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Cl
ass:10
Sessi
on:2020-
2021

Poem-ATi
geri
ntheZoo

Poem andExpl
anat
ion
Hestal
ksinhisvivi
dstri
pes 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Thefewstepsofhiscage,
Onpadsofv el
vetquiet
,
I
nhisquietr
age.
Stal
ks:fol
lows
Vi
v i
d:bri
ghtcol
ored
Pads:pawsoftiger
Rage:anger
Herethepoetsay sthatthetigert hatisconfinedinthezoomov esar oundinthe
cageunderhi sbri
ghtcoloredski n.Hef ur
thersayst hatthetigercant akeonl
ya
fewst epsbecausethecagei ssmal landitisnoteasyt omov einit
.Onecannot
hearhi sf
ootstepsbecausehehasv erysoftfeet,l
ikevel
v etbecauseofwhi ch
thereisnosoundoft hetiger
’sf ootsteps.Thet i
gertri
est ocontrolhi
sangerby
quietl
ywalkingintheli
mitedar eaofhi scage.Hei sangr ybecausehei snotf
ree.

Li
ter
arydev
ices

 Rhy
mescheme:abcb(
cage-
rage)
 Per
soni
fi
cat
ion:Thet
igeri
sper
soni
fi
edbecauset
hepoetr
efer
shi
m as‘
he’
.

 Met
aphor
:Ti
ger
’spawsar
ecompar
edwi
thv
elv
et(
padsofv
elv
et)

 Enj
ambment
:Sent
encei
scont
inui
ngt
onextl
i
newi
thoutanypunct
uat
ionmar
k.

 Imagery:
poettr
iestocr
eat
eanimageaboutt
het
iger(
Hest
alksi
nhi
svi
vi
d
str
ipesThefewstepsofhi
scage)

 Consonance:useof‘
s’sound(
stal
ks,
his,
str
ipes)

 Assonance:useofv
owel
sound‘
I
’(i
nhi
svi
vi
dst
ri
pes)

 Oxy
mor
on:useofadj
ect
ivesopposi
tei
nmeani
ng(
qui
etr
age)

Heshouldbelurki
nginshadow,
Sl
idi
ngthroughlonggrass
Nearthewaterhole 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Whereplumpdeerpass.

Lur
king:Tobehi
ddenast
owai
tfory
ourpr
ey

Thepoetsay sthatifthi
sti
gerwasf ree,hewouldhavehidhimsel fbehindthe
l
onggr assnearthewat erbodiessothathecouldeasil
ycatchadeeri nordert
o
haveitasitsfood.Basical
ly
,thepoetwant stosaythatt
heact ualli
feofat i
geri
s
toli
veinjungl
ewher ehecouldcatchhispreyandeatitbutthetigerinthecage
cannotdoso.
 
Li
ter
arydev
ices
 Rhy
me:r
hymeschemei
sabcb(
grass-
pass)

 Enjambment
:Linecont
inuest
onextl
i
newi
thoutpunct
uat
ionmar
ks.(
Sli
ding
thr
ough….
deerpass)

 Al
li
ter
ati
on:useofsound‘
p’att
hest
artoft
wowor
ds(
plumppass)

 Imagery
:Thepoethast
ri
est
ocr
eat
eani
mageoft
iger
’sact
ivi
ti
es(
lur
kingi
n
shadow).

Heshouldbesnar li
ngaroundhouses
Att
hejungle’sedge, 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
  
  
Bar
inghiswhi t
efangs,hisclaws,
Ter
rori
zingthev i
ll
age!

Snarl
ing:warni
ngsoundsmadebyani
mal
s
Bari
ng:uncovered
Fangs:Sharptoot
hofanimal
s

Thepoetsayst hati
ftheti
gerwouldhavebeenfree,
hewoul dhav
esnarl
ed
aroundthehouseslocatedatt
heoutski
rtsofthefor
est.Hewouldter
ror
ise
peoplewit
hhissharpt oot
handclaws.Thiswouldcreat
efearamongthepeopl
e
l
ivingi
nthevil
lages.
 
