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[Gracie]

When reading these poems i learned that it is okay to be a kid again and write in a way that is easy to relate back to your childhood. One method Shel Silverstein used to take you back to your childhood was key words that made you think of memories. For example in the poem "sick" it talks about a little kid playing sick so he didn't have to go to school and one time or another we have all did the same thing. I also learned that simple is better. When writing we don't always have to use big or complicated words to make our writing effective. The last thing i learned in this book is to let go sometimes and let your imagination flow with different ideas, not every piece of writing has to be or feel real.