AIM: to analyse the effect of metaphors and similes
Metaphors and similes in poetry first make you think (make associations/connections), then they make you feel.
Take a look at the first metaphor used in the poem above: "eyes of moonlight".
It's a great metaphor because the reader connects the idea of moonlight with creepiness, darkness, hollowness and fear. This then makes the reader FEEL a sense of fear towards the creature.
Then we have the first simile: "fur like knotted wool".
It's a great simile because the reader connects the idea of knotted wool with thickness of coat, bumpiness and a lack of smoothness. This then makes the reader feel like this is a cat not to mess around with and as a reader this makes me feel sorry for the cat in a way because it looks like it has not been take care of and not treated well even on the streets like a normal street cat should.
Take a look at the first metaphor used in the poem above: "eyes of moonlight".
It's a great metaphor because the reader connects the idea of moonlight with creepiness, darkness, hollowness and fear. This then makes the reader FEEL a sense of fear towards the creature.
Then we have the first simile: "fur like knotted wool".
It's a great simile because the reader connects the idea of knotted wool with thickness of coat, bumpiness and a lack of smoothness. This then makes the reader feel like this is a cat not to mess around with and as a reader this makes me feel sorry for the cat in a way because it looks like it has not been take care of and not treated well even on the streets like a normal street cat should.