Another one by Judith Viorst!
I read this expecting a turn like in the first poem of hers I read. But while the twist in the earlier one was pure fun, this one is funny, yes, but in a devastating way.
N thinks the birth of his brother is like the end of the world, but I guess the humor comes from knowing that he'll get over his shock and embrace his new role as brother. But it's still devastatingly hilarious and shocking - his perfectly legitimate question in the face of all that accurate evidence.
"Some things don't make any sense at all." Some times all you say is Wah!!
Favorite line: "My mom just had another baby / Why?"
Showing posts with label Judith Viorst. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Judith Viorst. Show all posts
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Fifteen, Maybe Sixteen Things To Worry About (Judith Viorst)
Fifteen, Maybe Sixteen Things To Worry About by Judith Viorst.
Hee! At first, this poem struck me as boring and bit annoying. The "worries" seemed stupid and gratuitous. The parentheticals annoyed me. The language wasn't special and I couldn't really relate since the poem seemed written decades ago. But then with the turn in the last stanza, everything cleared and this formally groan-inducing poem seemed bright and cutely clever.
So no, I don't love it, but the ending surprised me and made me laugh. So it's pretty alright with me.
Favorite line: "I maybe could run out of things for me to worry about."
Hee! At first, this poem struck me as boring and bit annoying. The "worries" seemed stupid and gratuitous. The parentheticals annoyed me. The language wasn't special and I couldn't really relate since the poem seemed written decades ago. But then with the turn in the last stanza, everything cleared and this formally groan-inducing poem seemed bright and cutely clever.
So no, I don't love it, but the ending surprised me and made me laugh. So it's pretty alright with me.
Favorite line: "I maybe could run out of things for me to worry about."
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maybe could run out of things for me to worry about. - See more at:
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Monday, January 25, 2010
Mother Doesn't Want a Dog (Judith Viorst)
Okay, so this doesn't quite fit the bill. But, hey, it is about dogs and even better it's relatively short and funny too. I don't know the poet, but the poem kind of reminds me of Shel Silverstein with the rhyme, the misdirection.
Every stanza begins the same. It's got that rhythm inherent. That repetition mimics the mother's words. No, no, no. The humor derives from the surprise that N went ahead and subverted the mother's words and got a different, more terrifying pet.
Favorite line: "Mother doesn't want a dog./She's making a mistake.'
Every stanza begins the same. It's got that rhythm inherent. That repetition mimics the mother's words. No, no, no. The humor derives from the surprise that N went ahead and subverted the mother's words and got a different, more terrifying pet.
Favorite line: "Mother doesn't want a dog./She's making a mistake.'
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