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Summarizing with SPECTS
Speaker – Somebody who rescued a cat.
Purpose – To show the love between a pet owner and his pet.
Emotions – Love, admiration, comfort, humor
Conflict – He rescued the cat when it was abandoned. And from a dog once.
Theme – Love of pets can be just like love of people.
Symbols – The cat is like milk, Food represents love
Summary of Poem
A person rescued a cat when it was a kitten, and feeds it and plays with it. The cat is lazy but the person loves it anyway.
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•The author’s word choice in this line/stanza/poem) is meant to imply that . . . .
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