Curiosity

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the order of things, and where prevails much wagging of incurious heads and tails.” (ll. 11-14). They refuse to take chances because of possible detrimental outcomes that could alter their lives. “Nevertheless, to be curious is dangerous enough.” (ll. 6-7).
Reid uses the poetic device, allegory, to convey a moral to the readers of this poem. He emphasizes the principles of the cats to demonstrate that people should not conform to a simple life just because they may not have control of the end results. “ . . . That dying is what the living do, that dying is what the loving do, and that dead dogs are those who do not know that dying is what, to live, each has to do.” (ll. 41-44). These powerful words illustrate that cats do not have fear of the unknown and do not accept life as it is handed to them.
And so, in this poem, symbol and allegory expresses the contrasting types of people and how exploring different prospects can change their lives. With Alastair Reid’s vivid ...

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