Oh!I Wish I'd Looked after My Teeth
oh!I wish I'd Looked After Me Teeth
oh!I wish I'd Looked After Me Teeth
5. Answer the following questions.
(a) “…But up-and-down
brushin’
And pokin’ and fussin’
Didn’t seem worth the time - I could bite!”
What do these lines convey?
Ans. These lines shows that the poet did not realise the importance of regular brushing and proper hygiene, when she was a child. She did not brush her teeth properly. She thought it was useless and worthless to clean her teeth after eating anything.
(b) Why did the poet go to the dentist? How could she have avoided it?
Ans.The poet went to the dentist to get her teeth examined. She had developed cavities in her teeth due to unhealthy eating habits and irregular brushing of teeth.
She could have avoided it if she had taken proper care of her teeth by brushing them properly and regularly.
(c) “If you got a tooth, you got a friend.” What do you understand from the line?
Ans. A tooth is like a friend. As a lost friend can never be regained, a lost tooth can never grow again. It cannot be regained or made naturally.
(d) With reference to the poem, how can you look after your teeth?
Ans. (i) Brushing properly twice a day.
(ii) Rinsing after each meal, avoiding sweet and sticky food for better oral hygiene.
(iii) Regular dental checkup to maintain healthy teeth.
(e) Given an appropriate proverb that conveys the message that this poem carries.
Ans
Appropriate proverb that conveys the message that this poem carried is “Prevention is better than
cure."
And pokin’ and fussin’
Didn’t seem worth the time - I could bite!”
What do these lines convey?
Ans. These lines shows that the poet did not realise the importance of regular brushing and proper hygiene, when she was a child. She did not brush her teeth properly. She thought it was useless and worthless to clean her teeth after eating anything.
(b) Why did the poet go to the dentist? How could she have avoided it?
Ans.The poet went to the dentist to get her teeth examined. She had developed cavities in her teeth due to unhealthy eating habits and irregular brushing of teeth.
She could have avoided it if she had taken proper care of her teeth by brushing them properly and regularly.
(c) “If you got a tooth, you got a friend.” What do you understand from the line?
Ans. A tooth is like a friend. As a lost friend can never be regained, a lost tooth can never grow again. It cannot be regained or made naturally.
(d) With reference to the poem, how can you look after your teeth?
Ans. (i) Brushing properly twice a day.
(ii) Rinsing after each meal, avoiding sweet and sticky food for better oral hygiene.
(iii) Regular dental checkup to maintain healthy teeth.
(e) Given an appropriate proverb that conveys the message that this poem carries.
Ans
Appropriate proverb that conveys the message that this poem carried is “Prevention is better than
cure."
Poetic devices:
a)
Repetition – “Oh, I wish I’d looked after me teeth”
b)
Alliteration – “ sweet sticky” (stanza-1)
- “ much more” (stanza-2)
- “there than” (stanza-2)
- “them the toothpaste” (stanza-4)
- “cavities, caps” (stanza-5)
Explain the following phrases
briefly:
1. “I showed them the toothpaste alright”
The poet did not brush her teeth but showed the toothpaste to her teeth. It is ironical that she brushed her teeth casually with a view to deceive herself that she had brushed them. There was no effect of this kind of brushing and therefore, she developed decay and cavities.
1. “I showed them the toothpaste alright”
The poet did not brush her teeth but showed the toothpaste to her teeth. It is ironical that she brushed her teeth casually with a view to deceive herself that she had brushed them. There was no effect of this kind of brushing and therefore, she developed decay and cavities.
2. “But now comes the reckoning.”
The poet once laughed at her mother’s false teeth. But now she has to pay for making fun of laughing in the form of tooth decay.
3. “If you got a tooth, you got a friend”
These words are spoken by the poet’s mother. A tooth is like a friend. As a lost friend can never be regained, a lost tooth can never grow again Also the tooth is like a friend as it helps in chewing and savoring.
4.On the basis of your understanding of the poem, answer the following questions by choosing the right option:
1. The title ‘Oh I wish I’d looked after me teeth’ expresses:
a. regret b. humour c. longing d. pleasure
The poet once laughed at her mother’s false teeth. But now she has to pay for making fun of laughing in the form of tooth decay.
3. “If you got a tooth, you got a friend”
These words are spoken by the poet’s mother. A tooth is like a friend. As a lost friend can never be regained, a lost tooth can never grow again Also the tooth is like a friend as it helps in chewing and savoring.
4.On the basis of your understanding of the poem, answer the following questions by choosing the right option:
1. The title ‘Oh I wish I’d looked after me teeth’ expresses:
a. regret b. humour c. longing d. pleasure
2. The conscience of the speaker
pricks her as she has:
a. been careless b. been ignorant c. been fun-loving d. been rude
a. been careless b. been ignorant c. been fun-loving d. been rude
3. The speaker says that she has
paved the way for cavities and decay by:
a. eating the wrong food and not brushing
b. not listening to her mother
c. laughing at her mother’s teeth
d. not listening to the dentist
a. eating the wrong food and not brushing
b. not listening to her mother
c. laughing at her mother’s teeth
d. not listening to the dentist
4. The tone of the narrator is one
of:
a. joy b. nostalgia c. regret d. sorrow
a. joy b. nostalgia c. regret d. sorrow
Answers: 1. a, 2. a, 3.a, 4.c
5. What is Pam Ayres’ view on dental hygiene? What message does she convey to children through her poem, “Oh, I Wish I’d Looked After Me Teeth?”
Through her poem, “Oh, I Wish I’d Looked After Me Teeth”, Pam Ayres tell us that we must take proper care of our dental hygiene. We should not eat too many sweets and too much sweet lead to cavities. Consequently, we have to go through dental pain which is terrible while getting our teeth filled up.
The whole poem expresses this idea in a humorous way. It advises children against too much ‘lolly licking and toffee chewing.’ The message that ‘teeth once gone can never be gained’ is conveyed through this poem and is explained convincingly by the mention of ‘false teeth’ used by the poet’s mother.
5. What is Pam Ayres’ view on dental hygiene? What message does she convey to children through her poem, “Oh, I Wish I’d Looked After Me Teeth?”
Through her poem, “Oh, I Wish I’d Looked After Me Teeth”, Pam Ayres tell us that we must take proper care of our dental hygiene. We should not eat too many sweets and too much sweet lead to cavities. Consequently, we have to go through dental pain which is terrible while getting our teeth filled up.
The whole poem expresses this idea in a humorous way. It advises children against too much ‘lolly licking and toffee chewing.’ The message that ‘teeth once gone can never be gained’ is conveyed through this poem and is explained convincingly by the mention of ‘false teeth’ used by the poet’s mother.
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