From Class 10 Poem-3 A tiger in zoo
POEM : “A TIGER IN THE ZOO” - By Leslie Norris
(1)He stalks in his vivid stripes
The few steps of his cage,
On pads of velvet quiet,
In his quiet rage.
(3) He should be snarling around houses
At the jungle’s edge,
Baring his white fangs, his claws,
Terrorizing the village!
(2) He should be lurking in shadow,
Sliding through long grass
Near the water hole
Where plump deer pass.
(4) But he’s locked in a concrete cell,
His strength behind bars,
Stalking the length of his cage,
Ignoring visitors.
(5) He hears the last voice at night,
The patrolling cars,
And stares with his brilliant eyes
At the brilliant stars
Questions:
1. The tiger is in the zoo in stanza 1, 4 and 5 .Where is he in stanza 2 and 3?
2. The forest is the ____ of the tiger. (habitat/residence).
3. ‘The few steps ‘in stanza 1 suggest that the cage is _____ (very small /big).
4. The word ‘rage’ in stanza one shows that the tiger is angry. Why is he angry?
5. Why is the tiger quiet? Choose the correct option:
1. He can’t show his anger as he is caught in a cage. 2. He is not in a mood to react.
6. The poet uses the word ‘should ‘to describe what the tiger usually does.
Write all the things he should be doing .
For example : The tiger should be hiding in the grass and ___________ , _________ ,________ .
7. The word ‘sliding ‘in stanza 2 means ______ (passing without being seen / coming down a slide).
8. The ‘water hole’ in stanza 2 is a water body .Can you guess what it is?
9. The tiger preys upon the ____ (deer, lion, another tiger) in the forest.
10. Give 2 reasons for the villagers being scared of the tiger?
Please help me in answering all the Question
Answers
Answer:
ans 1. IN STANZA 2 HE WAS IN LURKING IN THE SHADOWS AND SLIDING THROUGH LONG GRASS NEAR A WATER HOLE.
IN STANZA THREE THE TIGER WAS SLARNING AROUND HOUSES AT THE JUNGLES AGE.
ANS.2. RESIDENCE
ANS.3. VERY SMALL
ANS .4. THE TIGER IS RAGE OR ANGRY BECAUSE THE TIGER WAS IMPRISOINED IN THE SMALL CAGES OF THE ZOOS AND ARE BEING KEPT FAR FAR AWAY FROM THEIR RESIDENCE FOREST.
ANS .5.THE TIGER IS QUIET BECAUSE IT HAS BECAME QUIET WEAK BEHIND THE BARS AND THE CAGES ,IT FEELS RAGE ON THE ONGOING VISITORS BUT DOESENT EXPRESS HIS FEELING AS HE WAS IN A CAGE.
ANS.6.THE POET USES THE WORD SHOULD TO DESCRIBE THE TIGERS EMOTION INSIDE A SMALL CAGE VS THE BIG RESIDENCE OF THE TIGER IN THE FOREST." SHOULD ' DESCRIBES THE SMALL WORLD (CAGE) VS THE BIG WORLD (FOREST)
ANS.7.COMING DOWN A SLIDE
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