Dr.+Seuss

=Dr. Seuss =



__Background Information__

Better known to the world as Dr. Seuss, Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in 1904. As a young child, his mother would always chant rhymes to her children as they were getting in bed to sleep. This being said, most of his work was inspired by his childhood, as he used symbolism for almost everything. For example, The Sneetches, a character used often in his writing, were inspired by the Knox Tractor that he saw in the streets of Springfield, which is where he grew up. Following Seuss's teenage years, he went to Dartmouth college, where he started writing in a humor magazine. After Dartmouth, he went to Oxford University in England. When he returned, he pursued a career as a cartoonist, which he devoted 15 years of his life to. As World War II came along, he turned his attention to political cartoons. Soon after, Seuss wrote //The Cat In The Hat,//a major book of his career. "With the release of //The Cat in the Hat,// Ted became the definitive children's book author and illustrator" (Tortus Technologies). By the time Seuss died in 1991, he had earned the hearts of children and adult readers all over the world. He had illustrated and written 44 children's pieces; the major ones being //The Cat In The Hat, Green Eggs and Ham,// and //How The Grinch Stole Christmas.//

__3 Poems__

Cat In The Hat
The sun did not shine[|.] It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house All that cold, cold, wet day.

I sat there with Sally. We sat there, we two. And I said, "How I wish We had something to do !" [Ed. Note:possible incest inuendo?]

Too wet to go out And too cold to play ball. So we sat in the house[|.] We did nothing at all.

So all we could do was to Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! And we did not like it. Not one little bit.

> BUMP !< And then something went BUMP ! How that bump made us jump!

We looked! Then we saw him step in on the mat! We looked! And we saw him! The Cat in the Hat ! And he said to us, "Why do you sit there like that ?" "I know it is wet And the sun is not sunny . But we can have Lots of good fun that is funny !"

"I know some good games we could play," Said the cat. "I know some new tricks," [Ed. Note:Watch for child molesting] Said the Cat in the Hat. "A lot of good tricks. I will show them to you . Your mother Will not mind at all if I do ."

Then Sally and I Did not know what to say. Our mother was out of the house For the day.

But our fish said, "No! No! Make that cat go away ! Tell that Cat in the Hat You do NOT want to play . He should not be here[|.] He should not be about . He should not be here When your mother is out !"

"Now! Now! Have no fear. Have no fear!" said the cat. "My tricks are not bad," Said the Cat in the Hat. "Why, we can have Lots of good fun, if you wish, with a game that I call UP-UP-UP with a fish!"

"Put me down!" said the fish. "This is no fun at all! Put me down!" said the fish. "I do NOT wish to fall!"

"Have no fear!" said the cat. "I will not let you fall. I will hold you up high As I stand on a ball. With a book on one hand! And a cup on my hat! But that is not ALL I can do!" Said the cat...

"Look at me! Look at me now!" said the cat. "With a cup and a cake On the top of my hat! I can hold up TWO books! I can hold up the fish! And a litte toy ship! And some milk on a dish! And look! I can hop up and down on the ball! But that is not all! Oh, no. That is not all...

"Look at me! Look at me!  Look at me NOW! It is fun to have fun But you have to know how. I can hold up the cup And the milk and the cake! I can hold up these books! And the fish on a rake! I can hold the toy ship And a little toy man! And look! With my tail I can hold a red fan! I can fan with the fan As I hop on the ball! But that is not all. Oh, no. That is not all...."

That is what the cat said... Then he fell on his head! He came down with a bump From up there on the ball. And Sally and I, We saw ALL the things fall!

And our fish came down, too. He fell into a pot! He said, "Do I like this?" Oh, no! I do not. This is not a good game," Said our fish as he lit. "No, I do not like it, Not one little bit!"

"Now look what you did!" Said the fish to the cat. "Now look at this house! Look at this! Look at that! You sank our toy ship, Sank it deep in the cake[|.] You shook up our house And you bent our new rake[|.] You SHOULD NOT be here When our mother is not. You get out of this house!" Said the fish in the pot.

