A Tiger in the zoo 23-24.pptx

A detailed explanation , figurative device with question and answers based on CBSE syllabus

1. A Tiger in the Zoo By George Leslie Norris

2. Day 1 - Agenda Entry Ticket - Discussion - 3 mins - Think Pair Share - 5 mins Silent reading & first impressions - 5 mins Stanza wise explanation - 25 mins Video - Extinction of tigers - 2 mins Message - 5 mins Exit Ticket - 3 mins

3. Enduring Understanding Students will be able to understand the importance of freedom for all living beings including animals. They also understand the need to preserve and conserve animals in their natural habitat.

4. Learning Targets: I can determine the central theme and identify the various literary devices of the poem. I can interpret the poem and give my perspective on it. I can formulate relevant answers with structure and provide evidence from the poem.

5. Day 1 - Entry Ticket - Discussion What do you feel about animals being used for commercial purposes? Are zoos necessary for conservation/protection of wildlife? Are there any alternatives to zoos?

6. Entry Ticket - Think Pair Share Observe the pictures in the upcoming slides carefully. Discuss within your crews each of your views. Share your thoughts with the entire class.

7. Silent reading and sharing first impressions of the poem. Reading of the poem

8. A Tiger In the Zoo - Stanza 1 He stalks in his vivid stripes The few steps of his cage, On pads of velvet quiet, In his quiet rage. The tiger is locked in a concrete cell in the zoo. Since the size of the cage is small, the tiger can hardly take a few steps along the length of the cage. His pads are velvet soft. In spite of all his strength , the tiger is imprisoned. The tiger is angry, full of rage but is quiet because he is helpless.

9. A Tiger In the Zoo - Stanza 2 He should be lurking in shadow, Sliding through long grass Near the water hole Where plump deer pass. The tiger should have been in his natural habitat i.e. in the jungle or a forest - hunting, and resting. He is supposed to be lying in the shadows of the tree and sliding quietly through long grass .He is supposed to wait near the hole for some fat and healthy deer to pass that way.

10. A Tiger In the Zoo - Stanza 3 He should be snarling around houses At the jungle’s edge, Baring his white fangs, his claws, Terrorising the village! According to the poet, if the tiger had been free, he would have angrily moved around the houses on the outskirts of the forest. Exposing his razor-sharp teeth and claws, he would terrorise the villagers.

11. A Tiger In the Zoo - Stanza 4 But he’s locked in a concrete cell, His strength behind bars, Stalking the length of his cage, Ignoring visitors. The poet sees that the tiger is locked in a concrete cell in the zoo. In spite of his strength , he is imprisoned behind the bars. Very slowly the tiger moves up and down along the length of the cage as he has nothing else to do. He completely ignores the visitors who have come to watch him. His power is limited to the cage which makes it almost impossible for him to terrorize the visitors.

12. A Tiger In the Zoo - Stanza 5 He hears the last voice at night, The patrolling cars, And stares with his brilliant eyes At the brilliant stars. The tiger hears the sounds of the patrolling cars at night. He looks up at the stars with his shining eyes. All that he can do is to just stare at the stars as he has lost all hope and feels helpless. He is looking for some sort of hope and comfort in these stars. He hopes for a day where he would be set free in his natural habitat and live in the natural surroundings.

13. Why are tigers going extinct? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrp0boIH9mA

14. Message This poem is a representation of the plight of animals. People trap animals and keep them in cages in a zoo, but they do not realise that a wild animal is better off in its natural habitat . The poem shows a stark contrast in the living style of a tiger in a zoo and a tiger in a forest. It tries to depict the mental condition of the caged tiger. The tiger moves to and fro in the cage as if trying to pass away the time. The tiger belongs in the forest . There it can hunt as and when required. It hunts not out of envy or out of hatred, as human beings do, but only as a survival strategy. Humans believe that the tiger is dangerous, but in fact it is humans who are a danger to each other, and the tiger is relatively benign. In the wild, the tiger can roam freely. Yet we do not hesitate to cage up such an independent creature. We do not think it is degrading to pay to watch such a creature in a jail cell, or even worse, in a circus or a movie set. The poet feels that it is unjust to remove animals from their natural habitat and that we must strive to conserve that habitat for them at all costs. Instead of taking forest lands away for agriculture or industrialisation, we should give these lands back to their original inhabitants.

