# Lines on a Hog explained — Poetry

> Chapter companion for Poetry by James McIntyre.

## What happens

A humorous poem about a massive hog weighing one thousand pounds and measuring seven feet nine inches, expressing a preference for smaller pigs for dining.

## Themes in this chapter

### Agriculture and Rural Economy

The poem celebrates the size and weight of a farm-raised hog, reflecting rural agricultural life.

## Key lines

> Pig had to do some routine work, To make one thousand pounds of pork

The pig grew through normal farm routines to reach a thousand pounds of meat.

_Highlights the agricultural process of raising livestock._

> On smaller pig we love to dine, And it we do enjoy so fine

We prefer to eat smaller pigs, which we find more enjoyable.

_Expresses a personal culinary preference for smaller portions._

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