Question

The poet sets up a contrast between the real and the ideal and gives an important message about the treatment of animals at zoos. Explain this statement with reference to the poem ‘A tiger in the zoo’ ?(8 Marker)

Answer 1

It is true the poem ‘A Tiger in the Zoo’ beautifully contrasts a tiger’s life in zoo and forest. The tiger feels slave in the concrete cell. It feels like a prisoner. It misses its freedom in the forest where it can only walk a few steps in the cage. At night after everyone retires, it can only look at the stars from its cage. It eats the meat given to it by the zoo keepers; at times the meat might be stale.

However, in its natural habitat it lurks in the shadows, stalking its prey in the long grass near water hole, where deer come to drink water and where it sits in ambush to pounce on them. It eats fresh meat.

In conclusion it can be said that the tiger feels very miserable in the zoo. All wild animals should be allowed to live in their natural habitats.  

Answer 2

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It is true the poem ‘A Tiger in the Zoo’ beautifully contrasts a tiger’s life in zoo and forest. The tiger feels slave in the concrete cell. It feels like a prisoner. It misses its freedom in the forest where it can only walk a few steps in the cage. At night after everyone retires, it can only look at the stars from its cage. It eats the meat given to it by the zoo keepers; at times the meat might be stale.