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    This poem is divided into eight stanzas consisting of four lines each. It does not follow a rhyme scheme.   Razia, the tigress Summary

    This poem is divided into eight stanzas consisting of four lines each. It does not follow a rhyme scheme.

     

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    Simile: ‘His claw fell like a giant club’. This line compares the force behind the claw of a tiger to that of a giant club with the usage of the word ‘like’, making it a simile. Alliteration: A couple of examples would be ‘crawl and crouch’ and ‘hyenas hound’. Enjambment: Sentences run over to the nRead more

    1. Simile: ‘His claw fell like a giant club’. This line compares the force behind the claw of a tiger to that of a giant club with the usage of the word ‘like’, making it a simile.
    2. Alliteration: A couple of examples would be ‘crawl and crouch’ and ‘hyenas hound’.
    3. Enjambment: Sentences run over to the next line in this poem to give a sense of continuity. A couple of examples would be ‘So he would belly-crawl and crouch/ And take a long circular route’, and ‘His claw fell like a giant club/ On neck and antler-both were crushed’.

     

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    The central idea of this poem is tiger, the fierce animal. For all its ferociousness, it was poached and hunted, forced to live in fear of hyenas, a lowly creature, and humans with guns, a weapon it is not accustomed to. Razia, the tigress Summary

    The central idea of this poem is tiger, the fierce animal. For all its ferociousness, it was poached and hunted, forced to live in fear of hyenas, a lowly creature, and humans with guns, a weapon it is not accustomed to.

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