Messy Room by Shel Silverstein

Whosever room this is should be ashamed!
His underwear is hanging on the lamp.
His raincoat is there in the overstuffed chair,
And the chair is becoming quite mucky and damp.
His workbook is wedged in the window,
His sweater's been thrown on the floor.
His scarf and one ski are beneath the TV,
And his pants have been carelessly hung on the door.
His books are all jammed in the closet,
His vest has been left in the hall.
A lizard named Ed is asleep in his bed,
And his smelly old sock has been stuck to the wall.
Whosever room this is should be ashamed!
Donald or Robert or Willie or--
Huh? You say it's mine? Oh, dear,
I knew it looked familiar!

This poem talks about people being blind to their own faults and at the same time being judgmental. This persona sees a room in a mess, and criticizes it all over. From the floor to the closet to the bed to the window, and throws so much harsh language until a second party makes it clear that the room belongs to the persona himself. Then the persona stops his ranting.
1. The poem is humorous because the author holds back the humour until the last three lines. After the scolding and lamnting only does the author realise that he is scolding himself. It is also funny because he was so blind to his own faults. After painting a scene of the mess in his room he ends up shooting his own foot.

2. In this poem the egotistic aspect of the human being is opened up. The author shows the persona's blindness to his faults, and his quick judgmental attitude. We learn how judging people is not good, because as the pot calls the kettle black, the consequences are that we become blind to our shortcomings.