Invitation

Summary

This poem was composed by Shel Silverstein. The poet of this poem in inviting someone to come near him to share any creative work. The person who the poet is inviting might be a dreamer, hoper, wisher, pretender, liar, etc. The poet doesn’t mind. The poet invites anyone. He says that if they work together, they can create something new and utilize their time properly. He invites others to spin some flax golden tales.

 

Four Levels of Interpretation

Literal Comprehension:

This poem was composed by Shel Silverstein. The poet of this poem is inviting someone to come near him to share any creative work. The person who the poet is inviting might be a dreamer, hoper, wisher, pretender, liar, etc. The poet doesn’t mind. The poet invites anyone. He says that if they work together, they can create something new and utilize their time properly. He invites others to spin some flax golden tales.

 

Interpretation:

Here the poet invites any type of person; they might be dreamer, a wisher, pretender, magic been byer, etc. The poet invites them to sit by his fireplace and share his own stories and make golden stories. The poet might have invited someone for creative work not wasting their valuable time. If we work together, we and create something new. So, he invites dreamers, prayers, liars, magic bean buyers, etc. who are wasting their valuable time by doing for others. He says we should do something good after our birth.

 

Critical Thinking:

This poem isn’t complex. The words used in the poem are easy to understand for readers. This is a short poem but the words “come in” are repeated their times in the poem. The Flax Golden Tales indicates creative work and a better world. This poem is for inviting readers, listeners, etc. to involve in creative work.

 

Assimilation:

By reading this poem, I am greatly influenced by the poet. If we involve ourselves in creative work, our life becomes joyful. Any type of person should do pleasant work. I learned that doing creative work is similar to telling beautiful stories.

Words Meaning

Invitation = A spoken or written request to join something.

Dreamer = A person who dream

Wisher = A person who wishes

Liar = A person who lies

Hope-er = A person who hopes

Pretender = A person who pretends

Flax = A kind of plant

Spin = To move the wheel

Tales = Stories

Pray-er = A person who prays

Magic bean = Bean of magician

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