My favorite poet is probably Shel Silverstein. He was a person who wore many hats as an artist, his artistic credits include being a poet, playwright, novelist and cartoonist. He never seemed to run dry of inspiration and it was proabably due to the fact that he simply created his own style, using the things he saw and combining them with his imagination. He is appealing to me because the poems he wrote are not bound by and any subject. Another one of Shel Silverstein’s great literary characteristics is probably the rhythm of his poems. The rhyme scheme is crafted such that the lines are intensified as the reader reads on. As one reads the poem by him, one can feel the words and rhythm seem to speed up and come to a boil. Finally, when the reader feels an explosive moment is about to occur, Shel throws in huge twist to the story that the poem is telling.
Shel Silverstein did not always write poems for kids. In some cases, they were graphic, moving, picturesque, slices of life. These were meant for the adult audiences to enjoy. Much of the time, these poems kept a steady beat the whole time.
By reading his works, I can feel that Shel Silverstein has been trying to remind readers that poetry can be fun and easy, and still deliver the same amount of enjoyment again and again, and will continue to do so through its timeless and ageless appeal.

One Inch Tall by Shel Silverstein
If you were only one inch tall, you'd ride a worm to school.
The teardrop of a crying ant would be your swimming pool.
A crumb of cake would be a feast
And last you seven days at least,
A flea would be a frightening beast
If you were one inch tall.

If you were only one inch tall, you'd walk beneath the door,
And it would take about a month to get down to the store.
A bit of fluff would be your bed,
You'd swing upon a spider's thread,
And wear a thimble on your head
If you were one inch tall.

You'd surf across the kitchen sink upon a stick of gum.
You couldn't hug your mama, you'd just have to hug her thumb.
You'd run from people's feet in fright,
To move a pen would take all night,
(This poem took fourteen years to write--
'Cause I'm just one inch tall).
This is the poem I have chosen to post on.
There is some use of figurative speech in this poem one of them is the use of hyperbole. Basically, the entire poem itself is a hyperbole. For example, “If you were only one inch tall, you’d ride a worm to school. The teardrop of a crying ant would be your swimming pool,” portrays horseback riding and swimming in a one inch tall version of life. However, exaggeration in the descriptions gives the reader a feeling of being diminutive themselves. The phrase "one inch tall" is also repeated several times. It is a metaphor to describe the weakness of man. By writing this poem, the writer is probably trying to tell readers that he acknowledges that he has weaknesses and is not perfect just like any person in the world. This can be further seen when he states that he is one inch tall at the end.
This poem appeals to me because I am actually on the short side. It actually gives me the feeling that being short is not that bad at all as everybody has shortcomings according to this poem. (Being short is probably one of my shortcomings) This poem also talks about man's weaknesses and somehow, I feel enlightened after reading this poem.