English Literature
Oh I wish I'd looked after me teeth (Poem)
By Pam Ayres
The poem begins with a regret from the poet who wishes that she had cared for her teeth in childhood when she had been eating too many toffees and sweet sticky food. She was too careless and never listened to the instructions of her mother. Students get the lesson from thispoem that they should pay attention towards their teeth and eating habits.
Terms and meanings from the poem:
• Liquorice - candy made with the dried root of the liquorice plant.
• Sherbet dabs - tiny sweets
• Brittle – breakable
• Conscience – soul
• Pricked - punch
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