"But I like to be here[|.] Oh, I like it a lot!" Said the Cat in the Hat To the fish in the pot. "I will NOT go away. I do NOT wish to go! And so," said the Cat in the Hat, "So so  so... I will show you Another good game that I know!"

And then he ran out. And, then, fast as a fox, The Cat in the Hat Came back in with a box. A big red wood box. It was shut with a hook. "Now look at this trick," Said the cat. "Take a look!"

Then he got up on top With a tip of his hat. "I call this game FUN-IN-A-BOX," Said the cat. "In this box are two things I will show to you now. You will like these two things," Said the cat with a bow.

"I will pick up the hook. You will see something new. Two things. And I call them Thing One and Thing Two. These Things will not bite you. They want to have fun." Then, out of the box Came Thing Two and Thing One! And they ran to us fast. They said, "How do you do? Would you like to shake hands With Thing One and Thing Two?"

And Sally and I Did not know what to do. So we had to shake hands With Thing One and Thing Two. We shook their two hands. But our fish said, "No! No! Those Things should not be In this house! Make them go! "They should not be here When your mother is not! Put them out! Put them out!" Said the fish in the pot.

"Have no fear, little fish," Said the Cat in the Hat. "These Things are good Things." And he gave them a pat. "They are tame[|.] Oh, so tame! They have come here to play. They will give you some fun On this wet, wet, wet day."

"Now, here is a game that they like," Said the cat. "They like to fly kites," Said the Cat in the Hat

"No! Not in the house!" Said the fish in the pot. "They should not fly kites In a house! They should not. Oh, the things they will bump! Oh, the things they will hit! Oh, I do not like it! Not one little bit!"

Then Sally and I Saw them run down the hall. We saw those two Things Bump their kites on the wall! Bump! Thump! Thump! Bump! Down the wall in the hall.

Thing Two and Thing One! They ran up! They ran down! On the string of one kite We saw Mother's new gown! Her gown with the dots That are pink, white and red. Then we saw one kite bump On the head of her bed!

Then those Things ran about With big bumps, jumps and kicks And with hops and big thumps And all kinds of bad tricks. And I said, "I do NOT like the way that they play If Mother could see this, Oh, what would she say!"

Then our fish said, "Look! Look!" And our fish shook with fear. "Your mother is on her way home! Do you hear? Oh, what will she do to us? What will she say? Oh, she will not like it To find us this way!"

"So, DO something! Fast!" said the fish. "Do you hear! I saw her. Your mother! Your mother is near! So, as fast as you can, Think of something to do! You will have to get rid of Thing One and Thing Two!"

So, as fast as I could, I went after my net. And I said, "With my net I can get them I bet. I bet, with my net, I can get those Things yet!"

Then I let down my net. It came down with a PLOP ! And I had them! At last! Thoe two Things had to stop. Then I said to the cat, "Now you do as I say. You pack up those Things And you take them away!"

"Oh dear!" said the cat, "You did not like our game[|.].. Oh dear. What a shame! What a shame! What a shame!"

Then he shut up the Things In the box with the hook. And the cat went away With a sad kind of look.

"That is good," said the fish. "He has gone away. Yes. But your mother will come[|.] She will find this big mess! And this mess is so big And so deep and so tall, We ca not pick it up. There is no way at all!"

And THEN! Who was back in the house? Why, the cat! "Have no fear of this mess," Said the Cat in the Hat. "I always pick up all my playthings And so... I will show you a another Good trick that I know!"

Then we saw him pick up All the things that were down. He picked up the cake, And the rake, and the gown, And the milk, and the strings, And the books, and the dish, And the fan, and the cup, And the ship, and the fish. And he put them away. Then he said, "That is that." And then he was gone With a tip of his hat.

Then our mother came in And she said to us two, "Did you have any fun? Tell me[|.] What did you do?"

And Sally and I did not know What to say. Should we tell her The things that went on there that day?

Should we tell her about it? Now, what SHOULD we do? Well... What would YOU do If your mother asked YOU?

