Read the following verse and answer the questions given below. He stalks in his vivid stripes The few steps of his cage, On pads of velvet quiet, In his quiet rage. Questions : 1. Who is 'He' in the stanza ? 2. Why is the tigers rage said to be quiet ?
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'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' in the above lines? b)What is the poet trying to convey through the phrase 'the few steps'? c)Explain 'the pads of velvet quiet'. d)Identify the figures of speech used in the above lines. e) Find a word from the passage that means the same as : i)anger ii) distinct
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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' in the above lines? b)What is the poet trying to convey through the phrase 'the few steps'? c)Explain 'the pads of velvet quiet'. d)Identify the figures of speech used in the above lines. e) Find a word from the passage that means the same as : i)anger ii) distinct