Dr. Seuss - a poet - 753 Words

Dr. Seuss: A Unique Poet Shel Silverstein is unarguably one of the world’s favorite poets. Millions of children have read his greatest classics such as â€Å"The Unicorn†, â€Å"Hug O’War†, â€Å"Ickle Me, Tickle Me, Pickle Me Too†, and â€Å"Where the Sidewalk Ends†. His use of balderdash, rhyme, and alliteration draws the attention of these children; nevertheless, there is another children’s poet who is as equally eccentric as Shel Silverstein: Dr. Seuss. Although Dr. Seuss is considered one of the finest influential children’s poets, due to his preponderance of eccentric characters and nonsense, critics consider his poetry limited. Dr. Seuss was a major success in poetry because of his various eccentric characters used in his poems. Wendy Mass†¦show more content†¦His made up words make the story more interesting, causing him to become a huge success in writing. Moreover, his peculiar characters that do extraordi nary things form a wild scene in his poems. For example, the cat in the hat that did all sorts of things draws children because Works Cited Fensch, Thomas. The Man Who Was Dr. Seuss: The Life of Theodore Seuss. Texas: New Century Books, 2000. Print. MacCann, Donnarae. â€Å"Dr. Seuss: Overview.† www.galegroup.com. Oct. 2009. Web. 10 Feb. 2013. Mass, Wendy. Great Authors of Children’s Literature. San Diego: Lucent Books, 2000.Show MoreRelatedSummary Of Dr. Seusss Yertle The Turtle1067 Words   |  5 PagesTheodor Seuss Giesel was one of the best poets who seldom received the credit he deserved because he was geared toward an audience of children. Our experiences as a child lay the foundation for the rest of our lives, and Dr. Seuss gets children excited about reading. Although he is known for writing and illustrating children’s books, the stories themselves are poems. Dr. Seuss wrote non-sensical poems but they had meaning behind them. 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