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Homework! Oh, Homework!

 By Jack Prelutsky

Homework! Oh, Homework! I hate you! You stink! I wish I could wash you away in the sink, if only a bomb would explode you to bits. Homework! Oh, homework! You’re giving me fits. I’d rather take baths with a man-eating shark, or wrestle a lion alone in the dark, eat spinach and liver, pet ten porcupines, than tackle the homework, my teacher assigns. Homework! Oh, homework! You’re last on my list, I simply can’t see why you even exist, if you just disappeared it would tickle me pink. Homework! Oh, homework! I hate you! You stink!

 Summary of Homework! Oh, Homework!

• Popularity of “Homework! Oh, Homework!”: The poem ‘Homework! Oh, Homework!’ was written by Jack Prelutsky, a well-known children’s poet. Its first publication dates back to 1999, and it is acclaimed for its exceptional composition that underscores the triviality of homework. The poem speaks about how mad homework can make students. The funny tone of the poem illustrates the speaker ’s disgust, hatred, and revulsion for homework. The poem gained immense popularity on account of its universal appeal. The exasperated yet humorous mood added further to its rhythm and melody.
• “Homework! Oh, Homework!” As a Representative of Hatred : This poem is written from a child’s perspective who expresses his feelings related to homework. It begins when the speaker shows extreme hatred for homework and wishes to wash it away in the sink or to explode it into pieces. He dislikes homework so much that in the poem, he’d prefer to take a bath with a man-eating shark or wrestle a lion in the dark instead.. He further informs his readers that homework is the last on his list. He would rather be happy if it gets disappeared from his to-do list.
• Major Themes in “Homework! Oh, Homework!” Hatred, student life, and homework revulsion are the major themes of the poem. The poem centers on the feelings of a student who has gone mad because of the study workload. Knowing it is a compulsion and the demand of his education, he desires to get rid of it. He hates homework so much that he would instead perform some insane and crazy actions rather than doing his homework. It is through this funny poetic piece, the poet sheds light on the problems students face during their student life.

Analysis of Literary Devices Used in Homework! Oh, Homework!

literary devices allow the writers to bring variety and color to their simple poetic pieces. Jack Prelutsky also made this poem worth read with the excessive use of these devices. The analysis used in this poem is analyzed below.

• Assonance : Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in the same line, such as the sound of /o/ in “Homework! Oh, homework” and the sound of /oo/ in “would explode you to bits.”
• Alliteration : Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds in the same line, such as the sound of /h/ in “Homework! Oh, homework” and /p/ sound in “pet ten porcupines.”
• Apostrophe : An apostrophe is a device used to call somebody or something from afar. Here, the poet has used apostrophe to call homework a disgusting thing such as,

“Homework! Oh, Homework! I hate you! You stink.”

• Consonance : Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds in the same line, such as the sound of /k/ in “than tackle the homework,” and the sound of /sh/ in “I wish I could wash you away in the sink.”
• Enjambment : It is defined as a thought in verse that does not come to an end at a line break ; rather, it rolls over to the next line. For example,

“I simply can’t see why you even exist, if you just disappeared it would tickle me pink.”

• Hyperbole : Hyperbole is a device used to exaggerate any statement for the sake of emphasis. The writer used this device by comparing the homework more difficult even than wrestling with a lion or man eating shark.
• Irony : Irony is a figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning differs from the actual meaning. The writer has used this device in the opening stanza of the poem while talking about the self-recognition, such as,

“ Homework! Oh, Homework! I hate you! You stink.”

• Imagery : Imagery is used to make readers perceive things involving their five senses. For example, “You’re last on my list”, “I wish I could wash you away in the sink” and “eat spinach and liver.”
• Metaphor : It is a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between the objects that are different. The poem shows the use of extended metaphors of homework, comparing it with several things that he hates the most in life.
• Personification : The poem shows the use of personification as the poet has personified homework, showing it having life and emotions of its own.
• Symbolism : Symbolism is using symbols to signify ideas and qualities, giving them symbolic meanings that are different from literal meanings. The poem shows the use of the symbols of “stink” and “giving me fits” as signs of anger and hatred.

