History Literature / EveryThingOnIt

* NaughtyIsGood: "Nasty School" describes a portrays a school where only naughty and rowdy students are accepted, and where they are taught how to engage in mischievous and destructive behavior.

* CassandraTruth: In "Food?", a waiter at a restaurant warns a customer about the potential dangers and health risks associated with various food items on the menu.

''Every Thing On It'' is a collection of poems by Creator/ShelSilverstein. It was published posthumously by Harper and Row Publishers in 2011. With more than 130 never-before-seen poems and drawings completed by Silverstein and selected by his family from his archives, the collection follows in the tradition and format of his acclaimed poetry classics, ''Where the Sidewalk Ends'', ''A Light in the Attic'' and ''Falling Up''.

* AccidentalKidnapping: In "All Packed", a boy realizes that he accidentally packed his friend Joe in his suitcase.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** In "Turning Into", the girl's moment of bravery and excitement ends abruptly when she falls off the tree branch and experiences pain, causing her to call out for her mom.
** "Cloud Walking" cautions against the impracticality or impossibility of walking on clouds, highlighting the contrast between fantasy and reality.

** In "Asleep", a man's attempts to wake up his foot using unconventional methods, such as yelling and hitting it with a hammer, do not produce the desired results.

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* AccidentalInnuendo: "Mistake" humorously portrays a boy attempting to eat a snake but ending up with its tail in his mouth and the rest of the snake coming out of his rear end.

* ParanoiaFuel: In "Food?", the waiter's extensive list of potential health hazards in various foods creates a sense of fear and anxiety in the customer, leading him to consider the option of not eating at all and starving himself.

* RealityEnsues:
** In "Asleep", a man's attempts to wake up his foot using unconventional methods, such as yelling and hitting it with a hammer, do not produce the desired results.
** In "Turning Into", the girl's moment of bravery and excitement ends abruptly when she falls off the tree branch and experiences pain, causing her to call out for her mom.
** "Cloud Walking" cautions against the impracticality or impossibility of walking on clouds, highlighting the contrast between fantasy and reality.

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* OnePersonBirthdayParty:  In "Happy Birthday", nobody comes to the narrator's birthday party. He doesn't care because he gets to eat all the ice cream and tea.

* Genie in the Flask
* Giant Mistake

* Juggler

* One Who Invented Trick or Treat

* Toilet Troll

With everything on it--\\
And that was my big mistake,--\\
‘Cause it came with a parrot,--\\
A bee in a bonnet,--\\
A wristwatch, a wrench, and a rake.--\\
It came with a goldfish,--\\
A flag, and a fiddle,--\\
A frog, and a front porch swing,--\\
And a mouse in a mask — --\\
That’s the last time I ask--\\
For a hog dog with ''everything.'' 

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-->--"Every Thing on It"

''Every Thing on It'' is a collection of poems by Creator/ShelSilverstein. It was published posthumously by Harper and Row Publishers in 2011. With more than 130 never-before-seen poems and drawings completed by Silverstein and selected by his family from his archives, the collection follows in the tradition and format of his acclaimed poetry classics, ''Where the Sidewalk Ends'', ''A Light in the Attic'' and ''Falling Up''.

* Betty’s Spaghetti

* Burpin’ Ben

* Eatin’ Soup

* Everything On It

* For the World’s Record

* Fred’s Heads

* Happy Ending

* How Hungry is Polly?

* I Didn’t
* I Didn’t Know

* Turning Into

** In "Every Thing on It", a boy asks for a hot dog with everything on it. He gets a hot dog piled with a large number of random items, including a rake, a bee, a goldfish, a flag, a fiddle, and a front porch swing.

** "Dirty Feet" describes a contest where children with dirty feet gather to compete for the title of having the dirtiest feet.

** In "These Boots", a child acknowledges their current clumsiness and slow pace due to a pair of oversized cowboy boots that don't fir their feet yet. However, they hold onto the hope that in the future, as they grow and their feet get bigger, the boots will fit perfectly.

