Moses Supposes His Toeses Are Roses

Visual Interpretations

Moses in the Reeds - Even rose toes came from somewhere

Sleeping Moses - Moses or sleeping beauty?

Lions and Roses - The King of the Jungle loves roses

Dancing - You'd dance in the grass if you had roses for toes

Baby Toes - Where are the roses?

Old Man with Rose Toes - Biblical Moses?

Textual/Historical Information

http://i-cias.com/e.o/moses.htm It might be useful to examine this brief entry in the Encyclopedia of the Orient on Moses.

http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/virtualit/poetry/assonance_def.html A definition of assonance will prove helpful and this site offers two exercises in grasping this poetic convention.

Versions and Variants

Textual Versions and Variants - A complete listing of the versions and variants of this rhyme

Visual Versions and Variants - A comparative listing of all associated within Eclipse

Rhyme Specific Bibliography

Patz, Nancy. Moses Supposes His Toeses Are Roses And 7 Other Silly Old Rhymes . Retold and Illustrated by Nancy Patz. San Diego , CA : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1983.