Question

He should be snarling around houses At the jungle's edge, Baring his white fangs, his claws, Terrorising the village! what should the tiger be doing if he were at edge of the jungle?

•Who is 'I'

•what was he doing

Why does he do it

•what effect does it have on the hole village

Name of poem


Plz fast answer
Half yearly exam

Answer 1

a). 'He' is the tiger in the given extract.
b). 'White fangs' show the 'pointed teeth of the tiger.'
c). ‘Snarling’ means ‘showing the teeth and making a fearful sound’.
Explanation:
The given extract has been taken from Lesslie Norris' poem 'A Tiger in the Zoo.'
a). He in the given excerpt is used to refer to the tiger. The poet discusses that had the tiger been free, he would be 'snarling around houses' which are located near the forest and 'terrorizing the village people.'
b). 'White fangs' here denotes the 'pointed teeth of the tiger' which he would use along with his sharp claws to frighten the people of the village.
c). 'Snarling' here denotes that 'displaying the teeth and making fearful sounds' to terrorize people. However, the situation is contradictory as the tiger is itself caught in the cage and longing to live that natural life of liberty.