* LaserGuidedKarma: In "Rude Rudy Reese", Rudy's rude behavior leads him to encounter a series of unfortunate events during his ski trip, including bouncing off rocks, getting caught in trees, falling in poo, and being attacked by geese and bees.

* MadDoctor: "Shot" highlights the doctor's casual and almost nonchalant attitude towards giving the shot with a giant needle. The contrast between the doctor's lighthearted tone and the potentially painful or uncomfortable nature of the procedure adds a sinister or unsettling undertone to the poem.

* ManipulativeBastard: "Good Idea" suggests a sneaky and manipulative plan to the reader. By encouraging the reader to convince their father to walk on his hands, with the ulterior motive of picking up the money that fell out of his pockets, the poem portrays a manipulative character or situation.

* MistakenIdentity: The illustration of "Henry Hall" initially misleads the readers by portraying the tall boy on the left as Henry Hall, creating a contrast between the readers' assumptions and the actual reality. Henry is actually a small, average-sized boy wearing a stovepipe hat, while the tall boy's name is Clumsy Paul.

** "In My Garden" presents everyday activities, such as gathering honey, leaping, nibbling on peanuts, and sipping tea, in a lively and exciting manner.

* BlackComedy: The poem "Elvina" presents a morbid and twisted scenario of Elvina falling into a hamburger grinder and being unknowingly consumed by her family.

* GrowingUpSucks: "Dollhouse" portrays a girl being told that she is too big to live in a dollhouse and must face the realities of living in a regular house.

* ComicallyMissingThePoint: In "Bottle Opener", the narrator continues to open bottles with his teeth despite the negative feedback from his friends, leading to the loss of his teeth.

* HiddenDepths: In "This Hat", a man is ridiculed for wearing a silly-looking hat, but it is revealed on the next page that the hat perfectly fits the shape of his head.

* IronicEcho: In "Looking for Santa", the narrator initially doesn't believe the warning about not seeing Santa Claus and then repeats the same warning to the reader after experiencing the consequences firsthand.

* CuriosityKilledTheCat: In "Investigating", Professor Shore's curiosity about the elephant's tail leads to a nauseating and unpleasant surprise, causing him to abandon further investigations.

* AnimalAthelteLoophole: "The Ball Game" showcases animals playing baseball, highlighting their unique abilities and adaptations for the game.

* ButtMonkey: In "Burpin' Ben", Ben faces negative reactions from others due to his constant burping, being called "gross" and not understanding why he doesn't have friends.

* DavidVersusGoliath: "A Giant Mistake" presents a situation where a man encounters a sleeping giant and attempts to capture him using a piece of twine.

* FailedASpotCheck: In "The Scientist and the Hippopotamus?", the scientist's experiment goes wrong, with part of the hippo getting lodged in his throat.

* HypocriticalHumor: "In Her..." portrays a woman wearing clothing items made from animals while protesting to save the whales.

* IWillWaitForYou: In "Writesingtelldraw", Shel talks about all the stories and poems he's told, the songs he's sung, and the pictures he's drawn, and asks the readers if they will reciprocate his creativity by writing, singing, telling, or drawing something for him in return

* TheLoad: "Henry Hall" reveals that the tall boy on the left, named Clumsy Paul, is not as skilled or competent in basketball as Henry.

* BewareTheSillyOnes: "Garlic Breath" portrays Seth, a seemingly harmless and playful boy with garlic breath, causing havoc and chaos with his breath.

* DeceptiveDisciple: In "One Who Invented Trick or Treat", the dentist, who is traditionally associated with promoting dental health, acknowledges the enjoyment of indulging in candy and sweets before revealing his identity.

* InnocentlyInsensitive: In "Dirty Face", the child explains the various activities that led to their dirty face without realizing or considering the potential consequences or reactions of their actions.

* Scientist and the Hippopotamus?

