck. To understand this passage I use the trouble reading because it really seems like these silmies signal trouble. These sorts of redundant images of how a person stretches their neck screams obsession. The question is why is Rossetti stuck with the description of something? Rossetti may have an issue of language, she may not know how to say what she wants, and so she dances around it. Though the images are very beautiful Rossetti is lingering on a single moment. Throughout the poem Rossetti uses silmies; at times she becomes obsessed and gets stuck. I don’t get the possibility reading from any of the passages that have silmies. The silmies in this poem were a huge problem because It slows the poem down to the point that I don’t understand what she wants us to take from it. If making her readers confused were her intentions than that’s fine, but I don’t like the repetitive images. What I do take from this poem as a whole is the confusion that woman face and what their role is. The poem reflects women’s identity, misguided and unsure. The poem offers ways to think about choice and women’s identity.