The poem “Biscuit” by Jane Kenyon is about main character in the poem, giving biscuit as a treat for her dog finish eating its meal. The dog eats the biscuit without hesitation and the main character feel hatred of how much the dog trust her. The main character wants to abuse dog’s naïve heart toward her. I think the main idea of this poem is people making bad use of one’s trust and the one who has powerless people. I’m not sure if I like this poem, because the mood of the poem was gloomy. However it was easy to read, since it is formed with two stanzas and used simple word choices. In the first stanza, third and fourth line, “I put in his mouth, like a priest offering the host”, use simile, to compare the main character to a priest. It also
