Read the poem and answer the following questions

"I cannot go to school today,"
Said little Peggy Ann McKay.
"I have the measles and the mumps,
A gash, a rash, and purple bumps.
My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,
I'm going blind in my right eye.
My tonsils are as big as rocks,
I've counted sixteen chickenpox
And there's one more—that's seventeen,
And don't you think my face looks green?
My leg is cut—my eyes are blue—
It might be Instamatic flu.
I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
I'm sure that my left leg is broke—
My hip hurts when I move my chin,
My belly button's caving in,
My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
My 'pendix pains each time it rains.
My nose is cold, my toes are numb.
I have a sliver in my thumb.
My neck is stiff, my voice is weak,
I hardly whisper when I speak.
My tongue is filling up my mouth,
I think my hair is falling out.
My elbow's bent, my spine ain't straight,
My temperature is one-o-eight.
My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear,
There is a hole inside my ear.
I have a hangnail, and my heart is—what?
What's that? What's that you say?
You say today is. . .Saturday?
G'bye, I'm going out to play!"  

Which of the following themes are evident in the poem? 

All of the above 

The correct answer is OPTION 4 - All of the above

• Humorous: The poem uses extreme exaggeration (hyperbole) for comedic effect. The idea that a child has every imaginable ailment—from "purple bumps" to a "shrunk brain"—only to miraculously recover the moment she hears it is Saturday, is designed to make the reader laugh.

• Innocence: Peggy Ann McKay’s "illnesses" reflect a child’s imaginative and somewhat naive way of trying to get out of a responsibility. Her invention of "Instamatic flu" and the belief that her " 'pendix pains each time it rains" captures the whimsical and innocent nature of childhood make-believe.

• Deceit: The entire premise of the poem is based on a "white lie." Peggy is intentionally feigning illness to avoid going to school. While it is harmless and playful, the core action is an attempt to deceive her parents until she realizes she has no reason to avoid the day.