Examination

Examination - meaning Summary

Childhood Mischief and Humor

A brief, comic scene describes a doctor extracting impossible objects from a child’s throat—shoe, toy boat, skate, bicycle seat—culminating in the dry admonition to "be more careful about what you eat." The poem uses absurdity and a child's perspective to lampoon literal-minded adult responses and to capture playful mischief. Its concise, rhythmic telling turns a medical encounter into a whimsical moral about curiosity and careless snacking.