can the crook of his elbow be sent to jail
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Where can a man buy a cap for his knee?
Or a key for the lock of his hair?
And can his eyes be called a school?
I would think—there are pupils there!
What jewels are found in the crown of his head,
And who walks on the bridge of his nose?
Can he use, in building the roof of his mouth,
the nails on the ends of his toes?
Can the crook of his elbow be sent to jail—
If it can, well, then, what did it do?
And how does he sharpen his shoulder blades?
I'll be hanged if I know—do you?
Can he sit in the shade of the palm of his hand,
and beat time with the drum in his ear?
Can the calf of his leg eat the corn on his toe?—
There's somethin' pretty strange around here!
Title: "Foolish questions" it means that the questions asked in this poem are not intelligent and that they don't need any answers because there aren't any.
Paraphrase: The author is enumerating all the different part of the body that have another meaning(s) such as the bridge of the nose and the drum of the ear.
Connotation: There are a lot of metaphors because he is comparing the parts of the body with other things without any comparison tool.
Attitude: The tone of the author is humoristic and he is also asking questions knowing that there aren't any answers but he makes us believe that he doesn't know it.
Shift: There isn't any shift in this poem.
Theme: There isn't really a theme for this poiem. The only thing that could be found is that thre are lots of terms in the English language that have very differnet meanings.
Title: The meanig of the mtitle is its denotation, there aren't any deeper or hidden meanings.
Or a key for the lock of his hair?
And can his eyes be called a school?
I would think—there are pupils there!
What jewels are found in the crown of his head,
And who walks on the bridge of his nose?
Can he use, in building the roof of his mouth,
the nails on the ends of his toes?
Can the crook of his elbow be sent to jail—
If it can, well, then, what did it do?
And how does he sharpen his shoulder blades?
I'll be hanged if I know—do you?
Can he sit in the shade of the palm of his hand,
and beat time with the drum in his ear?
Can the calf of his leg eat the corn on his toe?—
There's somethin' pretty strange around here!
Title: "Foolish questions" it means that the questions asked in this poem are not intelligent and that they don't need any answers because there aren't any.
Paraphrase: The author is enumerating all the different part of the body that have another meaning(s) such as the bridge of the nose and the drum of the ear.
Connotation: There are a lot of metaphors because he is comparing the parts of the body with other things without any comparison tool.
Attitude: The tone of the author is humoristic and he is also asking questions knowing that there aren't any answers but he makes us believe that he doesn't know it.
Shift: There isn't any shift in this poem.
Theme: There isn't really a theme for this poiem. The only thing that could be found is that thre are lots of terms in the English language that have very differnet meanings.
Title: The meanig of the mtitle is its denotation, there aren't any deeper or hidden meanings.
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Answer: This is poetry for children. It is very popular in the United States of America.
The writer of this poem is not known, and there are many claims of this poetry.
The name of the poem is The Mysteries of Anatomy and is almost folklore in the USA where almost everyone irrespective of their age knows it.
Actually, the poetry or the rhyme is for fun without any meaning.
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