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Flashcards: Poem - A Tiger in the Zoo 50 Flashcards 
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What emotional response does the poet express toward the tiger in the zoo? |
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The poet feels pity for the tiger, recognizing its rage and helplessness as it moves slowly in its confined space.  |
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Fill in the blank: The poem consists of ___ stanzas, each containing ___ lines. |
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5 stanzas, 4 lines  |
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True or False: The tiger in the poem is portrayed as being wild and free. |
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False. The tiger is portrayed as imprisoned and helpless in the zoo.  |
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Describe the contrast presented in the poem regarding the tiger's existence. |
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The poem contrasts the tiger's natural habitat, where it is wild and free, with its existence in a zoo, where it is confined and experiences rage and helplessness.  |
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Fill in the blank: The poet observes the tiger moving slowly up and down in its ___ at the zoo. |
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Cage  |
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What emotions does the tiger display while moving in his cage, and how do his physical characteristics contribute to this emotional state? |
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The tiger displays quiet rage as he stalks in his cage, limited by its small size. His soft, velvet-like pads allow him to move silently, which adds to the frustration of his confinement, as he cannot express his anger through sound.  |
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The tiger would naturally prefer to be in the wild, where he can ___ and ___ for his food. |
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Hunt and prey upon deer  |
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True or False: The poem suggests that the tiger enjoys his life in captivity. |
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False. The poem indicates that the tiger is frustrated and angry due to his confinement and longs for the freedom of the wild.  |
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How does the poet contrast the tiger's natural behavior with his life in the cage? |
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The poet contrasts the tiger's natural behavior by describing how he would be lurking in shadows and hunting for deer in the wild, in contrast to his current life of limited movement and quiet rage in a small cage.  |
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Fill in the blank: The tiger's confinement in the zoo leads to ___ as he cannot exhibit his natural instincts. |
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Frustration  |
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What does the poet imply about the tiger's ferociousness while it is in captivity? |
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The poet implies that the tiger's ferociousness is contained and restrained by the cage, preventing it from terrorizing visitors.  |
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Fill in the blank: The tiger hears the sounds of the ___ at night, which indicates the presence of human activity. |
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Patrolling cars  |
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True or False: The tiger actively tries to terrorize visitors while being confined in the cage. |
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False. The tiger does not try to terrorize visitors because its power is limited by the cage.  |
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What do the 'brilliant eyes' of the tiger symbolize in the context of the poem? |
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The 'brilliant eyes' symbolize the tiger's inner strength and vitality, contrasting with its sadness and confinement.  |
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Fill in the blank: The tiger stares at the ___ in the night as a way to divert its thoughts. |
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Brilliant stars  |
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What does the poem convey about the theme of freedom vs. captivity? |
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The poem highlights the contrasting conditions of a tiger in captivity versus its potential life in the wild, emphasizing the deep agony and hopelessness experienced by the caged tiger, as well as the universal desire for freedom shared by both humans and animals.  |
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The poem argues against confining animals in zoos for entertainment, asserting that every animal, like humans, desires a life of ___. |
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Freedom  |
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True or False: The poem suggests that it is acceptable to keep animals in cages for the sake of public entertainment. |
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False. The poem argues that it is cruel to confine animals, as they have a right to live freely.  |
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What message does the poem deliver regarding the rights of animals? |
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The poem delivers the message that animals have the right to live freely and that it is wrong to cage them, as they suffer greatly in confinement.  |
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Fill in the blank: The extreme agony of the caged tiger symbolizes the ___ felt by all animals confined against their will. |
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Hopelessness  |
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What does the contrasting phrase 'quiet rage' in the poem signify about the tiger's emotions? |
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The phrase 'quiet rage' signifies the tiger's suppressed anger and frustration at being caged, indicating that despite its calm exterior, it harbors deep feelings of anger and helplessness.  |
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The words 'cage' and 'sky' in the poem symbolize what aspects of the tiger's existence? |
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'Cage' symbolizes the captivity and confinement imposed by humans, while 'sky' represents the freedom and natural habitat that the tiger longs for.  |
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Fill in the blank: The use of alliteration in the phrases 'should be lurking in shadow' and 'plump deer pass' emphasizes the tiger's ___ condition. |
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Predatory  |
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True or False: The tiger is personified in the poem, as indicated by the use of the pronoun 'he'. |
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True: The use of 'he' implies that the tiger has human-like qualities and emotions, enhancing the reader's connection to its plight.  |
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What literary device is illustrated by the comparison of the tiger's paws to 'pads of velvet quiet'? |
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This is a metaphor, as it compares the softness of the tiger's paws to velvet, highlighting their quiet and stealthy movement.  |
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