Bridge Course. Subject updates. Send feedback. See more. About Us. Terms and Conditions. Privacy Policy. Register now to understand any school subject with ease and get great results on your exams! Register now! It is a light verse with the poem is humorous , short , and the subject is very light , easy to understand, and frivolous in nature.
The speaker of the poem asks to himself a series of questions beginning with a 'what if'. The poem begins with the speaker describing something that had happened the previous night. Since the poet is a male , let us assume that the speaker also belongs to the same gender. Hence, we will be addressing the speaker as he. So, coming back to the poem, it was nighttime , and the speaker was lying down and relaxing. Naturally, he started thinking about things in general- it could have been about something that had happened or about the future that is uncertain, or maybe both.
So, while thinking, the speaker suddenly started imagining various unpleasant scenarios that may or may not happen. The speaker says how 'some Whatifs crawled inside his ear', comparing the act of having such thoughts to the movement of insects. It is possible to imagine that the speaker compares the same to a bunch of parasites as he was probably very annoyed by the 'whatifs'.
The line "Some Whatifs crawled inside my ear" could be further analysed. To imagine that something is crawling through one's ears is creepy. Unlike eyes and mouth, ears do not have lids, and hence, cannot be shut as and when we wish. So, the ear is so vulnerable that anything could crawl in without a barrier.
Interestingly, ears are strategically placed so that they are closest to the brain - the source of thoughts. Also, conventionally speaking, the word " Whatif " must be written as ' what if '. In this poem, the poet is filled with anxiety about certain things that might happen to him. The poet wonders what will happen if he becomes dumb or if the school closes the swimming pool or if somebody beats him badly or poisons him. What will happen if he falls sick and dies or he fails in the test or if green hair grow on his chest instead of black and nobody likes him.
He might be stricken by lightening or he may stop growing or his head starts getting smaller. He is scared of silly happening like what if the fish stop biting the bait , the wind tears his kite, or his parents get divorced, or his teeth become crooked or if he can never learn to dance.
When he gets up in the morning, every thing is normal. Your email address will not be published. Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. Like 6 3 Clever work Keep on it! Amazing Like 6. Angeni To reply, click a comment. Pat OBrien - Lovely. Shel Silverstien is a favorite author of one of my friends and now I know why Ahkam - this is very sweet and amazing Most of what is known about his views and opinions, aside from what may be interpreted from his works, comes from a Publisher's Weekly 24 Feb interview with Jean F.
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