About the Poem

I don't think anyone really likes going to the dentist, but visiting the dentist who features in this poem would certainly be a painless and rather unusual experience.

Style

Nonsense verse

Length

8 lines

Key Stage

Pre-school, KS1, KS2

Author

Patrick Winstanley

The Dentist

An appointment with the dentist
Who said, 'Now open wide'
And once he'd prised my jaws apart
He deftly jumped inside

He mountaineered over molars
Trampolined on my tongue
Then quickly jumped back out again
And said 'That's it, you're done'.