Explanation:

This poem is showing the pitiful condition of the tiger in the zoo. It shows the poor condition of the tiger in a cage. In a zoo, the tiger walks in the limited space provided to it in the cage. He can take a few steps. There are stripes on his body which are easily noticeable. His paws are soft like velvet. He does not make any noise while walking on his ‘pads of velvet’. Usually, the tiger is silent but in anger.

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. Generally, tigers are found sitting under some bushes or long grass near some water bodies. So that the tiger can see its prey like deer coming there to drink water, and consequently can slide silently through the grass and kill them. The poet wants to convey to all humankind that the tiger should be there in the forest and not in a cage.

Further, the poet gave a suggestion that the tiger should be sitting at the jungle’s edge near the village. It may terrorize the people passing that way by showing its sharp teeth, baring its claws and producing a roaring sound of anger.

Poet has deep sympathy due to the unpleasant situation of the tiger who is imprisoned in a cell made of concrete. Tiger is unable to come out due to the strong bars fixed at the concrete cell. So, the tiger’s strength is locked behind the bars. All such circumstanced are making tiger having no interest in the visitors. And, he keeps on stalking in the limited space of the cage.

The poet is trying to make realize the people about a tiger who is sitting in the cage and feeling unpleasant and restless. Tiger is still showing no interest in the sound created by the patrolling cars of the zoo authorities. The poet is showing him staring at the shining stars with his brilliant eyes. The poet is raising a moral issue here and he intends to present a strong case against the cruelty of humans for the animals kept in cages.

Conclusion of A Tiger in the Zoo

In this poem, the poet is conveying an important message that wild animals should be in their natural habitat.

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༆Summary༆

The Poem contrasts a tiger in the zoo with the tiger in its natural habitat . It tells about the feelings of tiger inside a cage of a zoo and a tiger free in jungle .

• The tiger feels very helpless and be quiet after looking at people which depicts its silent anger.

• A tiger free in jungle keeps itself hidden in long bushes in order to hunt its prey.

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Every Living organism has the right to live freely, noone can snatch someone else freedom, but humans hunt wild animals and also imprison them in small cages of zoo to earn money . This shows how selfish some people are . As in the poem tiger in the zoo , the animals love to be free . Animals have their own way of living , like a tiger keeps waiting for its prey in long bushes . A deer likes to eat wild grass . Every animal has the habit to live in huge fields and not in small cage as the jungles are the real home of animals . Imprisonment of animals to earn money is a very bad thing though it is not regarded as illegal by government, manh people comes ro zoo to watch imprisoned animals . We all need to take the first step for the freedom of many wild animals who have forgotten to live their life in their own way due to some cruel humans.

All animals will be happy only in their natural habitat. We all don't have any right to snatch someone else freedom. Its our responsibility to provide freedom to wild animals who wwre imprisoned by humans. Animals too have eyes like us which wants to see the brilliant stars from its home that ia jungle , they too have heart who feels the happiness of being free .

The poet Leslie Norris wants to convey his idea to people by his poem A tiger in the zoo . He describes the feelings of all wild animals through 'Tiger' in cage and as well as in jungle.

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