Animal Imagery In Gabi Prachar's 'Teensy, Tiny Cat'

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Humans and pets have life-long bonds that cannot be broken. Pets trust humans with their lives and are given strong amounts of trust in return. Pets give their owners unconditional love and humans give them the same, as long as they behave. Cats are pets that have strong mischievous and independent sides, but are loveable and quite adorable. "Teensy, Tiny Cat" written by Gabi Prachar displays a loving relationship between an owner and their cat. The author describes their cat doing multiple things that the author loves. "Teensy, Tiny Cat" uses imagery to exhibit the theme of loving a pet to the full extent of the heart, and caring for them deeply.

The poem uses numerous amounts of imagery to create scenes that describe the loveable nature

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