vineri, 4 aprilie 2014

Shel Silverstein Poem Analysis 11

The Unicorn
By Shel Silverstein
When reading the poem for the first time I felt like reading pages from the Bible but in rhyming verses. It tells us why unicorns are no longer to be found among the animals we all know today: crocodiles, geese, chimpanzees, camels, “catsandratsandelephants”. It is a very sad story but with a moral.
The poet’s tone is sad but using the words “oh them silly Unicorn” it is obvious that he blames them for their own disappearance. Not listening to warnings and behaving irresponsibly and childish can have dramatic consequences.

I do recommend this poem to children and not only as it is really important to listen carefully when you are warned about something and always take things seriously.

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