He hears the last voice at night
the patrolling cars
and stares with his brilliant eyes
at the brilliant stars
a) Sound does the tiger hear at night? What impact does it have on him?
b) Explain the usage of the word 'brilliant' for eyes and stars?
c) What might be the tiger thinking at this moment?
d) Which word in the stanza means 'looks' intently?
Poem- A tiger in the zoo
Dear Student
a) The tiger hears the sound of the cars honking outside the zoo. Therefore, the tiger could not rest at night.
b) The tiger stares at the brilliant stars because it hopes that in the future, it will be relocated to its natural habitat. Just the sky and stars are elements of nature, the tiger is longing to go back into the wild. Therefore, the poet uses these words to show the relation to nature.
c) The tiger might be thinking about the world outside and all the times that he has been outside in the wild.
d) The word which means 'looks intently' is stares.
Regards.
a) The tiger hears the sound of the cars honking outside the zoo. Therefore, the tiger could not rest at night.
b) The tiger stares at the brilliant stars because it hopes that in the future, it will be relocated to its natural habitat. Just the sky and stars are elements of nature, the tiger is longing to go back into the wild. Therefore, the poet uses these words to show the relation to nature.
c) The tiger might be thinking about the world outside and all the times that he has been outside in the wild.
d) The word which means 'looks intently' is stares.
Regards.