1. Analysis of Ted Hughes' The Jaguar
The poem can be divided into two parts; the first two stanzas, describing the other animals in the zoo, and the last three, where the jaguar is both introduced and described. ... The jaguar is given the impression of being wild and fierce, and one can clearly feel how impressed the narrator is with the animal. ... Despite being supposedly wild animals, there is no indication of them being wild at all. The jaguar, however, is portrayed as every kind of wild. ... There is no controlling the wildness of the jaguar, and it has retained its fiery spirit. ...
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