Five Shel Silverstein poems breakdown
16. JAKE SAYS (Every Thing On It) Yes, I am adopted. My folks were not blessed With me in the usual way. But they picked me, They chose me From all the rest, Which is lots more than most kids can say. Title: "Jake says" is about an adopted kid that is saying that he is adopted but he is just as good as other kids. Paraphrase: Lines 1-3: This part talks about how he is adopted and is not regular, how he is different. Lines 4-8: These lines about how he is special and that he is not lower than other kids he is equal. Attitude: The poem is talking from the speaker's point of view, it is trying to tell you about his feelings about being adopted. Shift: The shift begins in the 4th line that when he talks about how he is special and chosen. It begins with a kind of sad way talking about the bad side then "shifts" to more optimistic. Opinion: I like this poem, it tells people that adopted kids aren't bad. This is cool because I wouldn't have ...