‘रचना-प्रयोग’ का मुख्य उद्देश्य क्या है?

व्याकरण का व्यावहारिक प्रयोग सिखाना

‘द्वितीयः’ किस प्रकार की संख्या है?

क्रमवाचक (दूसरा)

What contrast does the poem draw?

It contrasts the tiger’s helpless, frustrated life in a zoo cage with the free, dignified life it would lead in the wild.

What would the tiger do if it were free?

It would lurk in the shadows near a water hole to hunt deer, or snarl at the edge of the village to terrorise the people.

How does the tiger spend the night in the zoo?

It hears the patrolling cars and stares at the brilliant stars with longing, locked behind concrete bars.

What is the central message of the poem?

That caging wild animals is cruel and robs them of their natural freedom and dignity.

Why does the tiger ignore the visitors?

Because it is full of anger and helplessness at being caged and has no interest in the people who stare at it.

What feelings does the poem arouse in the reader?

Sympathy for the caged tiger and an appreciation of the value of freedom.

How is the tiger’s strength shown to be wasted in the zoo?

Its power to hunt and roam is locked behind bars, so its natural strength and instincts have no outlet.

What do the “brilliant eyes” and the stars suggest?

They suggest the tiger’s longing for freedom and its connection to the vast, open natural world it has lost.

What is the poet’s attitude towards keeping animals in zoos?

The poet is critical of it, showing it as cruel and unnatural through the tiger’s misery.

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A Tiger in the Zoo

Q: How does the tiger behave in the cage?

It paces quietly in a few steps, full of suppressed rage, ignoring the visitors who come to stare at it.

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The story in short

Leslie Norris’s poem contrasts a tiger’s helpless, frustrated life in a zoo cage with the wild freedom it would enjoy in its natural habitat. In the cage the tiger paces silently in a few quiet steps, full of suppressed rage, ignoring the visitors who come to stare. The poet imagines how, if it were free, the tiger would lurk in the shadows near a water hole to hunt deer, or terrorise the village by snarling at its edge. Instead it is locked behind concrete bars, hearing the patrolling cars at night and staring at the brilliant stars with longing. The poem highlights the cruelty of confining wild animals and the loss of their natural freedom, contrasting the dignity of the tiger in the wild with its helpless misery in captivity. It awakens sympathy and the value of freedom.

The story in 5 beats

1The tiger walks in his small cage on velvet soft paws, angry but silent.
2He should be hiding near long grass and water, waiting to catch deer.
3He should be snarling around village houses and frightening people at the jungle edge.
4Instead, he stays locked in a concrete cell and ignores the visitors.
5At night he hears patrolling cars and looks sadly at the shining stars.