My Featured Poem

My Featured Poem

The Rum Tum Tugger by T. S. Eliot

The Rum Tum Tugger is a Curious Cat:
If you offer him pheasant he would rather have grouse.
If you put him in a house he would much prefer a flat,
If you put him in a flat then he'd rather have a house.
If you set him on a mouse then he only wants a rat,
If you set him on a rat then he'd rather chase a mouse.
Yes the Rum Tum Tugger is a Curious Cat--
   And there isn't any call for me to shout it:
          For he will do
As he do do
   And there's no doing anything about it!

The Rum Tum Tugger is a terrible bore:
When you let him in, then he wants to be out;
He's always on the wrong side of every door,
And as soon as he's at home, then he'd like to get about.
He likes to lie in the bureau drawer,
But he makes such a fuss if he can't get out.

Yes the Rum Tum Tugger is a Curious Cat--
   And there isn't any use for you to doubt it:
          For he will do
As he do do
   And there's no doing anything about it!

The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious beast:
His disobliging ways are a matter of habit.
If you offer him fish then he always wants a feast;
When there isn't any fish then he won't eat rabbit.
If you offer him cream then he sniffs and sneers,
For he only likes what he finds for himself;

So you'll catch him in it right up to the ears,
If you put it away on the larder shelf.
The Rum Tum Tugger is artful and knowing,
The Rum Tum Tugger doesn't care for a cuddle;
But he'll leap on your lap in the middle of your sewing,
For there's nothing he enjoys like a horrible muddle.
Yes the Rum Tum Tugger is a Curious Cat--
   And there isn't any need for me to spout it:
          For he will do
As he do do
   And there’s no doing anything about it!

I. About the Poem

This chapter is about Rum Tum Tugger, a cat that is dissatisfied with everything in life. No matter what he is given, he always wants something else. No matter where he is, he would rather be somewhere else. At first, he is offered a variety of foods, and always prefers the one he does not have. There is absolutely nothing that anyone can do about this, as Rum Tum Tugger is just that kind of cat. He will never be happy with what he has.

If Rum Tum Tugger were let outside, he would rather be in, and when he is in, he would rather be out. If anyone tries to keep him inside, he makes a large fuss. Again, there is nothing you can do about it; Rum Tum Tugger is the way that he is.

Works Cited （参考文献）

・https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum_Tum_Tugger

II. About the Author

The author of this poem is T.S Eliot.It is literary arts critic in British poet, dramatists.

The birth is Missouri St. Louis of the United States of America. He enter Institute of Smith in 1898.

Works Cited （参考文献）

・https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/

IV. My Reaction

A. Reaction Point - Rhyme

• 定義 Rhyme is the repetition of sounds at the ends of words
• 例 The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious beast:His disoblinging ways are a matter of habit.
• 略 Rhyme is used only a little in this poem,but it is effective.

B. Reaction Point -theme

• 定義 The central idea of a work of literature
• 例 The theme of this poem is I think the story of perverse cat.
• 略 I think that is not good for stubborn is.

C. Reaction Point -character

• 定義 A fictional personality created by an auther
• 例 Rum Tum TuggerRum. Tum Tugger is portrayed as the rebel cat who cannot help but be difficult. He is never satisfied with what you give him.
• 略 characters of Ram Tam Tugger is mainly cat.

D. My General Opinion

It was difficult for me.But Interested in poem was aside. I want to read a lot more poem.