Question

Milk for the Cat
When the tea is brought at five o'clock,
And all the neat curtains are drawn with care,
The little black cat with bright green eyes
Is suddenly purring there.

At first she pretends, having nothing to do,
She has come in merely to blink by the grate,
But, though tea may be late or the milk may be sour,
She is never late.

And presently her agate eyes
Take a soft large milky haze,
And her independent casual glance
Becomes a stiff, hard gaze.

Then she stamps her claws or lifts her ears,
Or twists her tail and begins to stir,
Till suddenly all her lithe body becomes
One breathing, trembling purr.

The children eat and wriggle and laugh;
The two old ladies stroke their silk:
But the cat is grown small and thin with desire,
Transformed to a creeping lust for milk.

The white saucer like some full moon descends
At last from the clouds of the table above;
She sighs and dreams and thrills and glows,
Transfigured with love.

She nestles over the shining rim,
Buries her chin in the creamy sea;
Her tail hangs loose; each drowsy paw
Is doubled under each bending knee.
A long, dim ecstasy holds her life;
Her world is an infinite shapeless white,
Till her tongue has curled the last holy drop,
Then she sinks back into the night,

Draws and dips her body to heap
Her sleepy nerves in the great arm-chair,
Lies defeated and buried deep
Three or four hours unconscious there.


please explain 2nd para

Answer 1

1st stanza- the tea is brought at 5 and just as they close the curtains, the cat is there


2nd- she pretends to be casual but she is never late for milk


3- she fixes her green eyes on the milk and becomes stiff in anticipation

4- she twists, stamps, lifts her ear until suddenly it appears her body is a resounding purr

5- the children play and the grannies knit but the cat waits lustily for the milk to be served



6-the saucer appears as a full moon to her and she stares, transfixed with love

7-she dips her face in the milk and is held in a long deep ecstasy until she has locked the last drop of the "holy" milk. Then she disappears into the night


8-then she sleeps unconsciously in the big arm chair


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Answer 2

Hey mate.....

here's ur answer......

Stanza one ......

The tea at 5 , curtains closed , arrival of the cat..

Stanza two.......

Acts casual as innocent and is never late for milk...

Stanza third....

Becomes stiff and shows her green eyes towards milk..

Stanza four...

The cat stamps , twists and lift her ears until its body becomes a trembling purr..

Stanza five.....

The children played and laughed , but the cat is lustily waiting for milk.

Stanza six....

Saucer is compared to the moon and is filled with love..

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