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Analysis and comments on The Naming Of Cats by T.S. Eliot

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Comment 20 of 20, added on October 23rd, 2009 at 7:53 PM.

Wow I love cats and have about 25 of them, I think this poem is about me.

Edwin
Comment 19 of 20, added on October 20th, 2009 at 8:18 PM.

this poem is so awesome! My friend and I recighted it fr our school
declamation!

christine from United States
Comment 18 of 20, added on March 3rd, 2009 at 4:27 PM.

I think Eliot's mom didn't hug him enough. To make up for this lacking of
love he looked into cats. He then developed a cat 'fetish' , my words not
his. Theme: MOMMY LOVE. As you can tell I don't appriciate this form of
'art'.

Patrick from United States
Comment 17 of 20, added on December 11th, 2008 at 11:42 PM.

this is a great poem. T.S. Eliot has inspired many

Nick Mager from United States
Comment 16 of 20, added on November 13th, 2007 at 10:12 PM.

a cat has only one true name-his own. do humans believe they are god and
can choose an animal's name? do you name the squirrels and birds? we name
our pets solely for our own conceit-and for remembrance.

marilyn mckinstry from United States
Comment 15 of 20, added on February 13th, 2007 at 5:31 PM.

i love this poem

lilly from United States
Comment 14 of 20, added on December 14th, 2006 at 2:38 PM.

Isn't is weird how theres a comedian called bil bailey and in the poem
theres a cat called bill bailey? wel i think bill bailey's great and he's a
genius so if its not his real name, we all know who to suspect...;)

bre from United Kingdom
Comment 13 of 20, added on April 4th, 2006 at 7:49 PM.

i love this poem! it makes me want a cat, so i can give it names...sigh!
Eliot is so clever! i mean, how dioes he come up with "jellylorum" and
"coricopat"? must be because he's a genius...And really!!!!!!!! how can
anyone hate this poem? how ridiculous to even suggest! thank you ever so
much, "toe" (?), for your input! egads! (is that not one of the most fun
things to say???) erm, yes, anyways, me mates and i all love this and read
my practical cats book instead of learning in geography...hey, who needs to
know where south america is when you could be learning to recite the book
by heart???

queen trixie the piratical from United States
Comment 12 of 20, added on February 26th, 2006 at 11:17 AM.

ok,rox,just because you don't like it or simply do not understand it
doesn't mean it's awful..you should try writing like Eliot,see if you can
do it and then you can judge one of the best poets literature has
seen.poems like this one can't possibly get their message through if people
prefer to stick to the surface and not go deeper in meaning.and perhaps
you're right,having this as a subject for the contest might have been a bit
too difficult for some,but hey only the best go to national...how do you
expect to compete against the best in the country if you can't even judge a
poem(even if you didn't like it)?

toe from Romania
Comment 11 of 20, added on February 22nd, 2006 at 2:28 PM.

Hi,Rox! I also went to the English olympiad last year..like rox.. I also
remained puzzled when reading this abstract and non-sense poem. I also
think it is very hard to understand and comment upon..it is highly
...abstract..it requires a lot of philosophical sense .. despite this,I
managed to find a fidden explanation for this poem ,suggesting that it
referes to human beings and the contrast between appearance and
essence..well,I took a beautiful mark maninly because of this
poem...:)...but it's difficult to understand,I agree.. well,good luck 4 the
others in the following years at the English olympiad! :)

myha from Romania

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Poet: T.S. Eliot
Poem: The Naming Of Cats
Volume: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
Added: Feb 20 2003
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Poem of the Day: Oct 7 2007


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