* BaitAndSwitch: The poem "Apple with One Bite Missing" presents an apple that the narrator is willing to sell cheaply, but then reveals that it has a half-eaten portion and a worm inside it.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: In "The Genie in the Flask", a girl finds a genie in the magic flask, but while she expects the genie to grant wishes for her, she instead finds herself enslaved by the genie.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: In "How Hungry is Polly?", Ol' Dobbin initially appears gentle and calm but responds with a fierce and somewhat threatening monologue when Polly says "I could eat a horse".

* {{Determinator}}: In "Why I'm Screamin'", the dentist persists in his pursuit of extracting his patient's tooth, traveling to multiple cities and employing various means, demonstrating unwavering determination.

* ExactWords: In "Every Thing on It", a boy asks for a hot dog with everything on it. He gets a hot dog piled with a large number of random items, including a rake, a bee, a goldfish, a flag, a fiddle, and a front porch swing.

* GrossOutShow: "Dirty Feet" describes a contest where children with dirty feet gather to compete for the title of having the dirtiest feet.
* HiddenDepths: In "This Hat", a man is ridiculed for wearing a silly-looking hat, but it is revealed on the next page that the hat perfectly fits the shape of his head.

* ItSeemedLikeAGoodIdeaAtTheTime: In "Too Soon", the narrator reflects on their decision to let their baby feed itself, only to witness the resulting mess and conclude that they may have acted prematurely.

* OhCrap: In "Too Soon", the narrator realizes the extent of the mess created by their baby's attempts at self-feeding, leading to a realization that they may have introduced this independence too soon.

* UnreliableNarrator: In "Apple with One Bite Missing", the narrator attempts to sell an apple while downplaying the flaws and presenting it as a good deal. However, the reader can discern that the apple is not in pristine condition.

* BodyHorror: "Transparent Tim" depicts the unsettling sight of Tim's transparent body, with his organs, bones, and even the remnants of past events visible to others.
* CharacterDevelopment: The poem "Growing Down" introduces Mr. Brown, who is known for his constant complaints about the behavior of children. However, he he is convinced to try acting like a child and "growing down", and as the poem progresses, he goes from a GrumpyOldMan to a {{Manchild}} as he rediscovers the joy and wonder of childhood activities, such as climbing trees, playing kick-the-can, and eating ice cream cones.

* EpicFail: In "Why I'm Screamin'", the dentist attempts various absurd and extreme methods to extract his patient's tooth, traveling to different cities and locations in the process, but fails to succeed.

* RealityEnsues: In "Asleep", a man's attempts to wake up his foot using unconventional methods, such as yelling and hitting it with a hammer, do not produce the desired results.

* MessyEater: In "Too Soon", a baby attempts to feed itself but ends up making a huge mess with spilled milk, mashed potatoes, tapioca, broccoli, and applesauce.

-->--"Every Thing On It"

Every Thing On It is a collection of poems by Shel Silverstein. It was published posthumously by Harper and Row Publishers in 2011. With more than one hundred and thirty never-before-seen poems and drawings completed by Silverstein and selected by his family from his archives, the collection follows in the tradition and format of his acclaimed poetry classics - Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic and Falling Up.

* AccidentalKidnapping: In "All Packed", a boy realizes that he accidentally packed his friend Joe in his suitcase without intending to do so.

* BaitAndSwitch: The poem "Apple With One Bite Missing" presents an apple that the narrator is willing to sell cheaply, but then reveals that it has a half-eaten portion and a worm inside it.

* ExactWords: In "Every Thing On It", a boy asks for a hot dog with everything on it. He gets a hot dog piled with a large number of random items, including a rake, a bee, a goldfish, a flag, a fiddle, and a front porch swing.

* UnreliableNarrator: In "Apple With One Bite Missing", the narrator attempts to sell an apple while downplaying the flaws and presenting it as a good deal. However, the reader can discern that the apple is not in pristine condition.