Question

The Naming of Cats , by T.S Eliot , is the chapter answer the question

What, according to you, do the cats think about when they are not asleep?5 to 6 lines pls

Answer 1

The cats are thinking about their one name which no one knows about . The poet says that no one knows this name except the cat . This name cannot be found with human research . It is one of the three names a cat should have . The poet says the cat should have 3 different kinds of names.

Hope this helps you !!

Answer 2

The cats when not asleep or playing lie down calmly, they meditate deeply. They contemplate seriously on the thoughts of their singular and unique name. That third name of theirs which is known only to themselves. This third name that identifies the inner self and is effable , ineffable and inscrutable.

That means basically the cats are seriously thinking about what they want to become and how their inner ego will be identified and satisfied.