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Analysis and comments on Your Dog Dies by Raymond Carver

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Comment 11 of 31, added on February 27th, 2005 at 8:58 AM.

You are all amazingly dense...

wow from United States
Comment 10 of 31, added on February 25th, 2005 at 1:14 PM.

I had a dog like that named Tiger. The guy saw him and went faster to hit
him. It made me so so mad. My brothers and I still love him as much as we
did when he was alive. I miss you and Love you a lot TIGER!

Holly from United States
Comment 9 of 31, added on February 6th, 2005 at 7:04 PM.

i dont understand this peom too good... why would he write one peom on top
of another?? and also who and why is there screamin? did the daughter get
killed or something?.. to damn confusing for my little brain

hannah from United States
Comment 8 of 31, added on February 6th, 2005 at 2:07 AM.

I do not feel this poem is referring to a dog at all. The dog is simply a
metaphor for Carver's failing marriage. Read it again-the clues are seen
everywhere (especially in the part about his daughter).

Mary Johnson from United States
Comment 7 of 31, added on February 2nd, 2005 at 11:58 AM.

Who was screaming?

Sera from Canada
Comment 6 of 31, added on January 3rd, 2005 at 1:17 AM.

I feel for the girl who's dog died, if it's true. Raymond Carver is DEAD
(read the first page of the site) so no, I don't think he cares to
capitalize his letters anymore. This poem is about the undercurrent of his
life story, a struggling writer, he finds it morbid that it takes strong
negative feelings to make his mind work, and the screaming woman is no
doubt someone in his life who is pissed that he is writing a poem instead
of consoling his daughter, and when he asks "how long can this go on?" he
is wondering how long he can continue living in this closed-down
non-emotional state where he is emotionally cut off from friends and
family, where no one understands, and in doing so rains anger and disbelief
on him.

Lexi from United States
Comment 5 of 31, added on December 6th, 2004 at 12:36 AM.

hm... somewhat morbid. is this an ode? why would he write a poem on a poem
for his daughter about his dead dog? why doesnt he just post the poem for
his daughter? and does he have a shift button with which to capitolize
words?

Kerina from Japan
Comment 4 of 31, added on November 20th, 2004 at 12:38 PM.

this is just like what happen to my poor dog his name was rocky we loved
him with all of our heart, me and my brother we still got love for him in
our hearts.

letra from United States
Comment 3 of 31, added on November 5th, 2004 at 9:22 PM.

i know everyone gets many different meanings from poems butthe other two
comments here have nothing to do with this poem. it has a depper meaning
then a dead dog, the death of the dog inspires himt o write about it then
that inspires him to write of the good poem he wrote yet there are still
inturuptions to him and his writing.

Emily from United States
Comment 2 of 31, added on October 28th, 2004 at 2:56 PM.

my dog died on october 27,2004 i dont know what to do what do i do and how
can i stop crying?

Jenifer from United States

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Poet: Raymond Carver
Poem: Your Dog Dies
Added: Jan 31 2004
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Poem of the Day: Dec 24 2000


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