1. As soon as Fred gets out of bed
Poetry Analysis:
As soon as Fred gets out of bed
by Jack Prelutsky

2. Poem: As Soon as Fred Gets Out of Bed
As soon as Fred gets out of bed, his underwear goes on his head. His mother laughs, "Don't put it there, a head's no place for underwear!" But near his ears, above his brains, is where Fred's underwear remains. At night when Fred goes back to bed, he deftly plucks it off his head. His mother switches off the light and softly croons, "Good night! Good night!" And then, for reasons no one knows, Fred's underwear goes on his toes. Jack Prelutsky

3. Jack Prelutsky Born on September 8, 1940, in Brooklyn, New York.
Grew up in the Bronx in a working-class neighborhood made up of Jewish, Irish, and Italian families.
Attended Hunter College in New York City.
Hated poetry through most of his childhood, he rediscovered poetry later in life
In 2006, Prelutsky was named the first Children’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation.
He lives in Washington state, and spends much of his time presenting poems to children in schools and libraries throughout the United States .

4. History Behind Poem: Jack wrote this poem about his younger brother.
Jack used to make fun of him because when he was young, around the age of 3 or 4, he used to run around with his underwear on his head.

5. Poem Structure: The first stanza has a rhyme scheme of aa/aa/aa/bb
The second stanza has a rhyme scheme of aa/bb/cc

6. Poetry Genre:
This poem is a narrative poem because it tells a story has a more human interest to it. It is shorter, melodic, and contemplative.