Dental Awareness

by ChipsMcCoy

Published October 11, 2015

In Less Is More, Until More Feels Less

There was an old man who 
never stopped grinning; 


He grinned when he had an electric shock. 
He grinned when he was struck by lightning. 
He grinned when he fell off a horse. 
He even grinned when his house fell apart. 


Some people thought he was crazy. 
But what they didn't know was,  
His dentures were just too tight. 

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ABHISHIKA
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ABHISHIKA commented Comment · Oct 25, 2015

hey there..ChipsMcCoy..
I really liked your style of writing; using separate paragraphs to highlight the various scenarios and also it is successful in creating the mystery in the mind of the readers about the reason for the grinning and finally in your last paragraph you just burst the bubble and simultaneously bring in the thought among the readers about the importance of dental hygiene and the routine checkups that are required to keep it healthy.
Nice work..keep it up!
All the best

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ABHISHIKA
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ABHISHIKA wrote a review Review · Oct 25, 2015

hey there..ChipsMcCoy..
I really liked your style of writing; using separate paragraphs to highlight the various scenarios and also it is successful in creating the mystery in the mind of the readers about the reason for the grinning and finally in your last paragraph you just burst the bubble and simultaneously bring in the thought among the readers about the importance of dental hygiene and the routine checkups that are required to keep it healthy.
Nice work..keep it up!
All the best

prithamrittika wrote a review Review · Oct 25, 2015

Hey. prithamrittika is here for a short review. I'm not much good in writing reviews. Well, the poem is very nice and short. I like short poems. I like this lines much,

"He grinned when he had an electric shock.
He grinned when he was struck by lightning.
He grinned when he fell off a horse.
He even grinned when his house fell apart."

Though this lines has no rhythm but this lines are simple and nice. I also like the line,

" Some people thought he was crazy. "

Overall the poem is nice. As I told you that I like short poems so I like your poem too.
Keep writing... :)

This is a vert cliche review and I would view this as more of a comment, not a review.

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TahaT11n wrote a review Review · Oct 25, 2015

Hi, chips. Here's a short review for your short poem.

I found the title good. The beginning seemed good to me,too. The setting is good, too. But there really wasn't any rhyming,right?

I think that rhyming is an important part of humor poems. A little stupid or funny words can be used to make the poem funnier. "shock", "lightning", "horse" , "apart"- I think there should have been a rhythm in the words. It goes the same for the end. I would love it to be - A, B, A. Like, in the last line, you could have used a word which rhymed with "crazy"

This is all I would say to you. Anyway, I did like the poem and this is why I reviewed.

Rhyming isn't always important, Haha. ;)

Oh, I get it. I have some sort of a habit of rhyming almost everything that I write.

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unluminescent
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unluminescent commented Comment · Oct 25, 2015

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unluminescent
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unluminescent commented Comment · Oct 25, 2015

hahah, I love this :D

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felistia
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felistia commented Comment · Oct 24, 2015

That is a first-rate poem. The writing is outstanding and the ending is hilarious. It just proves that you should be scared when you go to the dentist.

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arjunsaravanan commented Comment · Oct 12, 2015

i thought this poem will be all serious and stuff but the ending made me go wow!!!! It is well constructed and looks good keep up the good work !!!!

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Deanie
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Deanie commented Comment · Oct 12, 2015

Oh man. I am never, ever going to stop loving the humor in your poetry. Keep writing <3

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DoubleOJell0 commented Comment · Oct 11, 2015

Ok:

But what they didn't know was,
His dentures were just too tight.

The "h" in his should be lower capitalized.
Same for:
never stopped grinning;


He grinned when he had an electric shock.

I also liked your last paragraph.
Sorry that this was short, just no much to say.

Are you stalking my wall or something? This is starting to creep me out..

No? Calm down, dude. I see one "review", I make one comment, and you act like I'm out for your blood. For Christ sake.

I was just kidding actually.



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