LAST MINUTE REVISION POETRY SECTION Poem 3– A TIGER IN THE ZOO by Leslie Norris

key point

 The poet has depicted the mental condition of a caged tiger and compared the life of a tiger in the zoo and in its Natural Habitat.
 The tiger is enraged and stalked inside the cage. 

The tiger gets fed up of visitors during the day and the noise of patrolling cars during the night. 

He hopefully looks at the bright stars with this bright eyes yearning for freedom. 

In his Natural Habitat the tiger is Fearless and lurks to hunt his prey.

In his natural habitat he snarls and terrorizes the people baring his white fangs.
 Freedom is life.

Metaphor : pads of velvet

Personification : ‘ he’ used for tiger

Repetition : velvet quite , quite range, brilliant eyes ,brilliant star

Alliteration : behind bars

Rhyme Scheme : abcb in first, second, third and fifth stanza.

IMPORTANT QUESTION ANSWER

1.How does the tiger feel inside the concrete cell of the zoo?

2. Describe the tiger in his natural habitat.