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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EXTREMES, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: A little boy once played so loud
Last Line: "she's the stillest child I ever heard."
Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F.
Subject(s): Boys; Girls
First Line: A little boy once played so loud
Last Line: "she's the stillest child I ever heard."
Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F.
Subject(s): Boys; Girls
I
A little boy once played so loud
That the Thunder, up in a thunder-cloud,
Said, "Since I can't be heard, why, then
I'll never, never thunder again!"
II
And a little girl once kept so still
That she heard a fly on the window-sill
Whisper and say to a ladybird, --
"She's the stillest child I ever heard."
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