A Tiger in The Zoo Cxlass 10

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A Tiger in the Zoo Summary in English

By Sagar Sir
This poem is showing the pitiful condition of the tiger in the zoo. It shows the poor
condition of the tiger in a cage. In a zoo, the tiger walks in the limited space
provided to it in the cage. He can take a few steps. There are stripes on his body
which are easily noticeable. His paws are soft like velvet. He does not make any
noise while walking on his ‘pads of velvet’. Usually, the tiger is silent but in anger.
Poet suggests that the cage is not the proper place for the tiger, as it is not its
natural habitat. Thus, the tiger in the cage is a victim of human cruelty. Generally,
tigers are found sitting under some bushes or long grass near some water bodies. So
that the tiger can see its prey like deer coming there to drink water, and
consequently can slide silently through the grass and kill them. The poet wants to
convey to all humankind that the tiger should be there in the forest and not in a
cage.
Further, the poet gave a suggestion that the tiger should be sitting at the jungle’s
edge near the village. It may terrorize the people passing that way by showing its
sharp teeth, baring its claws and producing a roaring sound of anger.
Poet has deep sympathy due to the unpleasant situation of the tiger who is
imprisoned in a cell made of concrete. Tiger is unable to come out due to the strong
bars fixed at the concrete cell. So, the tiger’s strength is locked behind the bars. All
such circumstanced are making tiger having no interest in the visitors. And, he keeps
on stalking in the limited space of the cage.
The poet is trying to make realize the people about a tiger who is sitting in the cage
and feeling unpleasant and restless. Tiger is still showing no interest in the sound
created by the patrolling cars of the zoo authorities. The poet is showing him staring
at the shining stars with his brilliant eyes. The poet is raising a moral issue here and
he intends to present a strong case against the cruelty of humans for the animals
kept in cages.
KEY POINTS
 This poem contrasts a tiger when it is in its natural habitat and when it is
imprisoned in a zoo.
 On a starry night, the poet sees a tiger in a zoo.
 The tiger moves slowly up and down in his cage
 The tiger is full of rage but is quiet in his helplessness.
 The poet is moved to pity for the tiger
 The poet says that the tiger should have been in the jungle.
 But sadly the tiger is locked behind bars in a concrete cell
 The tiger does not take any notice of the visitors
 The tiger is no longer free to move in his natural habitat
TASK
Answer the following questions:
1. Why does the tiger stalk in cage? What does it reflect?

2. How does the tiger behave in his natural habitat?
3. Bring out the pathetic elements in the poem, ‘A Tiger in the Zoo’.
4. Compare and contrast the environment of the zoo tiger and of the jungle
tiger.
5. What message does the poet convey by poem?
Fill in the blanks:
1. The jungle tiger is ……… around houses.

2. The jungle tiger is ……… the village by exposing his sharp white teeth and his
awesome claws.
3. The zoo tiger has been locked in a ………….
4. The zoo tiger is angry. He is ignoring ……….. .
5. The tiger hears the voice of …………….
Express the meaning of the following words:
1. Vivid
2. Lurking
3. Snarling
4. Rage
5. Stares
A Tiger in the Zoo
He stalks in his vivid stripes
The few steps of his cage,
On pads of velvet quiet,
In his quiet rage.
He should be lurking in shadow,
Sliding through long grass
Near the water hole
Where plump deer pass.
He should be snarling around houses

At the jungle’s edge,
Baring his white fangs, his claws,
Terrorising the village!
But he’s locked in a concrete cell,
His strength behind bars,
Stalking the length of his cage,
Ignoring visitors.
He hears the last voice at night,
The patrolling cars,
And stares with his brilliant eyes
At the brilliant stars.
LESLIE NORRIS
George Leslie Norris, was a prize-winning Welsh poet and short story writer. He taught
at academic institutions in Britain and the United States, including Brigham Young
University. Norris is considered one of the most important Welsh writers of the post-war
period, and his literary publications have won many prizes
Born: 21 May 1921,
Date of death: 6 April 2006
National Affiliation: Wales

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A Tiger in the Zoo Summary in English

1. Why does the tiger stalk in cage? What does it reflect?

Fill in the blanks:

1. The jungle tiger is ……… around houses.

Express the meaning of the following words:

A Tiger in the Zoo

He stalks in his vivid stripes

The few steps of his cage,

On pads of velvet quiet,

In his quiet rage.

He should be lurking in shadow,

Sliding through long grass

Near the water hole

Where plump deer pass.

He should be snarling around houses

Baring his white fangs, his claws,

Terrorising the village!

But he’s locked in a concrete cell,

His strength behind bars,

Stalking the length of his cage,

He hears the last voice at night,

The patrolling cars,

And stares with his brilliant eyes

At the brilliant stars.

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