Question

Examine the events of the ballad of the Owl and the Cat. What are the major events? What happens in the course of the ballad ?

Answer 1

Answer:

The events that take place in the ballad is the marriage of the Owl and the Cat.

The Owl and the Cat sails to far land where the Bong-Tree grows.

Explanation:

'The Owl and the Pu-s-sy Cat' is a nonsensical poem written by Edward Lear. The poem, yet being nonsensical, is one of the most famous of Lear's composition.

There are certain events that takes place in the ballad. Of which, the major one is the marriage of the Owl and the Cat. The poem begins with the Owl and the Cat confessing their love to each other and thus decides to get married. The poem is thought to be a commentary on the Victorian society.

During the course of the ballad, they both, the Owl and the Cat decides to elope to a far land. They, then, reach to a land where the Bong-Trees grow. They sail there in search for a ring, which they find at the end of a pig's nose.  The pig decides to sell his ring for a shilling and their wedding ceremony was presided by a Turkey. The ballad ends with the marriage of the Owl and the Cat.