Read the poem again, and work in pairs or groups to do the following tasks.
(i) Find the words that describe the movements and actions of the tiger in the cage and in the wild. Arrange them in two columns.
(ii) Find the words that describe the two places, and arrange them in two columns.
Now try to share ideas about how the poet uses words and images to contrast the two situations.
(i) The words that describe the movements and actions of the tiger in the cage are:-
|
In the cage |
In the wild |
|
Stalks |
Lurking in shadow |
|
Few steps of his cage |
Sliding through long grass |
|
Quiet rage |
Snarling around houses |
|
Locked in a concrete cell |
Baring his white fangs, his claws |
|
Stalking the length of his cage |
Terrorising the village |
|
Ignoring visitors |
|
|
Stares at the brilliant stars |
|
(ii) The words that describe the two places are:-
|
Cage |
Wild |
|
Concrete cell |
Shadow |
|
Locked |
Long grass |
|
Behind bars |
Water hole |
|
Visitors |
Plump deer |
|
Patrolling cars |
Houses at the jungle’s edge |