15. Exit Ticket - Pick out words from the poem which describes the appearance and movement of the tiger. Appearance Movement

16. Day 2 - Agenda Entry Ticket - CFU - 3 mins Themes - 5 mins Literary devices - 10 mins RTC, Short & Long Q/As discussion - 30 mins Exit Ticket - 2 mins

17. Day 2: Entry Ticket - CFU What is the significance of the title, “A Tiger in the Zoo”? How does the poem challenge traditional views of wild animals and their place in the world?

18. Themes F reedom vs captivity - The most important theme of the poem is freedom vs captivity. In this poem, Norris describes how the tiger longs for its freedom . It somehow wants to break its imposed captivity to become the same wild spirit again. T amed vs wild - the poet talks about how men try to tame the wild. It not only destroys the beauty of the wild but it also tries to kill one’s basic instincts. Natural Beauty - The tiger is a part of nature that stands for the beauty of nature as a whole. It represents the wild side of nature still it has its beauty.

19. Literary Devices Rhyme Scheme - abcb - Stanza 1, 2 and 5 abcd - Stanza 3 and 4 Metaphor - ‘pads of velvet’ - pads are compared with velvet because of the quality of softness. Oxymoron - ‘quiet rage’ Imagery - ‘he stalks in vivid stripes’, ‘lurking in the shadow’ Enjambment - ‘sliding through… deer pass’, ‘he should be snarling around houses… jungle’s edge’ Alliteration - ‘behind bars’, ‘he hears’

20. Reference to Context He should be snarling around houses At the jungle’s edge, Baring his white fangs, his claws, Terrorising the village! (a) What does the poet try to suggest through these lines? (b) How does the tiger scare the people? [CBSE 2015] (c) Why does ‘he’ snarl? (d) How does ‘he’ show his presence? [CBSE 2011]

21. Short Answer Questions (40-50 words) Q1. How does the tiger walk about in the cage? What are his emotions? Q2. What do you understand by `His strength behind bars’? What kind of a cage is he locked in? Q3. What difference do you find in the mood of a tiger when he is in a zoo and when he is in a forest? Q4. How does the tiger make his presence felt in the village? 

22. Long Question (100-120 words) Q Love for freedom is a natural instinct of every living being. Comment with reference to the poem A Tiger in the Zoo.

23. Exit Ticket - MCQ Q 1 How do the eyes of tiger look? sad b) brilliant c) dark d) light Q 2 The poem draws a contrast between ___ and ___. a nimals and human beings tiger in a zoo and tiger in a forest tiger in a zoo and humans Humans and tiger in a forest Q 3 Name the poetic device used in “In his quiet rage” metaphor b) assonance c) oxymoron d) simile

24. Exit Ticket - MCQ Q 4 Why should the tiger be lurking in shadow? o ut of fear out of anger to catch the deer a ll of the above Q 5 Name the poetic device used in the line “On pads of velvet quiet” m etaphor b) assonance c) consonance d) oxymoron

25. SHORT-ANSWER QUESTIONS Q1. How does the tiger walk about in the cage? What are his emotions? Ans. The tiger in the cage walks in a proud manner. He is angry because he is shut in a small cell. He is helpless and cannot come out.

26. SHORT-ANSWER QUESTIONS Q2. What do you understand by `His strength behind bars’? What kind of a cage is he locked in? Ans. The tiger is wretched in its cage. His power is confined behind the bars. He was locked in a small cage where he is devoid of freedom. He feels unhappy, frustrated, restless and angry.

27. SHORT-ANSWER QUESTIONS Q.3 What difference do you find in the mood of a tiger when he is in a zoo and when he is in a forest?  Ans.  In the zoo, in his small cage and devoid of freedom, the tiger feels unhappy rather frustrated, restless and angry. In the forest, he enjoys moving majestically wherever he wants, terrorizes the villagers by displaying his sharp teeth and claws. He is happy in the forest, enjoying his liberty and surroundings, but not in the zoo.

28. SHORT-ANSWER QUESTIONS Q.4 Why does the tiger express his rage quietly? Ans. The tiger expresses his rage quietly because there is nothing he can do from behind the bars of his cage. He is helpless as his strength now lies inside the cage. He is no longer free as he was in the jungle.