poem "Growltiger's Last Stand"

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"Growltiger's Last Stand" is a comic narrative poem by T. S. Eliot about a fearsome pirate cat who meets a dramatic and humorous downfall.

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instanceOf poem
adaptationBy Andrew Lloyd Webber NERFINISHED
adaptationMedium stage musical
adaptationTitle Growltiger's Last Stand (musical number) NERFINISHED
adaptedAs musical number in Cats
author T. S. Eliot NERFINISHED
collectionAuthor T. S. Eliot NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
endsWith the defeat of Growltiger
featuresConflict Growltiger versus Siamese cats
featuresElement piracy
river adventure
genre children's poetry
comic verse
hasCharacter Griddlebone NERFINISHED
Growltiger NERFINISHED
Siamese cat warriors
hasForm stanzaic
hasHumorType parody
satire
slapstick
hasSpeciesOfCharacters cats
intendedAudience children
general readers
language English
literaryMovement modernist literature
literaryStyle light verse
mainCharacter Griddlebone NERFINISHED
Growltiger NERFINISHED
Siamese cats
meter varied
narrativeFocus a fearsome pirate cat
originalCollectionPublisher Faber and Faber NERFINISHED
partOf Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats NERFINISHED
plotSummary Growltiger, a pirate cat, terrorizes the Thames until he is ambushed and defeated by Siamese cats NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1939
rhymeScheme rhymed verse
setting River Thames NERFINISHED
a barge on the Thames
theme comic violence
hubris and downfall
parody of adventure tales
tone comic
mock-heroic

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