Answer: The tiger feels very helpless in the cage. He stares with hope at the brilliant stars shining in the sky. He hopes for the day when he would be able to run free in the wild.
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Poet is describing the tiger as being powerless and agonized. Cage life has totally changed his personality. Thus the intention of the poet is to say that the animal, famous for its fearlessness and freedom is confined and sad only due to human beings.