Question

Which poetic device have been used in the Poem ‘A tiger in the zoo’ Explain any two with examples

Answer 1

Answer:

Hey mate!

Here are the poetic devices:

• Rhyme Scheme:

He hears the last voice at night,

The patrolling cars,

And stares with his brilliant eyes

At the brilliant stars.

       Here, the rhyme scheme is abcb.

• Metaphor:

He stalks in his vivid stripes

The few steps of his cage,

On pads of velvet quiet,

In his quiet rage.

      Here, Tiger’s paws are compared with the pads of velvet.

hope helps mate❕❕ :)

Answer 2

Answer:

The tiger is personified because the poet refers him as 'he'. Enjambment: Sentence is continuing to next line without any punctuation mark.