A Tiger In The Zoo

The poem draws a contrast between _____ and _____ .

• animals, human beings

• tiger in a zoo, tiger in a forest

• tiger in a zoo, humans

• humans, tiger in forest

What has been personified in the poem?

• TIGER

• FOREST

• ZOO

• ALL OF THE ABOVE

WHICH POETIC DEVICE IS USED IN " IN HIS QUIET RAGE"?

• SIMILE

• METAPHOR

• ALLITERATION

• OXYMORON

Why should he be lurking in shadow?

• out of fear

• out of anger

• to catch the deer

• both 1 and 2

By "ignoring visitors", what is the poet trying to say?

• tiger knows his power is restricted

• there is no use of showing rage

• he is less terrorizing because of the cage

• all of the above

What describes "tiger in a cell"?

• Locked in concrete cell

• snarling around houses

• shadow, long grass

• baring his white fangs

What describes "tiger in a jungle"?

• Locked in concrete cell

• his strength behind bars

• sliding through long grass

• ignoring visistors

What is the last sound heard by the tiger in the zoo?

• sounds of the plump deer

• sound of the patrolling cars

• sound of the zoo keeper

• sound of tiger cubs

Name the poetic device used in the line "On pads of velvet quiet".

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

• oxymoron

In his natural habitat, a tiger is ______

• busy hunting
• always lazy
• Always sleepy
• happy & joyful