A warm day, a Jackal ran,
and asked what lion can,
brave lion said hunting,
I don’t like to sink,
jackal said to have a morsel,
the lion tell;
i hate this morsel;
i need my prey,
in the color grey,
the jackal said this to other animals,
and they gave a plan,
thwe jackal proceeded,
started in flower bed,
it said to see the sky,
and said a lie,
that some animals are high,
the foolish lion goes to hill,
it thinks its tummy fill,
it slipped and fell,
and it gone to hell,
all the animals happy ,
and now the jackal king…
details about this poem
1. Theme
The poem is about cunning vs. strength.
It shows how the weak but clever jackal defeats the strong but foolish lion using trickery.
2. Subject & Idea
- Subject: Conflict between a jackal and a lion.
- Main Idea: Wisdom and cleverness can overcome brute strength.
3. Structure
- Written in simple rhyme couplets (“ran / can”, “plan / began”, “fell / hell”).
- Narrative style – tells a story step by step.
- Beginning → Conflict → Trick → Fall → Ending with Jackal’s victory.
4. Poetic Devices
- Rhyme: “ran / can”, “fell / hell”, “happy / king”.
- Alliteration: “foolish lion fell”, “flower bed”.
- Personification: Lion and Jackal talk like humans.
- Irony: The mighty lion, instead of winning, is tricked and destroyed.
- Symbolism:
- Lion → Strength, pride, foolishness.
- Jackal → Cleverness, cunning, survival.
- Fall into “hell” → Punishment for arrogance.
5. Tone & Mood
- Tone: Moral + satirical (mocking the lion’s foolishness).
- Mood: Light, humorous, and a bit dark at the end.
6. Type of Poem
Narrative poem (tells a story).
