ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The poet is Leslie Norris. The poem is about a tiger that is very beautiful and is walking in his little cage. He is having beautiful stripes on his skin and has velvet-like soft paws.

Detailed explanation-2: -A Tiger in the Zoo: CBSE Class 10 English First Flight A Tiger in the Zoo Poem By Leslie Norris Summary & Notes.

Detailed explanation-3: -George Leslie Norris (1921-2006) was a prize winning Welsh poet and short story writer. He is considered as most important Welsh writer of the post war period and his literary works have won many prizes. His famous works are Finding Gold, The loud winder, phoenix living poets series: Ransoms, etc.

Detailed explanation-4: -The poem written by Leslie Norris explains the agony and helplessness of a caged tiger that lives in a zoo. The poet explains what his life could be if he had been a free animal. The poet has tried to explain about the condition of animals that are caged by human beings for their own fun.

Detailed explanation-5: -’A Tiger in the Zoo’ by Leslie Norris was written in 1938 when the poet was 17 years old. From age 12, Norris wanted to be a poet and listened to the poetry of Dylan Thomas and Vernon Watkins. Whatsoever, through this poem, he presents the attitude of men towards animals.