Read the poem. My Cat A bump of black and white Is purring in my bed. And later on at night I find him near my head. The pillow quakes and quivers Like pudding on a plate. He wakes me up at midnight. I sure hope he sleeps late! Read these lines from the poem again. The pillow quakes and quivers Like pudding on a plate. How does the simile affect the mood of this poem

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The mood is lighthearted because the comparison created is silly.

Explanation:

A simile is a figure of speech that proposes a comparison of two different things to create a more vivid description of something. In this example, the reference to the pillow shaking like "pudding on a plate" creates a playful image of the movement of the pillow caused by the cat.

The comparison is simple, not difficult to understand. And the mood, despite seeming a reproach to the cat, is not angry. It´s not happy either, as the author gets disturbed while sleeping, but the reproach is playful and still warm.

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themes and meanings

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”