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A Tiger in the Zoo - Coggle Diagram
A Tiger in the Zoo
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Key idea about the poem
This poem is comparing the tiger's life from when he was living in his natural habitat with his family to when he is now captive in a cage
Stanza 4: The tiger is locked in a concrete cell and is strengthless while ignoring all the visitors who visit him in the zoo
Stanza 1 : The poem begins with the description of a tiger in a cage who stalks in his quiet rage. The tiger is described of having vivid stripes and soft paws
Stanza 2: Here, the life of the tiger is shown when he was living his life in the jungle while catching his prey.
Stanza 3:In this stanza, the poet wants to convey the message that the tiger should be terrorizing the village with his sharp claws and fangs, but instead he himself is being terrorized by being kept in a cage
Stanza 5: At night the tiger the hears voice of the patrolling cars who are ensuring that he does not escape, all the while with his brilliant eyes he gazes the brilliant stars as they are the only remainder of his life in the jungle