Poem/ Reading, discussion & writing
activity
Shel Silverstein (1930-1999) was a poet and musician known for children’s books such
as The Giving Tree and Where the Sidewalk Ends and the poetry collection A Light in the Attic. His poems are
known by most American children and adults, because they are strange and
funny. His books include drawings by him.
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A)Reading the poem
“Lazy Jane” is a poem from his most famous book, Where the Sidewalk
Ends.
How is the idea
of “lazy” developed in the poem? What can you see and infer?
Lazy
lazy
lazy
lazy
lazy
lazy
Jane,
she
wants
a
drink
of
water
so
she
waits
and
waits
and
waits
and
waits
and
waits
for
it
to
rain.
This is a poem in the Calligram form. The term comes from the Greek
calli and gamma which mean "beautiful writing".
Now. observe the original visual of this poem. It is more than words on
a page.
What does it
represent to you?
B)Writing a Poem
Think about the
word LAZY and write down a few ideas, synonyms,
metaphores, associations... and combine them in a visual poem.
You can chose
any other words or concepts that you like best.
Funny
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