Transformations Question

31. Which poems begin with a question? How do these questions contribute to the themes of the poems?

There are three poems that begin with a question; "The Wonderful Musician", "The Maiden Without Hands", and "The Twelve Dancing Princesses". In the Wonderful Musician I believe the beginning shows the excitement of life and the unknown. The line "like a fish on the hook dancing the death dance" shows that because it's not known whether the fish is going to be caught and killed or if it will escape. In the poem "The Maiden Without Hands" the question asked was "Is it possible he marries a cripple out of admiration? A desire to own the maiming" I believe it was shown that it's possible to love and care for someone who is different from us, The king may have been fascinated by her not having hands but he went looking for her and his son in the woods. When the king saw his wife's hands grew back his love didn't change and they remarried again. In the poem "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" the following question was asked, "If you danced from midnight to six A.M. who would understand?" In a way we all want to be able to have someone we don't know relate to us so we don't feel so we don't feel so alone, which is why I believe the oldest princess was ignoring her youngest sister when she believed they were being followed. I believe the oldest sister secretly wanted to be caught and wanted someone to understand why they danced.