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Literary Devices in

1. Oxymoron (বিৰোধাভাস) ✅

Best Example:

"In his quiet rage"

"Quiet" and "rage" are opposite ideas placed together.

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2. Personification (মানৱীকৰণ) ✅

Best Example:

"He stalks in his vivid stripes"

The tiger is presented almost like a human character with emotions and dignity.

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3. Metaphor (ৰূপক) ✅

Best Example:

"On pads of velvet quiet"

The tiger's paws are compared to velvet because they are soft and silent.

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4. Enjambment (পদান্তৰ প্ৰবাহ) ✅

Best Example:

He should be lurking in shadow
Sliding through long grass

The sentence continues without punctuation.

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5. Alliteration (অনুপ্ৰাস) ✅

Best Example:

"behind bars"

Another example:

"stalks in his vivid stripes"

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6. Onomatopoeia (ধ্বনাত্মক শব্দ) ✅

Best Example:

"Snarling around houses"

The word suggests the sound made by a tiger.

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7. Imagery (চিত্ৰকল্প) ✅

Best Example:

"Baring his white fangs, his claws"

Creates a vivid visual image of a fierce tiger.

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8. Assonance (স্বৰানুপ্ৰাস) ✅

Best Example:

"In his vivid stripes"

Repetition of the i vowel sound.

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9. Consonance (ব্যঞ্জনানুপ্ৰাস) ✅

Best Example:

"With his brilliant eyes
At the brilliant stars"

Repetition of the s sound.

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10. Rhyme Scheme (ছন্দ সজ্জা) ✅

The poem follows the pattern:

ABCB

Example:

He stalks in his vivid stripes (A)
The few steps of his cage (B)
On pads of velvet quiet (C)
In his quiet rage (B)

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Additional Important Device: Contrast (বৈপৰীত্য) ⭐

This is one of the most important devices in the poem.

Example:

• The tiger in the zoo → trapped, helpless, silent.
• The tiger in the jungle → free, powerful, and fearless.

The whole poem is built on this contrast.

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Most Important Literary Devices for Exams

1. Oxymoron (বিৰোধাভাস)
2. Imagery (চিত্ৰকল্প)
3. Contrast (বৈপৰীত্য)
4. Personification (মানৱীকৰণ)
5. Metaphor (ৰূপক)
6. Enjambment (পদান্তৰ প্ৰবাহ)
7. Alliteration (অনুপ্ৰাস)
8. Onomatopoeia (ধ্বনাত্মক শব্দ)
9. Rhyme Scheme (ABCB)

These are the literary devices most frequently discussed and asked in Class X examinations from A Tiger in the Zoo.

Your list is quite good. Here is a refined version with Assamese meaning + definition + example in the same format as your other poems.

Amanda

Literary Devices in

1. Anaphora (পদাবৃত্তি)

Meaning: Repetition at the beginning of lines.

Definition: The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines.

Example:

"Don't bite your nails, Amanda!
Don't hunch your shoulders, Amanda!"

(Repetition of "Don't".)

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2. Alliteration (অনুপ্ৰাস)

Meaning: Repetition of the same consonant sound.

Definition: The repetition of the initial consonant sound in nearby words.

Example:

"Stop that slouching and sit up straight"

(Repetition of the S sound.)

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3. Allusion (পৰোক্ষ উল্লেখ / সংকেত)

Meaning: Indirect reference to a famous person, character, or story.

Definition: A brief, indirect reference to a well-known character, place, or event.

Example:

"Rapunzel"

(Reference to the famous fairy-tale character.)

"Mermaid"

(Reference to a mythical sea creature.)

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4. Metaphor (ৰূপক)

Meaning: Direct comparison.

Definition: A direct comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as".

Examples:

"Emerald sea"

(The sea is compared to an emerald gemstone.)

"The silence is golden"

(Silence is compared to precious gold.)

"The freedom is sweet"

(Freedom is compared to sweetness.)

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5. Repetition (পুনৰুক্তি)

Meaning: Repeating words or phrases.

Definition: Repetition of a word or phrase for emphasis.

Example:

"Amanda! Amanda! Amanda!"

(The name "Amanda" is repeatedly used throughout the poem.)

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6. Imagery (চিত্ৰকল্প)

Meaning: Word-picture.

Definition: Descriptive language that creates a vivid picture in the reader's mind.

Example:

"I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet"

(Creates a visual and tactile image.)

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7. Assonance (স্বৰানুপ্ৰাস)

Meaning: Repetition of vowel sounds.

Definition: The repetition of similar vowel sounds within nearby words.

Example:

"The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet"

(Repetition of vowel sounds.)

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8. Consonance (ব্যঞ্জনানুপ্ৰাস)

Meaning: Repetition of consonant sounds.

Definition: Repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of nearby words.

Example:

"Stop that slouching and sit up straight"

(Repetition of the t sound.)

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9. Rhyme Scheme (ছন্দ সজ্জা)

Meaning: Pattern of rhyming words.

Definition: The structured pattern of rhymes at the end of lines.

Example (Parent's Stanza):

Don't bite your nails, Amanda! (A)
Don't hunch your shoulders, Amanda! (A)
Stop that slouching and sit up straight. (B)
Amanda! (A)

Rhyme Scheme: AABA

Example (Amanda's Fantasy Stanza):

There is a languid, emerald sea (A)
Where the sole inhabitant is me (A)
A mermaid, drifting blissfully free (A)

Rhyme Scheme: AAA

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10. Contrast (বৈপৰীত্য) ⭐

Meaning: Difference between opposite ideas.

Definition: The comparison of opposite situations or ideas to highlight their differences.

Example:

• Parents' instructions → control and discipline.
• Amanda's imagination → freedom and escape.

(The whole poem is based on this contrast.)

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Most Important Literary Devices for Exams

1. Anaphora (পদাবৃত্তি)
2. Repetition (পুনৰুক্তি)
3. Allusion (পৰোক্ষ উল্লেখ)
4. Metaphor (ৰূপক)
5. Imagery (চিত্ৰকল্প)
6. Contrast (বৈপৰীত্য)
7. Alliteration (অনুপ্ৰাস)
8. Rhyme Scheme (AABA / AAA)