HOW TO TELL WILD ANIMALS

The poet helps the reader to recognise animals that they may come across.
 A black and yellow striped wild beast can be identified as a Bengal Tiger if he
eats you.
 If you happen to find an animal with spots on its back and he leaps and attacks
you; then you can call it a leopard.
 One can not only see animals in the jungles but can also meet them in their own
backyard.
 You can be sure that it is a bear if he gives you a bear hug.
 If one bear hug isn’t enough, then the second one will definitely crush you to
death.
 The poet agrees that it may be difficult for a beginner to differentiate between wild
animals.
 However, they can always identify aHowever, they can always identify a crocodile
because it cries and a hyena because it laughs.
 Finally, the author says that a chameleon is a small lizard with no ears or wings.
He can blend with his surroundings.
 However, they can always identify a crocodile because it cries and a hyena because
it laughs.
 Finally, the author says that a chameleon is a small lizard with no ears or wings. He
can blend with
 However, they can always identify a crocodile because it cries and a hyena because
it laughs.
 Finally, the author says that a chameleon is a small lizard with no ears or wings. He
can blend with .
few key literary elements in the poem are:

 Tone
 Alliteration
 Personification
 Poetic Licence
 Rhyme scheme
Tone
 The poet narrates the poem in a humorous tone.
 Her descriptions of how animals like tiger, lion and leopard kill are intended to
make us laugh.
 Her statement about a bear hug is also an example of humorous tone employed
in the poem.
Alliteration
 The poet makes use of words that repeat the initial consonant sounds in the same
line.
  The phrases ‘lep and lep again’, ‘roaming round’, ‘very, very hard’ and ‘novice
might nonplus’ are examples of alliteration in the poem.
Personification
 In the poem, the ‘hyena’ and ‘crocodile’ have been personified.
 The human qualities of ‘smiling’ and ‘weeping’ have been given to the hyena and
crocodile respectively.
Poetic Licence
The poet has employed poetic licence in her use of language in the poem. In some stanzas,
she has shortened words like ‘lept’, ‘lep’, and ‘dyin’.

Also, certain sentences are framed differently in the poem like ‘novice might nonplus and
strolling forth ,a beast you view.

The rhyme scheme of the poem is ababcc.

“If strolling forth, a beast you view. a
Whose hide with spots is peppered. b
As soon as he has lept on you. a
You’ll know it is the Leopard. b
‘Twill do no good to roar with pain. c
He’ll only lep and lep again.” c
Q.1How does the poet suggest that you identify the lion and the tiger? When can you do
so, according to him?
Ans: The poet suggests that if a large and tawny beast in the jungle in the east
advances towards us, then it is an Asian lion. We can identify it when it roars at us while
we are dying with fear. When while roaming we come across a wild beast that is yellow
in colour with black stripes, it is a Bengal tiger. We can identify it when it eats us.
What is the special feature of the Bengal Tiger?
Answer: He has black stripes on his yellow body.

4. How is the Bengal Tiger described?

Answer: He is described as a noble wild beast.

5. How is the leopard’s skin?

Answer: The leopard has spots on his skin.

6. How does a leopard behave when he meets a person?

Answer: When a leopard meets a person he jumps on him at once.

What does the poet say about the Asian Lion in this poem?
Answer: The poet says that the Asian Lion is a large beast. He is brownish-yellow in
colour. He is found in forests of the eastern countries of the world. His roar is very
loud and terrifying.

5. How does the Bengal Tiger look? What is so distinct about a hint?

Answer: The poet says that the Bengal Tiger roams in the forest and look noble. His
skin is yellow and there are black stripes on it. As soon as the Bengal Tiger notices
someone he tries to eat him

What does the poet say about the Asian Lion in this poem?

Answer: The poet says that the Asian Lion is a large beast. He is brownish-yellow in
colour. He is found in forests of the eastern countries of the world. His roar is very
loud and terrifying.

5. How does the Bengal Tiger look? What is so distinct about a hint?

Answer: The poet says that the Bengal Tiger roams in the forest and look noble. His
skin is yellow and there are black stripes on it. As soon as the Bengal Tiger notices
someone he tries to eat him

What does the poet say about the Asian Lion in this poem?

Answer: The poet says that the Asian Lion is a large beast. He is brownish-yellow in
colour. He is found in forests of the eastern countries of the world. His roar is very
loud and terrifying.

