Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
There is a place where the sidewalk ends
And before the street begins,
And there the grass grows soft and white,
And there the sun burns crimson bright,
And there the moon-bird rests from his flight
To cool in the peppermint wind.
Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black
And the dark street winds and bends.
Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow
We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And watch where the chalk-white arrows go
To the place where the sidewalk ends.
Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go,
For the children, they mark, and the children, they know
The place where the sidewalk ends.
The Figurative Language used in this poem is mainly the alliteration and hyperbole.Alliteration is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. "We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow", This is an example of alliteration from the poem "we" "walk" "with" "walk", this is alliteration.
Another figurative language used is Hyperbole. This briefly means an exaggerated statement. I would also be using the same quote as above to show an example,"walk with a walk that is measured and slow" writers uses such words and sentences to make poems more interesting as it will attract readers attention.
Ryan Ong(1A2)