Line by Line Explanation of Ted Hughes' Poem 'The Jaguar'

  {In this  line-by-line explanation of Ted Hughes' poem 'The Jaguar' , we explore the  symbolism ,  themes , and  animal imagery  that make this poem a powerful piece of modern literature} Ted Hughes is a modern poet much famous for his love for nature particularly the animals. As a routine, he went to a zoo and visited the animals kept captivated in their respective cages. His soft heart went wild and he wrote this poem to show different activities of the animals living in their cages . All the animals were in resting mode except for the jaguar which keeps moving round the cage and looks for freedom from captivity one day.   In this poem, the poet deals with the theme of captivity verses freedom and the power of mind and imagination . This poem has been divided into five quatrains (a stanza of four lines) and is heavily loaded with enjambments (the continuation of a sentence beyond the end of a line).   Stanza 1 Line 1 The apes...