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CHARLES EGLINGTON

1918 - 1971

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Indolent and kitten-eyed, This is the bushveld's innocent The stealthy leopard parodied With grinning, gangling pup-content.
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9. Around the vast arena where; 10. In scattered herds, his grazing prey 11. Do not suspect in what wild fear 12. They'll join with him in fatal play;
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Slouching through the tawny grass

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Or loose-limbed lolling in the shade Purring for the sun to pass And build a twilight barricade

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13. Till hunger draws slack sinews tight 14. And vibrant as a hunter's bow; 15. Then, like a fleck of mottled light, 16. He slides across the still plateau.
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17. A tremor rakes the herds: they scent 18. The pungent breeze of his advance; 19. Heads rear and jerk in vigilant 20. Compliance with the game of chance
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21. In which, of thousands, only one 22. Is centred in the cheetah's eye; 23. They wheel and then stampede, for none 24. Knows which it is that has to die.

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25. His stealth and swiftness fling a noose 26. And as his loping strides begin

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27. To blur with speed, he ropes the loose 28. Buck on the red horizon in.

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ANALYSIS OF POEM
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Lazy, lethargic

1 Indolent and kitten-eyed, 2 This is the bushveld's innocent


IRONY Caricature Surreptitious, Note the images of innocence Satire quiet, sneaky, the animal almost seems tame. fun Imitated in crafty THESE IMAGES CONTRAST STRONGLY WITH THE IMAGES 3 The stealthy leopard parodied OF LINE 14. 4 With grinning, gangling pup-content. Lanky,Tall, longer body
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Lounging Sprawled out Slouching through the tawny grass Or loose-limbed lolling in the shade,

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Purring for the sun to pass And build a twilight barricade


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Stadium Showground sports ground 9. Around the vast arena where; 10. In scattered herds, his grazing prey 11. Do not suspect in what wild fear 12. They'll join with him in fatal play; A SERIES OF Deadly GAMING or IMAGES WILL Lethal FOLLOW game
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Lively, energetic

Spotted spotty 13. Till hunger draws slack sinews tight 14. And vibrant as a hunter's bow; 15. Then, like a fleck of mottled light, 16. He slides across the still plateau. flat terrain
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Gathers, collects, draws in 17. A tremor rakes the herds: they scent 18. The pungent breeze of his advance; Strong, Watchful, overpowering on your guard alert, cautious raise

19. Heads rear and jerk in vigilant 20. Compliance with the game of chance Observance Submission Obedience
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21. In which, of thousands, only one 22. Is centred in the cheetah's eye; 23. They wheel and then stampede, for none 24. Knows which it is that has to die.

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Surreptitious, quiet, Rein sneaky, crafty, quick strap 25. His stealth and swiftness fling a noose 26. And as his loping strides begin Sprint Dart Dash

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27. To blur with speed, he ropes the loose 28. Buck on the red horizon in.

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