Dinnertime Chorus

Dinnertime Chorus

by Sharon Hendricks

The teapot sang as the water boiled

The ice cubes cackled in their glass

the teacups chattered to one another.

While the chairs were passing gas

The gravy gurgled merrily

As the oil danced in a pan.

Oh my dinnertime chorus

          What a lovely, lovely clan!

 

 

Analysis

This poem is about dinner and there is no specific theme. The rhyme scheme is A-B-C-B-D-E-F-E. There is personification in line 1 "teapot sang," line 2 "ice cubes cackled," line 3 "teacups chattered to one another," line 4 "chairs were passing gas," line 5 "gravy gurgled merrily," and line 6 "oil danced in a pan."