CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

A TIGER IN THE ZOO

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
By “ignoring visitors", what is the poet trying to say?
A
tiger knows his power is restricted
B
there is no use of showing rage
C
he is less terrorising because of the cage
D
all of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: The correct option is C. Explanation: By ignoring visitors the poet is trying to say that tiger is restricted in the case and he cannot get out.So there is no use in showing rage.It would not get him freedom.

Detailed explanation-2: -His strength and might have also been imprisoned, so he is utterly helpless. He chooses to ignore the visitors because they mean nothing to him and he knows that he cannot expect anything from them.

Detailed explanation-3: -The poet is trying to say that we all have to make difficult choices in life. He is also trying to tell us to make wise choices so that we don’t regret it later.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

Detailed explanation-5: -Personification: The tiger is personified because the poet refers him as ‘he’. Enjambment: Sentence is continuing to next line without any punctuation mark.

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