Stupid Pencil Maker
Stupid Pencil Maker - meaning Summary
Frustration at Small Errors
The speaker reacts with comic outrage to a pencil made the wrong way round: the eraser is where the point should be and the point is at the top. The poem captures childish frustration and bewilderment at a small, absurd mistake, turning an everyday object into a source of humor and annoyance. Its short, direct voice makes the speaker’s exasperation immediate and lightly satirical.
Read Complete AnalysesSome dummy built this pencil wrong, The eraser's down here where the point belongs, And the point's at the top - so it's no good to me, It's amazing how stupid some people can be.
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