Shel Silverstein

The Sitter

The Sitter - meaning Summary

Sitter Takes It Literally

This short comic poem plays on a childlike misinterpretation of adult roles. It presents Mrs. McTwitter as an inept or eccentric babysitter who believes her job is to literally sit on the baby. The humor comes from the absurd image and the speaker’s bemused tone, highlighting how language and expectations can collide in a domestic setting and revealing both adult foolishness and a childlike perspective.

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Mrs. McTwitter was the baby-sitter I think she's a little bit crazy. She thinks a baby-sitter's supposed To sit upon the baby.

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