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   A humorous poem about a girl who fakes sickness to avoid school. She lists all the imaginary symptoms she has, from measles to instamatic flu, until she hears it's Saturday and decides to go out to play.

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   Sick Lyrics. "I cannot go to school today," Said little Peggy Ann McKay. "I have the measles and the mumps, A gash, a rash and purple bumps. My mouth is wet, my throat is dry, I'm going blind...

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   A humorous poem about a girl who fakes sickness to avoid school, but gets caught on a Saturday. Read the full poem, see the author's biography and other related poems on Family Friend Poems website.

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   Read the humorous poem Sick by Shel Silverstein, about a girl who fakes illness to avoid school. See the full text, comment section and bio of the author.

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   A humorous poem about a child who tries to stay home from school by inventing various illnesses. The poem uses rhyme, repetition, and exaggeration to create a light-hearted tone and a sing-song rhythm.

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   What is the theme of sick by Shel Silverstein?

   • The poem explores the themes of deceit, obligations, and joy. Shel Silverstein is best known as an author of children's poetry. Before his death in 1999, he had established himself as both a songwriter and an author. Peggy Ann McKay, the speaker of ‘Sick,’ does her best to convince her parents that she is much too ill to attend school that day.

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   How many lines are in sick by Shel Silverstein?

   • Especially when one gets to the end and it turns out it was Saturday all along. ‘Sick’ by Shel Silverstein is a thirty-two line poem that is contained within one block of text. The lines are structured in a particular rhyme scheme. It follows the pattern of AABBCCDD, and so on, alternating end sounds as the lines progress.

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   Why did Shel Silverstein skip school?

   • Shel Silverstein crafts a poem that will resonate with children and adults alike. I routinely skipped school for some reasons that even I couldn't understand at the time. In a thorough medical checkup after 10th grade, my parents realized that I couldn't see well. I... Share your story! (21) Said little Peggy Ann McKay.

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    Read the classic poem Sick by Shel Silverstein, a humorous tale of a girl who fakes illness to avoid school. Find out how she tricks her parents and the doctor with her long list of symptoms and complaints.