Explain animal poem class 10 eng
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Name of the Poem - Animals
By - Walt Whitman
Explanation of the poem -
Line 1-2
(I think I could....... long and long.)
Meaning -
The poet says that we should stay away from depressed humans. We should stay with animals. Because the animals are quiet and calm. They are self-satisfied. Whereas humans are greedy. Poet used to stare them for a long time.
Line 3-7
(They do not sweat........owning things.)
Meaning -
Like the human, they do not sweat and grumble about their conditions. They never think much about their works or tensions. They do not cry over their sins. They never made the poet feel bored by discussing their duty to God. No animal is greedy like a human. They do not ask for more things.
Line 8-11
(No one kneels...... in their possession)
Meaning -
The poet says that no animals bow his head in respect to another animal. No one is worried about the earth. Poet accepts the animals and thinks that animal belongs to him. The poet remembers his original characteristics - characteristics that animals still retain, and show them clearly.
Line 12-13
(I wonder..... drop them)
Meaning -
Here the poet wonders, from where animals get these characteristics. Did he passed their way a long time ago and shed these characteristics carelessly on his way to progress.
Animals
Line 1-3
Explaination -
The poet says that he wants to live in the world of animals. Here we can say that the poet finds the world of animals better than that of human beings. He further says that he finds animals more peaceful than humans. He says so because animals are not running after worldly things like human beings. They are calm and have no greed for worldly things or any kind of achievements. They are self contained means they are happy with life and never interfere in the lives of others. Humans have the habit of interfering in the lives of others. So, poet thinks that animals are better than humans for being calm and not interfering in the matters of others. The poet further says that these are the reasons why he stands still and looks at the animals for a very long time.
line 4 -8
Explaination -
The poet says that unlike humans, animals don’t complain of any misery. They never cry out loud like humans do, to show what they have lost. They never stay awake in the night, crying in repentance for their wrongdoings. This means that animals are different from human beings because they don’t show anger or grief if something wrong happens with them. He further says that animals are very truthful because they never boast of their good deeds done in the name of god. He says so because most of the human beings do this. They try to show their good deeds and religiousness to others. They do so in order to gain popularity among their fellows. So, the poet thinks that animals never irritate him by doing such things just to gain some praise from their fellow people. He feels that the animals are not dissatisfied like humans. They stay happy with whatever they have. They never run behind worldly things. They never try to possess things of comfort or luxury. He says that none of them is mad behind owning the worldly things.
Line 9-14
Explaination -
Here the poet says that he has never seen any animal showing his devotion to anyone by bowing down in front of the person. They never do so even for their ancestors. They do not show devotion towards God like humans do. No one among them is more respectable or important as we have in human society. In human beings, rich people are generally given more importance and are treated with more respect as compared to the poor. But in the society of animals, they never do so. They never give more or less importance to any other animal. Everyone in the animal world is happy. They are not like human beings who find themselves the happiest or the saddest person on earth. Further the poet says that animals are more honest in showing their relations with other animals. Here he wants to say that animals use other animals as their food and they never try to hide this. Whereas human beings show that they have nice and friendly relations with others, though the reality is opposite. The poet says that he accepts the fact that animals are true towards showing their relation with other animals.
Line 15-16
Explaination-
So at last the poet introspects himself and says that from where the animals got those good qualities. He further questions himself that where his own good qualities are gone? Did he left them or had carelessly lost them somewhere. The qualities that were found in human beings in the past, like innocence, kindness, truthfulness are now seen in animals. He wonders that humans gave up these qualities and they have been passed on to the animals.