Question

On pads of velvet quiet,
In his quiet rage.

Answer 1

Explanation:

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Velvet quiet' refers to the quiet velvet pads of the tiger, which cannot run or leap. ... 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 he is locked in the cage and is helpless.

Answer 2

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.