E-Learning: Poem Analysing

Hyperbole [exaggeration] , personification [taking in a human action] , metaphor [create an image in the mind] , similie [using words, like or as or than relating one thing to another] and symbolism [using a representing figure to carry additional meaning]

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.

Where the sidewalk ends by Shel Silverstein

-ANALYSIS-

Hyperbole:

"sun burns crimson bright" - This emphasises that the sun was hot and bright.

Metaphor:

"Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black
And the dark street winds and bends."

The poet was painting a sad, gloomy street.

Symbolism

"cool in the peppermint wind"

Peppermint is cooling; the poet is describing the cool, refreshing breeze.

"moon-bird rests from his flight"

The term, moon-bird refers to a night bird resting near the calm sidewalk.

Personification

"walk with a walk that is measured and slow"

It means a person taking his time to walk and reflect/enjoy.

Similie

none. :(