“Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out”



“Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out”

By Shel Silverstein

1. List 5 examples of alliteration found in the poem

alliteration-the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words

Ex: Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout

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2. List an example of an end rhyme

3. What is the main conflict (problem) discussed in the poem?

4. Why do you think Sarah refuses to take the garbage out?

5. How does Sarah’s refusal to take the garbage out impact her life?

6. List 3 images in the poem that appeal to your senses(not in a pleasing way)

What you can you picture? ________________,___________________,_______________________

What can you smell?

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What can you taste?

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What can you hear?

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What can you feel (touch)?

________________,___________________,_______________________

7. How do the images of food impact the reader?

8. Does the poem have a regular or irregular rhythm? Explain your answer.

9. When does the rhyme scheme of the poem change?

10. Why do you think Shel Silverstein wrote this poem?

A) to scare the reader into taking out their trash

B) to entertain the reader and teach children to take out the trash

C) to persuade the reader to start a Clean and Green program at their school

D) to inform the reader about the dangers of garbage and toxic mold

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