Analysis of Welbert my Cat
Welbert My Cat
From eyes that flame, bursting in sight
to a soul that glows on the edge of light
nine lives he has and none taken away
as he prowls by dark and sleeps by day
His cunning is keen and claws very sharp
as he jaunts the night, and haunts in the dark
weaving and bobbing is my Blue Minks cat
who still manages to stalk and catch the rat.
Nothing is safe that becomes Welbert's prey.
You must realize he is not any old stray
he purrs when he is content, he hisses when he is mad.
Then he meows aloud when he is sad.
Welbert is a lover, who likes the girls
he also is akin to hunting
of trespassing squirrels
HE likes to curl up within my lap
where we both slumber off
and take our afternoon nap
Some might say he is lazy and fat
I know differently about my precious cat.
Scheme | ABBCC XXAA CCDD XXX EXE AA |
---|---|
Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111 11111001 1011110111 1111011001 111110111 1101101101 1110101001 1001011111 11100110101 101110111 11101111011 11111101101111 111011111 110101101 110101110 11010 111110111 111101 0110011 111111001 11100011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 760 |
Words | 158 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 2 |
Lines Amount | 21 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 102 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
Font size:
Submitted on July 05, 2016
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 47 sec read
- 0 Views
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Welbert my Cat" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 10 Jun 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/90548/welbert-my-cat>.
Discuss this Norman Wilson poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In