Poetry Study 1

Introduction

Read over the following poems. Using your flip book, analyze the different components of each poem. Use these poems to start gathering ideas 

Process

Read The Cat of Cats by William Brighty Rands

I am the cat of cats. I am

   The everlasting cat!

Cunning, and old, and sleek as jam,

   The everlasting cat!

I hunt vermin in the night-

   The everlasting cat!

For I see best without the light-

   The everlasting cat!

Evaluation

What is the rhyme pattern on this poem?

https://literarydevices.net/rhyme-scheme/

Can you highlight the similes in blue?

What is the poem about?

Why does the author repeat phrases?

What point of view is this written in?

 

Conclusion

Would you consider this poem personification? Why?

 

What other figurative language do you see in this poem?