Zach

Fancy Dive By Shel Silverstein

The fanciest that ever was dove Was done by Melissa of Coconut Grove. With a twist of her head and a twirl of her hair, She did thirty-four jackknives, backflipped and spun, Quadruple gainered, and reached for the sun, And somersaulted nine timesand a quarter- And looked down and saw the pool had no water.

I chose this poem because it was funny and i mean who jumps in a pool with no water and especially when you do all of that and then most likely fall and seriously injure yourself, and i've read a couple poems by Shel Silverstein before we even started reading them in class, and it's for the most part pretty short.

1.There is a little bit of figurative language in this poem.

2.There is only really one certain category to fit this poem and it is a free verse.

3.The mood is like exciting and playful.

Shel Silverstien is a very good poet, cartoonist,songwriter,composer, and musician. He was born septmber 25,1932 and he died May 9th, 1999.