Analysis of Poetic Devices Used in Homework! Oh, Homework!

Poetic and literary devices are the same, but a few are used only in poetry. Here is the analysis of some of the poetic devices used in this poem.

• Diction : The poem shows descriptive diction having metaphors, symbols, and hyperbole.
• Rhyme Scheme : The poem follows an ABCD rhyme scheme , and this pattern continues until the end.
• Repetition : There is a repetition of the verses “Homework! Oh, homework! /I hate you! You stink!” which have created a musical quality in the poem.
• Refrain : The lines occurring repeatedly at some distance in a poem are called a refrain . The verses, “Homework! Oh, homework! /I hate you! You stink!” are, therefore, a refrain.
• Stanza : A stanza is a poetic form of some lines. There are three stanzas in this poem, with each comprising a different number of verses.

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These lines are useful while talking about the things that one does not want to do intentionally.

“ You’re last on my list, I simply can’t see why you even exist, if you just disappeared it would tickle me pink.”

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Homework! Oh, Homework! I hate you! You stink! I wish I could wash you away in the sink, if only a bomb would explode you to bits. Homework! Oh, homework! You’re giving me fits.

I’d rather take baths with a man-eating shark, or wrestle a lion alone in the dark, eat spinach and liver, pet ten porcupines, than tackle the homework my teacher assigns.

Homework! Oh, homework! You’re last on my list, I simply can’t see why you even exist, if you just disappeared it would tickle me pink. Homework! Oh, homework! I hate you! You stink!

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Homework! Oh, Homework!

By jack prelutsky.

Homework! Oh, Homework! I hate you! You stink! I wish I could wash you away in the sink, if only a bomb would explode you to bits. Homework! Oh, homework! You’re giving me fits.

I’d rather take baths with a man-eating shark, or wrestle a lion alone in the dark, eat spinach and liver, pet ten porcupines, than tackle the homework, my teacher assigns.

Homework! Oh, homework! you’re last on my list, I simple can’t see why you even exist, if you just disappeared it would tickle me pink. Homework! Oh, homework! I hate you! You stink!

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Homework! Oh, Homework! I hate you! You stink! I wish I could wash you away in the sink, if only a bomb would explode you to bits. Homework! Oh, homework! You’re giving me fits.

I’d rather take baths with a man-eating shark, or wrestle a lion alone in the dark, eat spinach and liver, pet ten porcupines, than tackle the homework, my teacher assigns.

Homework! Oh, homework! you’re last on my list, I simple can’t see why you even exist, if you just disappeared it would tickle me pink. Homework! Oh, homework! I hate you! You stink!

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The first poem I ever memorized was Jack Prelutsky’s “Homework, Oh Homework!”, from his 1984 collection, “The New Kid on the Block.” I still remember the thrill of hearing my second grade teacher read the opening lines: “Homework! Oh, Homework! I hate you! You stink! I wish I could wash you away in the sink.”

I actually loved homework. I once voluntarily copied an encyclopedia entry on Kenya, during summer vacation, for a self-assigned “essay.” I also was a strict follower of rules.

Both likely explain the seductive appeal of the poem. A person could say out loud that they didn’t like homework assignments, that they would “rather take baths with a man-eating shark, or wrestle a lion alone in the dark”? A teacher could read that to their students? Doesn’t ALL OF THAT break the school rules? Everything about the poem was silly, slightly transgressive, and delightful.

I loved homework and I loved that poem. Suddenly, I was introduced, in second-grade fashion, to the intricacies of the human experience.

In 1993, I encountered the second poem to wallop my life. My father was a lifelong member of the U.S. Air Force, and my family was stationed at the time outside of Washington, DC. My father was not a poetry lover, nor a registered Democrat, but he possessed – still possesses – a tremendous respect for civic institutions.

