5. Pink Dog

The pink dog is symbolic of the homeless people of Rio De Janiero. Basically, the dog's rabies, madness, and scabies, are paralleled with flaws of homelessness like paralysis and parasites. The repetition of the word beg is also one associated with a dog and that of a poor person. Which is precise diction used by the author. Overall, it is fair to say that the treatment of the homeless people is not even fit for a dog.

Throughout the poem, there is a juxtaposition of the dog's nakedness and the masks of the carnival. It is almost as if the author is saying Fat Tuesday is the day for the homeless people to be different because they can be. They can hide behind mascara (with accent) and fantasia (also accent). Or, the author is threatening them to do such a task because the people at the festival do not want to see them. However, the last stanza is brightly positive basically saying it does not matter what happens, the show must go on!