Shel Silverstein

I Know You Little, I Love You Lots

I Know You Little, I Love You Lots - meaning Summary

Playful Exaggerated Affection

A brief, playful declaration of affection that uses everyday household items to measure an outsized love. The speaker insists their love is larger than ordinary containers, listing increasing, concrete objects to create a humorous contrast between smallness and devotion. The poem’s direct, childlike voice and simple rhyme make its sentiment immediate and lighthearted. It reads as a whimsical reassurance rather than an argument or explanation of feeling.

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I know you little, I love you lots, my love for you could fill ten pots, fifteen buckets, sixteen cans, three teacups, and four dishpans.

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