CLASS 10
A TIGER IN THE ZOO
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Question
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the stars
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the tiger’s eyes
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tiger’s white fangs
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Both the stars and the tiger’s eyes
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Detailed explanation-1: -Similarly, the use of ‘brilliant’ for the tiger’s eyes as well as the stars also brings out the magnificence of these lines. The tiger stares at the brilliant stars with his brilliant eyes dreaming about how beautiful his life could be in the forest. The repetition thus gives a wonderful effect to the poem.
Detailed explanation-2: -The poet has repeated ‘brilliant’ to bring into notice the tiger’s aspiration for freedom. As we know, a tiger’s eyes are shining and glowing. With those shining eyes, he keeps staring at the shining stars and wishes to free like them.
Detailed explanation-3: -The poet compares the brilliance of the tiger’s eyes to the brilliance of the stars shining in the night sky.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer:The poet refer the term brilliant eyes to the tiger’s eye because his (tiger) dreams of being free from zoo and go to its home jungle.
Detailed explanation-5: -He stares with hope at the brilliant stars shining in the sky. He hopes for the day when he would be able to run free in the wild. The brilliant stars, thus, provides him with some sort of comfort. Question 12.