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Question 1:Read the poem again, and work in pairs or groups to do the following tasks.(i) Find the words that describe the movements and ac…

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Question 1:

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 case and in the wild. Arrange them in two columns.

(ii) Find the words that describe 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.

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    (i)
    In the cage
    In the wild

    StalksLurking
    in shadow
    Few
    steps of his cageSliding
    through long grass
    Quiet
    rageSnarling
    around houses
    Locked
    in a concrete cellBaring
    his white fangs, his claws
    Stalking
    the length of his cageTerrorising
    the village
    Ignoring
    visitors
    Stares
    at the brilliant stars
    (ii)
    Cage
    Wild

    Few
    steps of his cageShadow
    Concrete
    cellLong
    grass
    LockedWater
    hole
    Behind
    barsPlump
    deer
    VisitorsHouses
    at the jungle’s edge
    Patrolling
    carsVillage
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