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!
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!
By Jack Prelutsky
This poem is really silly it reminds me of 4th grade when Mrs. Beadle read it to us. The rhyme scheme is ABABAB..for example “Within your ear, your nose would be
an absolute catastrophe!” Some of the descriptions in the poem are weird and make you think of other things like when Prelutsky says “Imagine if your precious nose, were sandwiched in between your toes” this reminds me of like a moldy sandwich or something and that sounds gross and makes the reader cringe. There is a cliche alliteration when he says “through thick and thin” because this is used in a lot of poems I’ve read. I think this poem is directed at kids because it seems more childish because of the wording and how the words would be more understandable for young kids. I think this is a cute poem and everyone who likes poets like Shel Silverstein or has a sense of humor would like these poems.
an absolute catastrophe!” Some of the descriptions in the poem are weird and make you think of other things like when Prelutsky says “Imagine if your precious nose, were sandwiched in between your toes” this reminds me of like a moldy sandwich or something and that sounds gross and makes the reader cringe. There is a cliche alliteration when he says “through thick and thin” because this is used in a lot of poems I’ve read. I think this poem is directed at kids because it seems more childish because of the wording and how the words would be more understandable for young kids. I think this is a cute poem and everyone who likes poets like Shel Silverstein or has a sense of humor would like these poems.
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