P-2.A Tiger in the Zoo — ENGLISH [NCERT] STD 10 — Question

Notice the use of a word repeated in lines such as these:
And stares with his brilliant eyes At the brilliant stars.
What do you think is the effect of this repetition?

Why doesn't the poet write about a more beautiful tree such as a maple, an oak, or a pine?

'Possession in nine-tenths of the law' How far does the contents of the poem, 'The Ball Poem', illustrate this idiom?

How does the poetess depict the 'Crocodile' in the poem?

How does Robert Frost caution the common man?

Read the poem again, and work in pairs or groups to do the following tasks.
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.

For Frost, what do 'fire' and 'ice' stand for?

What is the general rule of this 'world of possessions'? Why is money 'external'?

How does a tiger create terror for the villagers ?

“But if it had to perish twice”. Why does the poet use ‘if’ in the above quotation ?