Q1. Answer with reference to the context.He stalks in his vivid stripsThe few steps of his cage,On pads of velvet quiet,In his quiet rage.a. Who is 'he' here? How does 'he' walk?b. What emotion does 'he' show?C. What does 'pads of velvet' mean?d. Name the poem and the poet.e. Which words rhyme in this stanza?
Answers
Answer:
A= He is Tiger because he has quick and sharp bands on his body.
He moves slowly and steadily up and down in his cage because It is very small. so, he can hardly take few steps in the cage.
It means that Tiger has soft pads that feel like velvet. His moves make no noise. He is full of anger but remains quiet because of helplessness here in cage.
B= The Tiger is captured in prison. He is feeling pity for himself. He also looks poor longing for his natural habitat.
.C= He looks majestic as he moves slowly and quietly in his cage. He has soft velvety pads. He makes no noise as he moves. He has brilliant shining eyes.
d. The name of poem from which these lines are taken is “A tiger in the zoo” and Leslie Norris is the poet who wrote it.
e. Rage and cage are the words.
Explanation:
Answer:
1. He is referred to the tiger in the above-mentioned paragraph.
- The tiger in the above-mentioned paragraph walks slowly yet steadily.
2. The tiger in the paragraph was portraying agony. He was angry, agitated and sad inside the cage.
3. The word "Pad- velvet" refers to the tiger's paws in the above-mentioned paragraph. He was moving around the cage without making any noise. Hence, the author compared the scenario with pad-velvet.
4. The name of the poem is "A tiger in the zoo" which is written the famous poet Leslie Norris.
5. The two rhyming words from the above-mentioned paragraph are as follows:-
- Cage and
- Rage.