Messy room
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!
This poem is a hyperbole (exaggeration). This is seen as the author exaggerated the point that whoever the room is should be ashamed of his actions. The personification is that the lizard has a name which is Ed. Also, the sentence "Donald or Robert or Willie or--" is also a personification. The symbolism in this poem is the lamp, overstuffed chair, window, floor, door, closet, hall, bed and the wall.
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Aloysius Chan 1A2 03