NCERT Solution of Class 10 Poem Chapter 3 A Tiger in the Zoo
Summary of Class 10 English A Tiger in the Zoo
Question 1:
Read the poem again, and work in pairs or groups to do the following tasks.
(i) Find the words that describe the movements and actions of the tiger in the case and in the wild. Arrange them in two columns.
(ii) Find the words that describe the two places, and arrange them in two columns.
Now try to share ideas about how the poet uses words and images to contrast the two situations.
Answer
(i)
| Tiger in the Cage | Tiger in the Wild |
| (i) stalk, step (ii) lock, stalking, ignoring (iii) hear, patrol, stare | (i) lurk, slide, pass (ii) snarl, bare, terrorise |
(ii)
| Cage | Wild |
| (i) his cage, quiet rage (ii) concretè cell, behind bars, length of his cage, visitors (iii) patrolling cars, brilliant stars. | (i) lurking in shadow, long grass, waterhole, plump deer (ii) snarling around houses, jungle’s edge,terrorising the village. |
Class 10 Poem Chapter 3 A Tiger in the Zoo
Question 2:
Notice the use of a word repeated in lines such as these:
(i) On pads of velvet quiet,
In his quiet rage.
(ii) And stares with his brilliant eyes
At the brilliant stars.
What do you think is the effect of this repetition?
Answer
(i) The repetition increases the intensity of the tiger’s rage and his helpless silence.
(ii) Brilliant eyes and brilliant stars create an image of the tiger looking up to heaven for some answer.
Class 10 Poem Chapter 3 A Tiger in the Zoo
