Reflection Journal #5 - (5/10 to 5/14)

Dr. Seuss has long been associated with children's books and his original, unique way of rhythmic writing and rhyme. Like any other writer or author, Dr. Seuss employs certain stylistic writing tropes, diction, and syntax in order to captivate his reader.

A most notable feature of a Seuss writing would be its rhyming scheme. In the following excerpt from "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish" you can see that the rhyming scheme follows a pattern of: a-b-b-c-d-d-e-g-g (and so on). While using simple and fun vocabulary, Dr. Seuss applies his rhyming scheme and thus causes a wonderfully fun read.

Who am I?

My name is Ned.

I do not like my little bed.
This is no good.
This is not right.
My feet stick out of bed all night.
And when I pull them in,
Oh, dear!
My head sticks out of bed up here!

###Notice the use of white space throughout the excerpt

In addition, Dr. Seuss uses colorful, often made-up, adjectives or nouns to create unique descriptions and keep the rhyme scheme's flow. For example:

"Then he hides what you paid him
away in his Snuvv,
his secret strange hole
in his gruvvulous glove."

Although it may seem childish, it's essentially writing genius. He uses childish and imaginative words to capture an idea vividly, while fitting it perfectly into his rhyme scheme (two birds with one stone). His creative and gentle genius in writing has influenced many generations. He will remain a timeless and original writer.