Sick by Shel Silverstein

"I cannot go to school today,"
Said little Peggy Ann McKay,
"I have the measles and the mumps,
A gash, a rash, and purple bumps.
My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,
I'm going blind in my right eye.
My tonsils are as big as rocks,
I've counted sixteen chicken pox
And there's one more--that's seventeen,
And don't you think my face looks green?
My leg is cut, my eyes are blue--
It might be instamatic flu.
I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
I'm sure that my left leg is broke--
My hip hurts when I move my chin,
My belly button's caving in,
My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
My 'pendix pains each time it rains.
My nose is cold, my toes are numb,
I have a sliver in my thumb.
My neck is stiff, my voice is weak,
I hardly whisper when I speak.
My tongue is filling up my mouth,
I think my hair is falling out.
My elbow's bent, my spine ain't straight,
My temperature is one-o-eight.
My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear,
There is a hole inside my ear.
I have a hangnail, and my heart is--what?
What's that? What's that you say?
You say today is---Saturday?
G'bye, I'm going out to play!"


'as big as rocks' is a simile.
'My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear' and  'My leg is cut, my eyes are blue' are hyperboles
The author used  figurative language to show how much Peggy Ann McKay is exaggerating.
 
I like this poem as it is humorous and exaggerating. It also has a twist at the end. At first, Peggy dreaded going to school and starting complaining that she was not well and came up with a long list of illnesses as to why she is not fit to attend school even though she was normal. Suddenly, someone tells her that it was a Saturday and there was no school as it was a Saturday. The poem ends off with Peggy going out to play. This ending makes me laugh, thus, making it fun and enjoyable. The poem is also easy to understand, unlike those by famous poets like Robert Frost. Those have deep meanings which are difficult for me to understand.
 

Memories of My Primary School- A Poem

Something I'll Never Forget

White with a spotted collar
A round logo at my chest
My uniform for six years,
Something I'll never forget

A motto of 'Go Forward'
led me for six years
With friends and teachers beside me
Something I'll never forget

I still miss my friends
who made me laugh and smile
and the teachers who taught us
People I'll never forget

From falling into a pond
To playing games in class
Friends that do such things
Them I'll never forget

My teacher who danced for us,
On a long gone happy Children's Day
All these would not happen again
But its something  I never forgot

All these fun and loving memories
Remain with me whereever I am
Even though I am  far from school,
It's something I'll never forget

Conducting an Interview with One of the Characters in Village by the Sea

Me: Hi Hari, now that you have come back from Bombay, how do you feel?

Hari: I feel really excited, for saving my family from a bankrupt family to one with some status in Thul!

Me: How did you feel when your father went to drink every night in the past?

Hari: I was really furious and frustrated. Because of his drunken state, I had to work so hard, like an adult!

Me: How did you feel when you followed the procession to Bombay?

Hari: I was nervous and excited. I was wondering how Bombay was like.

Me: I heard that you were lucky to meet Hira Lal, who introduced you to Jagu.

Hari: Yes! I realised Bombay was dangerous as can be, I was fortunate to have benefactors.

Me: What did Jagu do?

Hari: He gave me a job in his restaurant, with a pay, food and accomodation.

Me: What did Mr Panwallah do then?

Hari: He taught me the skill of watchmending and to adapt to change.

Me: You came back to Bombay for Diwali, didn't you?

Hari: That is right. I missed my sisters and mother too.

Me: How do feel, now that everything is back to normal?

Hari: I feel really happy, as though I am a child again. I am also glad that my father turned over a new leaf.

Me: I heard that you have plans for the future, when the factories are built.

Hari: Yup, I intend to set up a chicken coop to rear chickens and sell the eggs to the workers. I will also set up a watchmening stall as the factory workers will have watches.

Me: Wow, these plans are well thought out. Thank you for your time. Bye!

Hari: Bye! See you!

People in a pose that could represent Lila

This shows how Lila could have been scattering flowers to the sacred rock at sea, as she bent down to offer the flowers.

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This shows how Lila could have cried beside Pinto when he was poisoned, showing the grief and sense of loss that she felt.

Sources: quizilla.teennick.com

This shows how Lila could have felt when the medicine-man came. This was because Lila was worried for her mother and whether the medicine-man could really heal her mother.

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