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Poetry and Cats Introduction

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Poetry and Cats Introduction

Read the original cat poem below. Then explore its sounds, images and ideas. Use evidence from the poem when you can.

The Window-Watcher

A ginger cat sits by the pane, And counts the silver drops of rain. Her whiskers twitch; her tail makes loops, While thunder drums its distant hoops. The kettle sings. The clouds drift by. A ribbon of sun splits open sky. She springs, then settles, sleek and slow— A queen who rules the room below.

Explore the poem

Answer using the poem. More than one thoughtful interpretation may be possible for the open questions.

1.Which pair of words at the ends of the first two lines rhyme?
  • cat and sits
  • pane and rain
  • silver and drops
  • counts and rain
2.In “thunder drums its distant hoops”, what sound technique is used by the repeated starting sound in “distant” and “drums”?
3.Which line contains an example of personification, where something non-human is described as if it can act like a person?
  • “A ginger cat sits by the pane”
  • “The kettle sings.”
  • “Her whiskers twitch”
  • “She springs, then settles”
4.The poem says the cat “counts the silver drops of rain”. What might the word “silver” help you picture?
5.True or false: The poem gives clues that the weather changes from rainy and stormy to brighter.
TrueFalse
6.Fill in the blanks: The poem has lines in each of its two stanzas. The repeated end-rhyme pattern in each stanza is .
7.Match each poetry feature to the best example from the poem.
  • Rhyme
  • Alliteration
  • Personification
  • Imagery
  • distant / drums
  • A ribbon of sun splits open sky
  • The kettle sings
  • pane / rain
8.Which word best describes the cat’s mood at the end of the poem? Explain using one clue from the poem.
9.Write two lines for a new cat poem. Include one pair of rhyming words and one vivid detail that helps the reader imagine what the cat is doing.

3 printable pages

  • Poetry and Cats Introduction, page 1 of 3: The Window-Watcher, Explore the poem

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  • Poetry and Cats Introduction, page 2 of 3: 3. Which line contains an example of personification, where something non-human is…

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  • Poetry and Cats Introduction, page 3 of 3: 9. Write two lines for a new cat poem. Include one pair of rhyming words and one vivid…

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