Notice the use of a word repeated in lines such as these:
(i) On pads of velvet quiet,
In his quiet rage.
(ii) And stares with his brilliant eyes
At the brilliant stars.
What do you think is the effect of this repetition?
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Answer:
The poet repeated the words to make his poem a good impact. This repetition is a symbolic device used by the poet to reinforce the anger and isolation of the tiger With the use of calm and velvet pads the tiger would walk around the small area of his cage
Answer:
This repetition is a poetic device used by the poet in order to show the
intensity of the tiger’s rage and his helpless silence. ‘Velvet quiet’ refers to
the quiet, velvet pads of the tiger which cannot run or leap inside the cage.
He can only walk around the limited space in the cage. The use of ‘quiet
rage’ symbolises the anger and ferocity that is building up inside the tiger as
it wants to run out into the forest and attack a deer. But the rage is quiet
because it cannot come out in the open as it is locked in the cage. This
double use of ‘quiet’ has brought immense beauty to the poem.
Similarly, the use of ‘brilliant’ for the tiger’s eyes as well as the stars also
brings out the magnificence of these lines. The tiger has dreams of being
free in its brilliant eyes. It sees the stars, that have also been described as
‘brilliant’, with the same eyes. It stares at the brilliant stars with its brilliant
eyes thinking about how beautiful its life would be in the forest. The
repetitiveness of these words gives a wonderful effect to the poem.