Question

“He stalks in his vivid stripes

The few steps of his cage,

On pads of velvet quiet,

In his quiet rage.”

a. Who is ‘he’ referred to here?

b. What is the rhyme scheme of the stanza?

c. Which poetic device is used in the last line and where?

d. Name any one poetic device used in the first line.

e. Why does ‘he’ walk only a few steps?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

a. "he" is referred to a bird, trying to get freedom from a cage

b. the rhyme scheme of this stanza is A-B-A-B

c. Metaphors and similies are used in this

d. Metaphor

e. "he" only walks a few steps because he's a bird.