To that end, he took me to witness the inaugural ceremonies for newly elected President Bill Clinton. I vividly remember two things over the course of the festivities: a royal blue ball gown worn by Diana Ross and the poem read by Maya Angelou, “On the Pulse of Morning.”

“On the Pulse of Morning” showed me something about how poetry might serve as a vessel for collective history (one of poetry’s traditional functions) and how it might dream into the future, how it might ask people to “Lift up your hearts/ Each new hour holds new chances/ For a new beginning./ Do not be wedded forever/ To fear, yoked eternally/ To brutishness.”

Yet again poetry proved its ability to encompass a multitude of ideas. I highly recommend listening to Angelou read the poem at the 1993 inauguration: the video is available online (and free internet and computers are available at the library, as is the published chapbook version of the poem). Tell me how you feel when she delivers the final line, “Good morning.”

Twenty years later, in 2013, my then-new friend Kasie introduced me to Sherman Alexie’s “I Would Steal Horses,” a love poem infused with deep mourning and history, a poem that, like “On the Pulse of Morning,” refuses singular interpretation.

The exchange of that poem heralded a new friendship and showcased another of poetry’s traditional functions: it often is meant to be shared. Poetry serves a space for exchange and interaction. In February, that decade-long friend visited me in Montrose, and we trekked to Lithic Bookstore in Fruita, home to one of the best curated poetry collections I’ve browsed.

Lithic Press also publishes poetry, including many poets of the Western Slope, like the wondrous and witty Paonia poet, Wendy Videlock, who the Montrose Regional Library and Bluecorn Café & Mercantile are lucky enough to welcome, in celebration of National Poetry Month and the power of poetry, on Thursday, April 6, at Bluecorn.

Videlock will lead a free poetry workshop, Live the Creative Life by Cultivating the Imagination, from 3-4:30 p.m. and then host a reading and open mic at 7 p.m. All are welcome at both events, no matter one’s experience with poetry. Registration is appreciated for the afternoon workshop: just visit http://bit.ly/videlockworkshop to sign up.

Perhaps you will find your “Homework, Oh Homework!” or your “On the Pulse of Morning” or a new friend. Perhaps you will find a space to break the rules, confront history, or be filled with hope — or even, in grand poetic fashion, all three at once.

Amy Dickinson is a Teen Services librarian at the Montrose Regional Library District.

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Homework Oh Homework Poem: A Fun and Frustrating Style of Poetry

If you’ve ever searched for a unique and relatable style of poetry, you may have come across the “Homework Oh Homework” poem. This style of poetry is characterized by its humorous and often exasperated tone, as it captures the frustrations and challenges of dealing with homework.

The “Homework Oh Homework” poem typically features a playful rhythm and rhyme scheme, making it an enjoyable read for both children and adults. The poems often express the feelings of overwhelm, annoyance, or even rebellion that can come with having to complete assignments after a long day at school.

One popular example of this style is the poem “Homework! Oh, Homework!” by Jack Prelutsky:

“Homework! Oh, homework! I hate you! You stink! I wish I could wash you away in the sink, if only a bomb would explode you to bits. Homework! Oh, homework! You’re giving me fits.”

As seen in this excerpt, the poem uses simple language and relatable sentiments to convey the frustration many students feel towards their homework. The use of exclamation points adds emphasis to the speaker’s emotions, creating a sense of urgency and exasperation.

Overall, the “Homework Oh Homework” poem is a lighthearted yet impactful style of poetry that resonates with anyone who has experienced the trials and tribulations of completing school assignments. Whether you’re looking for a good laugh or simply want to commiserate with others who understand your struggles, this style of poetry is sure to entertain and connect with readers from all walks of life.

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schoolwork assigned to be done outside the classroom ( distinguished from classwork ).

a single assignment of such schoolwork: Homeworks are due at the beginning of class.

paid work done at home , as piecework.

thorough preparatory study of a subject: to do one's homework for the next committee meeting.

Origin of homework

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British Dictionary definitions for homework

/ ( ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk ) /

school work done out of lessons, esp at home

any preparatory study

work done at home for pay

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see do one's homework.

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