CHEETAH

1. CHEETAH CHARLES EGLINGTON 1918 - 1971 MADE BY RONEL MYBURGH

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3. Indolent and kitten-eyed, • This is the bushveld's innocent • The stealthy leopard parodied • With grinning, gangling pup-content. MADE BY RONEL MYBURGH

4. Around the vast arena where; In scattered herds, his grazing prey Do not suspect in what wild fear They'll join with him in fatal play; MADE BY RONEL MYBURGH

5. Slouching through the tawny grass MADE BY RONEL MYBURGH

6. Or loose-limbed lolling in the shade Purring for the sun to pass And build a twilight barricade MADE BY RONEL MYBURGH

7. Till hunger draws slack sinews tight And vibrant as a hunter's bow; Then, like a fleck of mottled light, He slides across the still plateau. MADE BY RONEL MYBURGH

8. A tremor rakes the herds: they scent The pungent breeze of his advance; Heads rear and jerk in vigilant Compliance with the game of chance MADE BY RONEL MYBURGH

9. In which, of thousands, only one Is centred in the cheetah's eye; They wheel and then stampede, for none Knows which it is that has to die. MADE BY RONEL MYBURGH

10. His stealth and swiftness fling a noose And as his loping strides begin MADE BY RONEL MYBURGH

11. To blur with speed, he ropes the loose • Buck on the red horizon in. MADE BY RONEL MYBURGH

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14. Lazy, lethargic Irony • Indolent and kitten-eyed, • This is the bushveld's innocent • The stealthy leopard parodied • With grinning, gangling pup-content. IRONY Note the images of innocence – the animal almost seems tame. THESE IMAGES CONTRAST STRONGLY WITH THE IMAGES OF LINE 14. Caricature Satire Imitated in fun Surreptitious, quiet, sneaky, crafty Lanky,Tall, longer body MADE BY RONEL MYBURGH

15. Lounging Sprawled out Slouching through the tawny grass Or loose-limbed lolling in the shade, Purring for the sun to pass And build a twilight barricade l l l l Alliteration emphasizes his languid lifestyle Identify the sound device MADE BY RONEL MYBURGH

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

17. simile Lively, energetic Spotted spotty Till hunger draws slack sinews tight And vibrant as a hunter's bow; Then, like a fleck of mottled light, He slides across the still plateau. Alliteration agility and speed flat terrain MADE BY RONEL MYBURGH

18. Gathers, collects, draws in A tremor rakes the herds: they scent The pungent breeze of his advance; Heads rear and jerk in vigilant Compliance with the game of chance Strong, overpowering Watchful, on your guard alert, cautious raise Observance Submission Obedience MADE BY RONEL MYBURGH

19. NOT ONE In which, of thousands, only one Is centred in the cheetah's eye; They wheel and then stampede, for none Knows which it is that has to die. NOTE THE GAMING IMAGERY – CONTINUED FROM LINE 20 MADE BY RONEL MYBURGH

20. Surreptitious, quiet, sneaky, crafty, quick Rein strap swiftness His stealth and swiftness fling a noose And as his loping strides begin loping strides Sprint Dart Dash Contrasts with the description in stanza 1 & 2 MADE BY RONEL MYBURGH

21. To blur with speed, he ropes the loose • Buck on the red horizon in. Metaphor The cheetah is compared to a cowboy who ropes his cattle in MADE BY RONEL MYBURGH

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