A TIGER IN THE ZOO
Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow
But he's locked in a concrete cell,
His strength behind bars,
Stalking the length of his cage
Ignoring visitors
(a) What does the phrase "his strength behind the bars suggest ?
(b) What is the tiger doing in the cage ?
(c) Why does the tiger ignore visitors ?
What message does the poet want to convey through the poem - The Tiger in the Zoo'?
Answers
Answer:
1.it suggests it is locked in cage.
2.the tiger is moving to and fro in the cage.
3.the tiger ignore the visitors because he considered them devoid of feelings as none of them help him to let out of the cage.
the poet tries to expose the miserable life led by the animals in the zoo .he compares the life of a tiger in the zoo and his natural habitat. the animals have the right to freedom and should not be caged.
Answer:
Ans (a) 'His strength behind the bars' means that the tiger is strong and powerful, but it is locked up in a cell.It can't use its strength.
Ans (b) The tiger is not free but locked up in a zoo.
Ans(c) He ignores the visitors as he is restricted in his cage.He is sad and feels that the humans are without feelings.
The poet expresses the deep pain and anguish of wild animals restricted to be in a zoo.
Explanation:
Ans (a) The tiger's power and strength are bounded by the cage. He cannot use it.
Ans(b) The Tiger becomes a specimen for people to observe. It is not free but bounded by the four walls of his cage.
(c) The tiger feels that the humans can't feel his feelings of sadness and pain so ge ignores them.
The poet expresses the despair of the animals in zoo through this poem.They should be in a forest, free in their natural habitat, but they are stuck in a zoo.