My Dog Does My Homework
A Funny Dog Poem for Kids
From the book When the Teacher Isn't Looking
My dog does my homework
at home every night.
He answers each question
and gets them all right.
There’s only one problem
with homework by Rover.
I can’t turn in work
that’s been slobbered all over.
— Kenn Nesbitt
Copyright © 2005. All Rights Reserved.
Reading Level: Grade 2
Topics: Animal Poems, School Poems
Poetic Techniques: Anthropomorphism & Personification, Descriptive Poems, Irony
Word Count: 41
From the book When the Teacher Isn't Looking
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