Question

2. What does the expression ‘his strength behind bars' imply? Which poetic device is used
by the poet in this expression?​

Answer 1

The expression suggests helplessness.

• The question has been asked from the poem A Tiger in the Zoo by Lesslie Noris.
• The poet portrays the tiger in his natural habitat in the poem. It describes how tigers behave in the jungle and in zoos.
• The expression implies, that he is powerless since his might is now contained within the cage. He isn't as free as he once was in the woods.
• He can't accomplish much from behind the bars of his cage, as evidenced by his look.
• The figure of speech used is Alliteration as the letter b is repeated twice.