1.Be Glad Your Nose is on Your Face by Jack Prelutsky
Be glad your nose is on your face,
not pasted on some other place,
for if it were where it is not,
you might dislike your nose a lot.
Imagine if your precious nose
were sandwiched in between your toes,
that clearly would not be a treat,
for you'd be forced to smell your feet.
Your nose would be a source of dread
were it attached atop your head,
it soon would drive you to despair,
forever tickled by your hair.
Within your ear, your nose would be
an absolute catastrophe,
for when you were obliged to sneeze,
your brain would rattle from the breeze.
Your nose, instead, through thick and thin,
remains between your eyes and chin,
not pasted on some other place--
be glad your nose is on your face!
2. I found this poem interesting because it was funny and inventive. It wasn't about the usual things that poems are about but it was light hearted and fun and mainly about appreciation for your nose.
3.The title fits in obviously with the poem because it is basically the point or the these of the peom. It is the statement that you should be glad your nose is on your face and then is immediately followed by a few verses that have a reason for that being good and an example for any where else being bad.
4.Uses imagery by saying your noce then tickled by your hair so you can see the hair tickling the nose or your brain rattling from the sneeze. It also uses a plethera of rhymes and syllable patterns. These things combine to create images and feelings that are funny and unwanted making you happy and feel lucky that your nose in inbetween your eyes and chin.
5.The tone is happy and light hearted. Maybe a little joking with the irony or perfection of this small part of life. It is very upbeat and suave in its deliverance making the tone very smooth and joyful.
p.s. Twins and White Sox tied a top division and now it is approximately t minus 5 and a half hours till gmae time for the 1 game playoff for a post season berth! Lets go twins!
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4 comments:
very nice my friend. Its message is clear and significant. Not a day will go by that i think of this poem and make sure i don't take for granted my nose placement. Some are not so lucky, and i suppose they would be hurt by this poem. But for the rest of us, its an important thought. bravo!
bstreets
oh and i'll be watching that baseball game good sir, love bstreets
(like a good human being)
bstreets
I enjoyed it Kraus, it was funny a funny one so it was easy to follow. I am grateful for my nose now.
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