Description: Poetry description of 'Mother Doesn't Want A Dog'
Mother Doesn't Want A DogGenre
- Poem
Poet
- Judith Viorst
Anthology
- If I were in-charge of the world and other worries:Poems for children & their parents
Poem Analysis
- 3 Stanzas
- Rhyming Pattern
- Stanza Length - 8, 8, 4
Summary
- Mother doesn't want a dog due to varied reasons
- Reasons like they smell, they are not obedient
- However, the child tries convincing the mother
- But mother doesn't cave, therefore the child believes mother is making a big mistake