Question

8... Read the extract given below and briefly answer the questions the follow: (3 marks)
Remember, no men are strange, no countries foreign
Beneath all uniforms, a single body breathes
Like ours: the land our brothers walk upon
Is earth like this, in which we all shall lie.
Questions:
(1) What does the poet want everyone to remember?
Who are 'we' and 'our brothers' here?
Find synonyms for the following words from the passage:
(a)Unknown,
(b) under.​

Answer 1

1) The poet teaches us the lesson of peace, universal brotherhood and harmony. We learn that since all people in the world are like our brothers and sisters, there are no enemies or strangers to be afraid of.

2) The people who live in countries other than ours have been referred to as our brothers because basically, we all have similar emotions, hopes, joys and sorrows.

The people we and of our country have been referred to as we.

3)

(a) Foreign

(b) Beneath