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 describes 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)
Movements and actions of the tiger in the cage | Movements and actions of the tiger in the wild |
Stalking | Lurking |
Ignoring | Sliding |
Starting | Snarling |
Hearing | Baring |
Terrorizing |
(ii)
Places in the cage | Places in the wild |
Pads of velvet quite | Long grass |
Concrete cell | Water hole |
Behind bars | Jungle’s edge |