Li
ter
arydev
ices

 Rhy
meScheme:abcbr
hymeschemei
sfol
l
owed(
edge,
vil
l
age)

 Enj
ambment:Linecont
inuest
onextli
newithoutpunct
uat
ionmar
ks(
Heshoul
d
besnar
li
ngaroundhousesAtthej
ungle’
sedge,)

 Onomat
opoei
a:usi
ngwor
dswhi
chdenot
esound(
snar
li
ng)
 Assonance:useofv
owel
sound‘
o’and‘
I
’(shoul
d,ar
ound,
houses)
,(Bar
ing,
his,
whit
e,hi
s)

 Consonance:useofconsonantsound‘
s’(
his,
fangs,
his,
claws)

Buthe’slockedinaconcret
ecel
l,
Hisstrengthbehi
ndbars,
Stal
kingthelengthofhi
scage,
I
gnoringv i
sit
ors.

Concr
ete:bui
l
dingmadeofbr
icks,
cement
,sandandwat
er

Nowt hepoetcomest other ealityoft heti

gerthati
sinsi
det hecage.Hesay s
thatthet i
gerisconfinedinast rongcel lwhichi
smadeofst r
ongbui l
ding
mat eri
al.Hef urt
hersayst hatast het i
geri
sbehindbars,sohisferociousnessis
alsobehi ndthebars.Hej ustst alksint hecage.Henevertr
iestoterror i
zethe
visi
torsbecausehi spoweri sr est ri
ctedbythecage.Therefore,
henev ertr
iest
o
terr
orizet hevisi
tor
sashecannotat tackthem.

Li
ter
arydev
ices

 Rhy
meScheme:abcbr
hymeschemei
sfol
l
owed(
bar
s-v
isi
tor
s)

 Per
soni
fi
cat
ion:Thet
igeri
sper
soni
fi
edbecauset
hepoetr
efer
shi
m as‘
he’
.

 Assonance:useofv
owel
sound‘
e’(
he,
locked,
concr
ete,
cel
l
)

 Consonance:useofconsonantsound‘
s’(
his,
str
engt
h,bar
s)

 Al
li
ter
ati
on:useofsound‘
b’att
hest
artoft
wowor
ds(
behi
ndbar
s)

Hehear
sthel
astv
oiceatni
ght
,
Thepatr
oll
ingcars,
Andstar
eswi t
hhisbril
li
antey
es 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Atthebr
il
li
antstars.

Pat
rol
li
ng:t
oguar
d,t
ovi
gil

Thepoetsay sthatinthenight
,theti
gerhear st
hesoundsoft hepatroll
ingcars.
Patr
olli
ngcarsaret hevehi
clesofpoli
cewhi chareusedtoguar datnight.So,i
n
thenighttheti
gerhearsthesoundsoft hesecars.Hethenst aresattheshi ni
ng
star
swi thhi
sshiningeyes.Thepoetwant stosaythatthetigerissadandashe
i
sconf inedi
nthecage, so,hecannotdoany thi
ng.Theref
ore,hest ar
esatt he
star
si ntheni
ghtandt ri
estodiver
thisthoughtstowardsthem.

Li
ter
arydev
ices:

 Rhy
meScheme:abcbr
hymeschemei
sfol
l
owed(
car
s-st
ars)

 Enj
ambment:Li
nethr
eecont
inuestoli
nefourwi
thoutanypunct
uat
ion
mark.(
Andstar
eswit
hhi
sbri
lli
anteyesatthebr
il
li
antst
ars.
)

 Al
l
iter
ati
on:useofsound‘
h’i
nthest
art
ingoft
wowor
ds(
hehear
s)

 Assonance:useof‘
I
’sound(
wit
h,hi
s,br
il
li
ant
)