Assignment in progress for ENGLISH 7 - NARCISSE - 03Due May 10, 2024
Where the Sidewalk Ends
by Shel Silverstein
1974
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Sheldon Allan "Shel" Silverstein (1930-1999) was an American poet, cartoonist, and author of children's books. "Where the Sidewalk Ends" is a poem from Silverstein's collection by the same name, which features poems alongside illustrations.
As you read, take notes on how the author describes "where the sidewalk ends," and consider what the end of the sidewalk represents.
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" from Where the Sidewalk Ends, © 1974, Evil Eye, LLC. Reprinted with permission, all rights reserved.
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How do the children contribute to the theme of the poem?