Question

3 which of the following best paraphrases the meaning of the poem?
my dog, he is an ugly dog by jack
the speaker tells about his ugly dog and its problems. the dog smells, is noisy, and eats too much. the speaker still feels this dog is the one for him.
the speaker tells about his ugly dog. its ears are too long, and its legs are too short. the dog is missing patches of hair.
the speaker decides to keep his dog even though it cannot catch a ball or fetch a stick. the worst problem is the dog is ugly.
the speaker tells about his smelly, noisy dog. the dog barks all the time and has a loud, shrill voice.

Explanation:

A full paraphrase of a poem's meaning should capture both the descriptive details of the subject (the ugly dog) and the speaker's core attitude toward it. The first option includes the dog's negative traits (smelly, noisy, eats too much) and the speaker's enduring affection, which covers the complete thematic meaning of the poem. The other options only focus on descriptive details without including the speaker's emotional connection, so they are incomplete paraphrases.

Answer:

The speaker tells about his ugly dog and its problems. The dog smells, is noisy, and eats too much. The speaker still feels this dog is the one for him.