1.) Rhyming- blue 2.) Onomonopia- green 3.) Repitition- red
 * Literary Techniques **

__Rhyming :__ "This is no fun at all! Put me down!" said the fish. "I do NOT wish to fall!"
 * Song References **

"Be our guest, be our guest, Put out service to the test" -Be Our Guest from Beauty and the Beast

__Onomonopia: __ "> BUMP !< And then something went BUMP ! How that bump made us jump!"

"Sha la la la la la don't be scared," -Kiss the Girl from The Little Mermaid

__Repetition: __ "Look at me! Look at me! Look at me NOW!"

"You can fly! You can fly! You can fly!" -You Can Fly from Peter Pan

Green Eggs and Ham
Sam-I-am: I am Sam. Sam-I-am

Friend : That Sam-I-am! That Sam-I-am! I do not like that Sam-I-am!

Sam-I-Am: Do you like green eggs and ham?

Friend : I do not like green eggs and ham, I do not like them Sam-I-Am.

Sam-I-am: Would you like them here or there?

Friend : I would not like them here or there. I would not like them anywhere. I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them Sam-I-am.

Sam-I-am: Would you like them in a house? Would you like them with a mouse?

Friend : I do not like them in a house. I do not like them with a mouse. I do not like them here or there. I do not like them anywhere. I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-am.

Sam-I-am: Would you eat them in a box? Would you eat them with a fox?

Friend : Not in a box. Not with a fox. Not in a house. Not with a mouse. I would not eat them here or there. I would not eat them anywhere. I would not eat green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-am.

Sam-I-am: Would you ? Could you ? In a car? Eat them! Eat them! Here they are. Friend: I would not, could not, in a car. Sam-I-am: You may like them. You will see. You may like them in a tree!

Friend : I would not, could not in a tree. Not in a car! You let me be. I do not like them in a box. I do not like them with a fox. I do not like them in a house. I do not like them with a mouse. I do not like them here or there. I do not like them anywhere. I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-am.

Sam-I-am: A train! A train! A train! A train! Could you, would you, on a train?

Friend : Not on a train! Not in a tree! Not in a car! Sam! Let me be! I would not, could not, in a box. I could not, would not, with a fox. I will not eat them with a mouse. I will not eat them in a house. I will not eat them here or there. I will not eat them anywhere. I do not eat green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-am.

Sam-I-am: Say! In the dark? Here in the dark! Would you, could you, in the dark? Friend: I would not, could not, in the dark. Sam-I-am: Would you, could you, in the rain?

Friend : I would not, could not, in the rain. Not in the dark. Not on a train. Not in a car. Not in a tree. I do not like them, Sam, you see. Not in a house. Not in a box. Not with a mouse. Not with a fox. I will not eat them here or there. I do not like them anywhere!

Sam-I-am: You do not like green eggs and ham? Friend: I do not like them, Sam-I-am. Sam-I-am: Could you, would you, with a goat? Friend: I would not, could not, with a goat ! Sam-I-am: Would you, could you, on a boat ?

Friend : I could not, would not, on a boat. I will not, will not, with a goat. I will not eat them in the rain. I will not eat them on a train. Not in the dark! Not in a tree! Not in a car! You let me be! I do not like them in a box. I do not like them with a fox. I will not eat them in a house. I do not like them with a mouse. I do not like them here or there. I do not like them ANYWHERE! I do not like green eggs and ham! I do not like them, Sam-I-am.

Sam-I-am: You do not like them. So you say. Try them! Try them! And you may. Try them and you may, I say.

Friend : Sam! If you will let me be, I will try them. You will see. (Friend eats the green eggs and ham)

Friend : Say! I like green eggs and ham! I do! I like them, Sam-I-am! And I would eat them in a boat. And I would eat them with a goat...and I will eat them in the rain. And in the dark. And on a train. And in a car. And in a tree. They are so good, so good, you see! So I will eat them in a box. And I will eat them with a fox. And I will eat them in a house. And I will eat them with a mouse. And I will eat them here and there. Say! I will eat them ANYWHERE! I do so like green eggs and ham! Thank you! Thank you, Sam-I-am!

