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The Squirrel

Mildred Bowers Armstrong

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About the Poetess:

  • Mildred Bowers Armstrong was born in 1901 in the United States of America.
  • She was a scholar and a lover of nature which is evident through her poems like The Squirrel.
  • Her first collection of poetry was called Twist O’ Smoke.
  • she passed away in 1984.

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The Text of the Poem:

He wore a question mark for tail, An overcoat of gray,

He sat up straight to eat a nut. He liked to tease and play,

And if we ran around his tree, He went the other way.

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About the Poem:

  • ‘He’ in the poem refers to the squirrel.
  • The physical structure, its natural behaviour and quick demeanour has been talked about in the poem.
  • Alliteration (poetic device) has been used in this short poem. The examples are:
  • sat up straight.
  • to tease.