The worst dog is better than the best cat. The country Agrees with me. “Dog lovers, rejoice. A new poll by Public Policy Polling (PPP) found that more than half of American voters, or 52%, prefer dogs to just 21% who choose cats.” (Subramanian) The poems I chose were “The Revenant” by Billy Collins and “Felines of Heaven” by Fred Chappell. The first poem being a comedic poem about how the most adoring creature on the planet (canines) really detest our guts. Then again the second sonnet is for the most part about how felines really valued our affection and support, somewhat unexpected considering felines appear to be dispassionate. I for one trust canines are superior to felines. Although the first poem, “The Revenant”, is a comedic poem
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I feel as if the cat did not see themselves as different from the humans.. The cat even said “still mostly human but of another race” (6). The cats viewed themselves as equal or of the same standard as their caretakers. Meanwhile dogs felt they did not belong with these humans, instead of being equal they felt as if they were prisoners. Not being able to be there free selves or follow back to their ancestors the dogs were told “not to raise my head and howl” (32). Which conflicts with their primal senses. Mutts felt as though they were slaves while felines felt like equivalent people. No big surprise the felines loved us significantly …show more content…
Billy Collins is “ the most popular poet in America” (Kovich). Billy Collins was born in 1941 in New York City. Collins obviously had a sense of humor to write “The Revenant” and “Taking off Emily Dickinson's Clothes”. I can see how a city boy does not appreciate the use of a dog never having an immediate need for one growing up in the city opposed to a farm. Either way one point stuck out to me that he does not only write about comedy he also wrote “a poem commemorating the first anniversary of the fall of the Twin Towers on September 11. The reading was in front of a joint session of Congress held outside of Washington D.C.” (Kovich). This proves to me that this man loves his city and his sense of humor.
Also the next poet is Fred Chappell a farm boy born in 1936 in North Carolina. This man obviously appreciated the use for animals on the farm. A cat is big help in getting rid of field mice. Also I can see why the cat saw himself as equal because he was treated better on a farm. Most of Chappells work was “Drawing on childhood memories and the character of his home region, Chappell’s poetry and prose investigates Southern experience.” (Poetry Foundation). He writes about maybe a dead cat that he loved and knew that this cat loved him back when he died and now understands why humans did what they did to
I feel as if the cat did not see themselves as different from the humans.. The cat even said “still mostly human but of another race” (6). The cats viewed themselves as equal or of the same standard as their caretakers. Meanwhile dogs felt they did not belong with these humans, instead of being equal they felt as if they were prisoners. Not being able to be there free selves or follow back to their ancestors the dogs were told “not to raise my head and howl” (32). Which conflicts with their primal senses. Mutts felt as though they were slaves while felines felt like equivalent people. No big surprise the felines loved us significantly …show more content…
Billy Collins is “ the most popular poet in America” (Kovich). Billy Collins was born in 1941 in New York City. Collins obviously had a sense of humor to write “The Revenant” and “Taking off Emily Dickinson's Clothes”. I can see how a city boy does not appreciate the use of a dog never having an immediate need for one growing up in the city opposed to a farm. Either way one point stuck out to me that he does not only write about comedy he also wrote “a poem commemorating the first anniversary of the fall of the Twin Towers on September 11. The reading was in front of a joint session of Congress held outside of Washington D.C.” (Kovich). This proves to me that this man loves his city and his sense of humor.
Also the next poet is Fred Chappell a farm boy born in 1936 in North Carolina. This man obviously appreciated the use for animals on the farm. A cat is big help in getting rid of field mice. Also I can see why the cat saw himself as equal because he was treated better on a farm. Most of Chappells work was “Drawing on childhood memories and the character of his home region, Chappell’s poetry and prose investigates Southern experience.” (Poetry Foundation). He writes about maybe a dead cat that he loved and knew that this cat loved him back when he died and now understands why humans did what they did to