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A tiger in the Zoo #class 10

 

Poem- A Tiger in the Zoo

Rhyming words-

ü  Stripes- quiet

ü  Cage- rage

ü  Grass- pass

ü  Edge- village

ü  Bars- visitors

ü  Cars- stars

Questions are as following:

1.      Who wrote the poem ‘ A tiger in the Zoo’

Ans- Leslie Norris wrote the poem ‘ A tiger in the Zoo’

2.      Why does the tiger wait near the water hole?

Ans- The tiger waits near the water hole for the plump deer.

3.      What does the tiger hear at night?

Ans- The tiger hears the patrolling cars at night.

4.      What does the tiger stare with brilliant eyes.

Ans- the tiger stares at the brilliant stars with the brilliant eyes.

 

Thinking about the Poem-

*    Find the words that describe the movements and actions of the tiger in (cage/ wild)

Ans- Tiger in a cage:

·       A tiger in a cage stalks the length of his cage

·       The tiger in the cage quietly walks on pads of velvet.

·       The tiger in the zoo is filled with anger.

Tiger in a wild:

·       The tiger in the wild works in shadow

·       The tiger in the wild slides on through the long  grasses

·       The tiger in the wild attacks the deer.

 

*    Find the words that describe the two places of a tiger in cage and wild.

Ans- The tiger in the zoo:

·       A tiger in the zoo is locked in a concrete cell.

·       A tiger in the zoo shows its strength behind the bars.

·       The tiger in the zoo ignores the visitors

A tiger in the wild:

·       A tiger in the wild snarls around the houses.

·       A tiger in the wild shows his strength by baring his white fangs and his claws

·       The tiger in the wild terrorises the village.

 

1)      Notice the use of word repeated in lines such as these:

i.        On pads of velvet quiet, in his quiet rage.

Ans:  On pads of velvet quiet, in his quiet rage refers to the pain the tiger has. It’s paws are soft like velvet. There is no sound while walking. It can’t  run or leap, in can just move around slowly in the limited place i.e.   a cage.  In his quite rage symbolises the anger that is stuck inside the tiger. It wants to run out, hunt deer but as the tiger is caged it is helpless. The tiger is silent but angry.

 

ii.      And stares with his brilliant eyes at the brilliant stars.

Ans:  The tiger is helpless. It stares at the bright stars of the night sky with his bright shining eyes. It wonders about his life out the cage in the forest.

 

Summary of the poem:

The poem ‘A tiger in the zoo’ is about a tiger that is caged. It has beautiful stripes and the paws are velvety soft. The poet here tries to feel the pain and the anger that the tiger is developing inside it. He says the tiger moves around in a small cage, and he is not happy. It is not natural to see a tiger in a cage instead of jungle. It walks around in a limited space which is not natural because the tiger deserves a jungle.

Second stanza the poet says it happing because the tiger is a victim of human cruelty. Generally a tiger is seen sitting under some bushes or long grass near some water bodies, so that that it can hunt deer. It should be sitting in the jungle edge near the village, create fear among the people by its teeth, baring claws and producing a roaring sound of anger.

The poet feels sorry as the tiger is locked inside a cage and he was helpless inside the bars. Now the tiger gives no reaction to the visitors too, as it is tired of them. Even the patrolling cars of the zoo don’t bother the tiger anymore. The tiger just stares at the shining stars with its brilliant eyes in a hope of getting free in the jungle.

The poem through this poem wants to convey a message to everyone that, the wild animals should be in their natural habitat. They too deserve a free life, and their freedom shouldn’t be snatched just for some amount of profit. He also depicts the human cruelty, by the example of the tiger. The tiger deserved a big jungle but is kept on a small cage where he can’t show his strength, where he is not happy but angry.

 

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