1.) Repitition- blue 2.) Rhyming- green 3.) Dialogue- red
 * Literary Techniques **

__Repetition__: "That Sam-I-am! That Sam-I-am!"
 * Song References **

"You can fly! You can fly! You can fly!" -You Can Fly from Peter Pan

__Rhyming: __ "Not in a box. Not with a fox. Not in a house. Not with a mouse."

"Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme" -Beauty and The Beast from Beauty and the Beast

__Dialogue: __ "Sam-I-Am: Do you like green eggs and ham? Friend: I do not like green eggs and ham, I do not like them Sam-I-Am"

Character: "This guy's got me scared to death!" Mulan: "Hope he doesn't see right through me!" -I'll Make a Man Out Of You from Mulan

How The Grinch Stole Christmas
Every Who Down in Whoville Liked Christmas a lot... But the Grinch,Who lived just north of Whoville, Did NOT! The Grinch hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season ! Now, please don't ask why. No one quite knows the reason. It could be his head wasn't screwed on just right. It could be, perhaps, that his shoes were too tight. But I think that the most likely reason of all , May have been that his heart was two sizes too small. Whatever the reason, His heart or his shoes , He stood there on Christmas Eve, hating the Whos , Staring down from his cave with a sour, Grinchy frown, At the warm lighted windows below in their town. For he knew every Who down in Whoville beneath, Was busy now, hanging a mistletoe wreath. "And they're hanging their stockings!" he snarled with a sneer, "Tomorrow is Christmas! It's practically here!" Then he growled, with his Grinch fingers nervously drumming, "I MUST find some way to stop Christmas from coming!" For Tomorrow, he knew, all the Who girls and boys, Would wake bright and early. They'd rush for their toys! And then! Oh, the noise! Oh, the Noise! Noise! Noise! Noise! That's one thing he hated! The NOISE! NOISE! NOISE! NOISE! Then the Whos, young and old, would sit down to a feast. And they'd feast! And they'd feast! And they'd FEAST! FEAST! FEAST! FEAST! They would feast on Who-pudding, and rare Who-roast beast. Which was something the Grinch couldn't stand in the least! And THEN They'd do something He liked least of all! Every Who down in Whoville, the tall and the small, Would stand close together, with Christmas bells ringing. They'd stand hand-in-hand. And the Whos would start singing! They'd sing! And they'd sing! And they'd SING! SING! SING! SING! And the more the Grinch thought of this Who ChristmasSing, The more the Grinch thought, "I must stop this whole thing!" "Why, for fifty-three years I've put up with it now!" "I MUST stop this Christmas from coming! But HOW?" Then he got an idea! An awful idea! THE GRINCH GOT A WONDERFUL, AWFUL IDEA! "I know just what to do!" The Grinch laughed in his throat. And he made a quick Santy Claus hat and a coat. And he chuckled, and clucked, "What a great Grinchy trick!" "With this coat and this hat, I look just like Saint Nick!" "All I need is a reindeer..." The Grinch looked around. But, since reindeer are scarce, there was none to be found. Did that stop the old Grinch? No! The Grinch simply said, "If I can't find a reindeer, I'll make one instead!" So he called his dog, Max. Then he took some red thread, And he tied a big horn on the top of his head. THEN He loaded some bags And some old empty sacks, On a ramshackle sleigh And he hitched up old Max. Then the Grinch said, "Giddap!" And the sleigh started down, Toward the homes where the Whos Lay asnooze in their town. All their windows were dark. Quiet snow filled the air. All the Whos were all dreaming sweet dreams without care. When he came to the first little house on the square. "This is stop number one," the old Grinchy Claus hissed, And he climbed to the roof, empty bags in his fist. Then he slid down the chimney. A rather tight pinch. But, if Santa could do it, then so could the Grinch. He got stuck only once, for a moment or two. Then he stuck his head out of the fireplace flue. Where the little Who stockings all hung in a row. "These stockings," he grinned, "are the first things to go!" Then he slithered and slunk, with a smile most unpleasant, Around the whole room, and he took every present! Pop guns! And bicycles! Roller skates! Drums! Checkerboards! Tricycles! Popcorn! And plums! And he stuffed them in bags. Then the Grinch, very nimbly, Stuffed all the bags, one by one, up the chimney! Then he slunk to the icebox. He took the Whos' feast! He took the Who-pudding! He took the roast beast! He cleaned