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Comment 16 of 16, 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 16, added on February 13th, 2007 at 5:31 PM.
i love this poem
lilly from United States
Comment 14 of 16, 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 16, 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 16, 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 16, 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
Comment 10 of 16, added on December 30th, 2005 at 7:12 PM.
Cats are mysterious creatures....of course they have more than one
name....if you know cats, you know this. for my Angel Cat, Tico is his
earthly name; Coco is his nickname; his third name only he and I know, but
on a different level. If you don't understand now, you will when you
expand to a higher level!
Josie from United States
Comment 9 of 16, added on October 31st, 2005 at 9:58 PM.
This poem is about human beings and their understanding and expression of
who they truly are. Just as each cat holds its name secret so do we hold
our true identities secret and hide under the name that those around us
have given.
ben Vonstein from United States
Comment 8 of 16, added on October 24th, 2005 at 10:56 AM.
please I'm writing my dissertation about this poem and the whole book of
practical cats, if you can help me with the analysis of the book, send me
anything please!!!!!
serena from Italy
Comment 7 of 16, added on September 20th, 2005 at 2:41 PM.
this is a decent poem....but it does actually have a meaning...it is the
meaning of your name...Eliot uses cats to reprsent humans, and what their
name means to them...
none from Canada
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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