Question

 ”… But up-and-down brushin’
And pokin’ and fussin’
Didn’t seem worth the time—I could bite!” What do these lines convey?​

Answer 1

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The act of brushing her teeth up and down and checking them carefully didn’t help her much. It was too little and too late. Most of the time she hajl been biting lollies, toffees, sweets and candies. And that had already done the damage.

Answer 2

Explanation:

The poem is about the experiences of the narrator with her teeth. It is written on a humorous note. She recalls the various kinds of sweet, and sticky toffees she had consumed in the past, which has caused her teeth to decay now. ..

The poem is about the experiences of the narrator with her teeth. It is written on a humorous note. She looks back and regrets the fact that she has not taken care of her teeth the way she should have.

She recalls the various kinds of sweet, and sticky toffees she had consumed in the past, which has caused her teeth to decay now. She now wishes she had resisted the temptation to buy sweets with her money and paid more attention to the damage they could have caused to her teeth. She feels extremely guilty when she recalls all the sweet things she had relished, including lollipops, candy, and peanut brittle. She also recalls that though she had brushed her teeth, it had not been done thoroughly as she had felt it was all a waste of time.

However, now, as she sits in the dentist’s chair staring up at him, she feels remorseful about all the sweets that she had ever eaten. She complains that if she had known that she was going to suffer from cavities and tooth decay and would have to undergo fillings, injections, and drillings at the dentist’s office, she would have been more careful and thrown away all the sweets and sherbets that had tempted her.