out that icebox as quick as a flash. Why, that Grinch even took their last can of Who-hash! Then he stuffed all the food up the chimney with glee. "And NOW!" grinned the Grinch, "I will stuff up the tree!" And the Grinch grabbed the tree, and he started to shove, When he heard a small sound like the coo of a dove. He turned around fast, and he saw a small Who! Little Cindy-Lou Who, who was not more than two. The Grinch had been caught by this tiny Who daughter, Who'd got out of bed for a cup of cold water. She stared at the Grinch and said, "Santy Claus, why,” "Why are you taking our Christmas tree? WHY?" But, you know, that old Grinch was so smart and so slick, He thought up a lie, and he thought it up quick! "Why, my sweet little tot," the fake Santy Claus lied, "There's a light on this tree that won't light on one side." "So I'm taking it home to my workshop, my dear." "I'll fix it up there. Then I'll bring it back here." And his fib fooled the child. Then he patted her head, And he got her a drink and he sent her to bed. And when CindyLou Who went to bed with her cup, HE went to the chimney and stuffed the tree up! Then the last thing he took Was the log for their fire! Then he went up the chimney, himself, the old liar. On their walls he left nothing but hooks and some wire. And the one speck of food That he left in the house, Was a crumb that was even too small for a mouse. Then He did the same thing To the other Whos' houses Leaving crumbs Much too small For the other Whos' mouses! It was quarter past dawn... All the Whos, still a-bed, All the Whos, still asnooze When he packed up his sled, Packed it up with their presents! The ribbons! The wrappings! The tags! And the tinsel! The trimmings! The trappings! Three thousand feet up! Up the side of Mt. Crumpit, He rode with his load to the tiptop to dump it! "PoohPooh to the Whos!" he was grinchishly humming. "They're finding out now that no Christmas is coming!" "They're just waking up! I know just what they'll do!" "Their mouths will hang open a minute or two, Then the Whos down in Whoville will all cry BooHoo!" "That's a noise," grinned the Grinch, "That I simply MUST hear!" So he paused. And the Grinch put his hand to his ear. And he did hear a sound rising over the snow. It started in low. Then it started to grow. But the sound wasn't sad! Why, this sound sounded merry! It couldn't be so! But it WAS merry! VERY! He stared down at Whoville! The Grinch popped his eyes! Then he shook! What he saw was a shocking surprise! Every Who down in Whoville, the tall and the small, Was singing! Without any presents at all! He HADN'T stopped Christmas from coming! IT CAME! Somehow or other, it came just the same! And the Grinch, with his grinch-feet ice-cold in the snow, Stood puzzling and puzzling: "How could it be so?" "It came with out ribbons! It came without tags!" "It came without packages, boxes or bags!" And he puzzled three hours, till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! "Maybe Christmas," he thought, "doesn't come from a store." "Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!" And what happened then? Well...in Whoville they say, That the Grinch's small heart Grew three sizes that day! And the minute his heart didn't feel quite so tight, He whizzed with his load through the bright morning light, And he brought back the toys! And the food for the feast! And he, HE HIMSELF! The Grinch carved the roast beast!

1.) Personification- red 2.) Simile- blue 3.) Rhyming- green (basically every line)
 * Literary Techniques **

__Personification: __ "with his Grinch fingers nervously drumming"
 * Song References **

"When the cold winds are calling" <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">-Touch the Sky from Brave

__<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Simile: __ "small sound like the coo of a dove"

"I'm like a shooting star, I've come so far" <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">-A Whole New World from Aladdin

__<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Rhyming: __

"The Grinch hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season! Now, please don't ask why. No one quite knows the reason"

"I'm like a shooting star, I've come so far" <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">-A Whole New World from Aladdin <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"> "All About Dr. Seuss." //Dr. Seuss National Memorial//. Dr. Seuss Enterprises, n.d. Web. 13 May 2013. <http://www.catinthehat.org/history.htm>.