(i) Find the words that describe the movements and actions of the tiger in the case and in the wild. Arrange them in two columns.

Question

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 case 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.

Answer 1

(i)

 

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)

Cage	Wild
Few steps of his cage	Shadow
Concrete cell	Long grass
Locked	Water hole
Behind bars	Plump deer
Visitors	Houses at the jungle’s edge
Patrolling cars	Village