Analysis of What Pet Should I Get?
We want a pet.
We want a pet.
What kind of pet should we get?
Dad said we could have one.
Dad said he would pay.
I went to the Pet Shop.
I went there with Kay.
And so we went in …
I took one fast look…
I saw a fine dog who shook hands.
So we shook.
So I said, "I want him!"
But then, Kay saw a cat.
She gave it a pat, and she said, "I want THAT!"
Then Kay said, "Now what do you think we should do?
Dad said to pick one.
We can not take home two."
| Scheme | AAabcdcefgfhiijbj |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1101 1101 1111111 111111 11111 111011 11111 01110 11111 11011111 111 111111 111101 11101011111 11111111111 11111 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 452 |
| Words | 120 |
| Sentences | 16 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 17 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 316 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 104 |
About this poem
A trip to the pet store turns into a hilarious struggle when two kids must choose one pet to take home... but everytime they think they see an animal they like, they find something even better! Perfect for animal lovers and Seuss lover alike, this book will delight readers young and old.
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