Yes, that is when the suspense occurs. However he didn't fall on the floor, they were on a baseball field. The reason there is suspense is when he says "Oh my shin" after being hit in the head, how are the other boys going to respond. Are they going to make fun of him, or are they going to accept him.
"How do poetic elements increase my interest or appreciation in the poem?"
Why does the narrator of "How I Learned English" call his head his shin?
Yes, that is correct. The suspense occurs when the narrator gets hit with a baseball on his head and falls to the floor. As for why this creates suspense, it is because the reader is left wondering what will happen next. They are uncertain about the extent of the narrator's injury and how it will affect his ability to learn English. The suspense adds tension to the poem and holds the reader's attention as they anticipate the aftermath of the incident.
