First Flight Poem ch03 A Tiger in the Zoo

CBSE Class 10 English Language and Literature
Revision Notes
Chapter 3
A tiger in the zoo

This poem contrasts a tiger when it is in its natural habitat and when it is imprisoned in a zoo.
On a starry night, the poet sees a tiger in a zoo.
The tiger moves slowly up and down in his cage
The tiger is full of rage but is quiet in his helplessness.
The poet is moved to pity for the tiger
The poet says that the tiger should have been in the jungle..
But sadly the tiger is locked behind bars in a concrete cell
The tiger does not take any notice of the visitors
The tiger is no longer free to move in his natural habitat . .