Warm Up A. A French proverb goes thus: ‘The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry.’ You may have observed that all animals possess a number of unique qualities. Fill in the columns with words and phrases associated with each of the following animals. DOG CAT WOLF ELEPHANT B.
People admire some of these animal qualities. What are they? Have you noticed some of them in yourself or in others? Share your views with the class.
There is always an air of mystery in cats. They appear to see something which we don’t. Macavity is one such elusive, agile and phantom-like cat. Read this humorous lyric poem and find out what happens when he strikes.
Macavity’s a Mystery Cat: he’s called the Hidden Paw For he’s the master criminal who can defy the Law. He’s the bafflement of Scotland Yard, the Flying Squad’s despair: For when they reach the scene of crime — Macavity’s not there! Macavity, Macavity, there’s no one like Macavity, He’s broken every human law, he breaks the law of gravity. His powers of levitation would make a fakir stare, And when you reach the scene of crime — Macavity’s not there!
You may seek him in the basement, you may look up in the air — But I tell you once and once again, Macavity’s not there! Macavity’s a ginger cat, he’s very tall and thin; You would know him if you saw him, for his eyes are sunken in. Macavity – The Mystery Cat Poem Unit T.S. Eliot -B-Poem-Macavity - The Mystery - - :