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Dirty Face. By Shel Silverstein. Where did you get such a dirty face, My darling dirty-faced child? I got it from crawling along in the dirt. And biting two buttons off Jeremy’s shirt. I got it from chewing the roots of a rose. And digging for clams in the yard with my nose. I got it from peeking into a dark cave.
- Shel Silverstein
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- Shel Silverstein
Dirty Face. Where did you get such a dirty face, My darling dirty-faced child? I got it from crawling along in the dirt. And biting two buttons off Jeremy’s shirt.
Dirty Face. Where did you get such a dirty face, My darling dirty-faced child? I got it from crawling along in the dirt And biting two buttons off Jeremy's shirt. I got it from chewing the roots of a rose And digging for clams in the yard with my nose. I got it from peeking into a dark cave And painting myself like a Navajo brave.
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- Analysis of Dirty Face
The poem begins with the first speaker, a parent, asking their child why their face is so dirty. The next fourteen lines are the child’s rhymed and constantly metered response. They go through a variety of fantasies, adventures, and probable and improbable reasons why their face is so dirty. These range from exploring dark caves and silver mines to...
In regards to rhythm, Silverstein makes use of the same kind of separation between the parent and the child. The parent’s lines do not contain the same number of syllables, but the child’s all contain eleven syllables per line. In combination with the rhyme scheme and the lack of rhyme, the child’s speechis elevated over the parent’s. This is reinf...
Lines 1-2
The first two lines of ‘Dirty Face’ are different than those which follow. The speaker is a parent who is speaking to their child, it is unclear if the child is a boy or a girl. They have only one question for the child and that is to do with the kid’s “dirty face.” The parent is not chastising the child, just asking how they came to be so dirty. They use the endearment, “ My darling” when speaking, making it clear they are not angry. As was stated above in the introduction, these are the onl...
Lines 3-6
In the first four lines of the second stanza of ‘Dirty Face’the speaker changes. Now, the child is answering the parent. They begin by saying that their face is so dirty because they were, These lines are meant to be amusing to a child and evocative to a parent or adult reading them. A child will hear of this speaker’s exploits and be excited by them, and perhaps jealous. A parent on the other hand might recoil at the thought of their own child doing the same, or be struck with memories from...
Lines 7-10
In the next four lines of ‘Dirty Face’ the speaker’s sense of imagination grows. They tell of the games they played, pretending they were on an adventure like a “Navajo brave” exploring caves. The child explains that they are dirty because they were painting their own face in order to make the fantasymore realistic. The next two lines are quite funny and describe how the child was, If the child was doing these things, which seems unlikely, then it is obvious how they could’ve gotten their fac...
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- October 9, 1995
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Where did you get such a dirty fac… My darling dirty-faced child? I got it from crawling along in th… And biting two buttons off Jeremy… I got it from chewing the roots of…
6 de feb. de 2022 · ‘Dirty Face’ by Shel Silverstein is a sixteen line poem that is divided up into one couplet and one set of fourteen lines. The rhyme scheme is very consistent throughout. It follows a pattern of AB CCDDEEFF and so on, until the conclusion.
Through a series of vivid actions, the child reveals the various ways they acquired their dirty face, from digging in the dirt to painting themselves with coal. Ultimately, the poem celebrates the messy and often chaotic nature of childhood, encouraging children to embrace the fun and experiences that come with it.