5. How does the Bengal Tiger look? What is so distinct about a hint?

Answer: The poet says that the Bengal Tiger roams in the forest and look noble. His
skin is yellow and there are black stripes on it. As soon as the Bengal Tiger notices
someone he tries to Why does the poet say that a bear’s ‘hug’ may confuse a
novice?
Answer: It is the tendency of a bear to kill his victim by embracing him. He hugs the
victim so tight that he usually dies. But a novice who does not know the ways of
bears may misunderstand his hug. He may think that it is a loving embrace.

Q Carolyn Wells takes liberties with language and employs humour to

describe the wild animals. Give some examples of humorous descriptions in
the poem.

Answer: It depends on the subject matter what style a poet chooses to adopt while
writing a poem. The poem describes wild animals and how to distinguish them. To
avoid oversimplification and monotony, the poet uses ‘humour’ as an effective
weapon. The ‘humour’ used in the poem is suggestive and mild. It is not biting or
scratching in effect. If the Asian Lion “roars at you as you’re dying”. The Bengal
Tiger is a ‘noble’ wild beast that “greets you” when you are roaming around in the
jungle. The unsparing Leopard will show no mercy and it will “do no good to roar
with pain.” If you have any doubts, the bear will “give you just one more caress.” The
poet uses subtle humour when he says: “Hyenas come with merry smiles; But if they
weep they’re Crocodiles”.

Every animal is unique and has some special characteristics. What tricks does
the poet adopt in distinguishing various wild animals?

Answer: No doubt, every animal is unique. Every wild animal has his own special
trait, colour, size and characteristics. The Asian Lion is found in the jungles of the
eastern regions. It is a huge and mighty creature with brownish hide. His roar is
enough to terrorise a person to death. The Bengal Tiger is a ‘noble’ and impressive
wild animals. He has yellowish hide and black stripes all over it. The Leopard has
dark spots all over his body. He is very agile. The moment he sees its prey, he
pounces upon it without showing any mercy. The bear is known by his strong and
tight hug. It becomes rather difficult for a novice to distinguish among wild animals.
However, hyenas and crocodiles can be easily recognised. Hyenas come smiling
merrily while crocodiles appear to be weeping. The chameleon is a small creature
like a lizard. He has no ears and doesn’t have even a single wing. You can find him
sitting on a tree.

Every animal is unique and has some special characteristics. What tricks does
the poet adopt in distinguishing various wild animals?
Answer: No doubt, every animal is unique. Every wild animal has his own special
trait, colour, size and characteristics. The Asian Lion is found in the jungles of the
eastern regions. It is a huge and mighty creature with brownish hide. His roar is
enough to terrorise a person to death. The Bengal Tiger is a ‘noble’ and impressive
wild animals. He has yellowish hide and black stripes all over it. The Leopard has
dark spots all over his body. He is very agile. The moment he sees its prey, he
pounces upon it without showing any mercy. The bear is known by his strong and
tight hug. It becomes rather difficult for a novice to distinguish among wild animals.
However, hyenas and crocodiles can be easily recognised. Hyenas come smiling
merrily while crocodiles appear to be weeping. The chameleon is a small creature
like a lizard. He has no ears and doesn’t have even a single wing. You can find him
sitting on a tree.

Every animal is unique and has some special characteristics. What tricks does
the poet adopt in distinguishing various wild animals?

Answer: No doubt, every animal is unique. Every wild animal has his own special
trait, colour, size and characteristics. The Asian Lion is found in the jungles of the
eastern regions. It is a huge and mighty creature with brownish hide. His roar is
enough to terrorise a person to death. The Bengal Tiger is a ‘noble’ and impressive
wild animals. He has yellowish hide and black stripes all over it. The Leopard has
dark spots all over his body. He is very agile. The moment he sees its prey, he
pounces upon it without showing any mercy. The bear is known by his strong and
tight hug. It becomes rather difficult for a novice to distinguish among wild animals.
However, hyenas and crocodiles can be easily recognised. Hyenas come smiling
merrily while crocodiles appear to be weeping. The chameleon is a small creature
like a lizard. He has no ears and doesn’t have even a single wing. You can find him
sitting on a tree.

Peppered spots, tawny beast and noble wild beasts live in the jungles along
with some others. Name them.
Answer: The leopard, the lion and the Bengal Tiger live along with the bear, hyenas,
crocodiles and