February

      Margaret Atwood's poem February conveys a great message while being somewhat comical at the same time. she uses quite a bit of imagery. Instead of simply letting the reader vision any common cat, she describes her furry friend as being "a black fur sausage with yellow Houdini eyes" (Atwood, handout).
    Throughout the poem, Atwood conveys a message of creation. However, she does this through discussing cats. It is clear to the reader, though, that she is discussing much more than just cats.
She is applying her message to the whole human race.
    Atwood ends the poem by saying "Get rid of death. Celebrate Increase. Make it be Spring" (Atwood, handout). This finished the poem by attaching the message to all people, not just cats. It also ties in the setting of winter, since winter is usually associated with death.