🐯 A Tiger in the Zoo

About the Poem

📖 Poem Notes

Leslie Norris — Contrasts a tiger in a zoo vs a tiger in the wild. In zoo: paces behind bars, ignores visitors, stares at patrolling guards. In wild: would be lurking near village, terrorising deer, showing natural strength. Message: Captivity robs a creature of its dignity and freedom. The tiger's silent rage represents suppressed wildness.

🔑 Key Points

  • Learn the central theme and message for exam
  • Note any literary devices: metaphor, personification, irony, symbolism
  • The poem is from the First Flight textbook