CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -For example she says, “A noble beast greets you’ for “The Bengal Tiger”, “A bear – hugs you” “Crocodiles weep” and ‘Hyena smiles’. Like these animals, each of us has some special qualities which make us quite different from others.

Detailed explanation-2: -The poet uses the terms ‘noble’ and ‘wild’ to show that the tiger like other wild animals, kills its prey. But the difference is that the tiger is noble for he kills only for hunger and not pleasure like the other wild beasts. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-3: -You’ll know it is the Asian Lion…’ or the other one is ‘A noble wild beast greets you’. So his idea of explaining the characteristics of the wild animals is quite funny.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Bengal Tiger is a ‘noble’ wild beast that “greets you” when you are roaming around in the jungle. The unsparing Leopard will show no mercy and it will “do no good to roar with pain.” If you have any doubts, the bear will “give you just one more caress.”

Detailed explanation-5: -Asiatic Lions are termed to be the King of the Jungle. Hence, the Lion is a noble one. The lion is also termed as a wild beast in the human kingdom. The poet describes the meeting of the lion and the human wherein it either roars or stares at the human; is a form of greeting.