ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
why does the tiger snarl?
A
to show his anger and helplessness
B
to pacify his rage
C
to attack the prey
D
to remember his freedom
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: The tiger expresses his rage quietly because there is nothing he can do from behind the bars of his cage. He is helpless as his strength now lies inside the cage. He is no longer free as he was in the jungle.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: (a) The poet is trying to suggest that the tiger should be allowed to live in his natural habitat. (b) The tiger scares the people by growling at them and showing his teeth and claws. (c) ‘He’ snarls to show his anger and helplessness.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ans. The tiger makes his presence felt in the village by snarling around the houses which are at the edge of the forest. He tries to terrorise people by showing his white fangs and claws.

Detailed explanation-4: -His strength behind bars. Stalking the length of his cage. Ignoring visitors.

Detailed explanation-5: -The poet describes the feelings of the tiger in the zoo. He keeps on moving from one comer to another. “He stalks in his vivid stripes moving the few steps of his cage”. He is not happy.

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