The Cat and The Moon

1. The Cat and The Moon ByWilliam Butler Yeats

2. THE CAT AND THE MOON THE cat went here and there And the moon spun round like a top, And the nearest kin of the moon, The creeping cat, looked up. Black Minnaloushe stared at the moon, For, wander and wail as he would, The pure cold light in the sky Troubled his animal blood. Minnaloushe runs in the grass Lifting his delicate feet. Do you dance, Minnaloushe, do you dance? When two close kindred meet, What better than call a dance? Maybe the moon may learn, Tired of that courtly fashion, A new dance turn.

3. THE CAT AND THE MOON Minnaloushe creeps through the grass From moonlit place to place, The sacred moon overhead Has taken a new phase. Does Minnaloushe know that his pupils Will pass from change to change, And that from round to crescent, From crescent to round they range? Minnaloushe creeps through the grass Alone, important and wise, And lifts to the changing moon His changing eyes.

4. My reason for choose this poem…… Simple and pure The animal I love The nature I adore And the poem I Iike

5. 《猫和月亮》（叶芝） 那猫儿走来走去 那月亮如陀螺旋转， 月亮最近的亲戚， 那匍匐的猫，向上仰望。 黑猫米纳娄舍盯着月亮， 因为，当他漫游嚎叫， 天空中纯净的冷光 搅扰了他的兽性之血。 米纳娄舍在草间奔跑 抬起他纤巧的脚。 你跳舞吗，米纳娄舍，跳舞吗？ 两个近亲遇到一起， 还有什么比跳舞更好？ 也许月亮厌倦了 那一套宫廷时尚， 会学习一种新的舞步。

6. 《猫和月亮》（叶芝） 米纳娄舍在草间潜行 从一处到另一处月照之地， 头上神圣的月亮 已换了新的月相。 米纳娄舍可知否，他的瞳仁 将变了又变， 从圆到缺， 从缺到圆，周而复始？ 米纳娄舍在草间潜行 孤独，傲慢，聪明， 向变化着的月亮抬起 他变化着的眼睛。

7. My analysis 1)Lyric poetry 2)Imagery : the cat and the moon 3)Alliteration : For, wander and wail as he would, Maybe the moon may learn, 4)Refrain : Do you dance Minnaloushe creeps through the grass ( verse) From moonlit place to place Will pass from change to change ( word)

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9. THE CAT AND THE MOON THE cat went here and there And the moon spun round like a top, And the nearest kin of the moon, The creeping cat, looked up. Black Minnaloushe stared at the moon, For, wander and wail as he would, The pure cold light in the sky Troubled his animal blood. Minnaloushe runs in the grass Lifting his delicate feet. Do you dance, Minnaloushe, do you dance? When two close kindred meet, What better than call a dance? Maybe the moon may learn, Tired of that courtly fashion, A new dance turn.

10. THE CAT AND THE MOON Minnaloushe creeps through the grass From moonlit place to place, The sacred moon overhead Has taken a new phase. Does Minnaloushe know that his pupils Will pass from change to change, And that from round to crescent, From crescent to round they range? Minnaloushe creeps through the grass Alone, important and wise, And lifts to the changing moon His changing eyes.

11. 1)the poet created a mysterious atmosphere, he expounded a way of life "Alone, important and wise" 2)from the stanza, I feel the strong emotion. The intelligence of cat are gifted. Such as his eyes turns from round to crescent, from crescent to round , just like the moon changes.

12. 3)express the love of nature promote a concept return to nature 4)the entire poetry describe that the cat and the moon have such in common. their dance,the change they range. 5)pursue a way of life“ sensetive, spiritual, and intelligent“ Just like cat

13. Thank you