EXTRA QUESTIONS
Why does the poet like animals?
Explain the satisfaction that animals have and humans don’t.
Why do animals not weep for their sins?
What makes the poet sick?
Differentiate between humans and animals in terms of desire?
What does the poet mean by,” Not one is respectable or unhappy over the whole earth”?
What according to you should be the virtues that humans should possess?
It is not complaining but accepting a situation, the key to happiness in life. Elaborate in context of the poem Animals’.
Answers
Question 1.
Why does the poet like animals?
Answer:
The poet likes animals for their self-contained and quiet nature. The fact that animals are not like human beings and satisfied with their lives appeals to the poet a lot.
Question 2.
Explain the satisfaction that animals have and humans don’t. [CBSE 2014]
Answer:
Animals do not have the desire to possess worldly things. Whereas, the more humans own, the more their desire to own grows, leaving them dissatisfied forever. The absence of this greed in animals keeps them satisfied and its presence keeps humans dissatisfied.
Question 3.
Why do animals not weep for their sins?
Answer:
Animals do not weep for their sins because they do not need to do so. They are innocent creatures that commit no sins. It is humans, who weep yet commit sins.
Question 4.
What makes the poet sick?
Answer:
The fact, that humans commit all kinds of sins and still discuss their duty to God, makes the poet sick. This shows the hypocrisy of humans, who on one hand do wrong and on the other pray to God.
Question 5.
Differentiate between humans and animals in terms of desire.
Answer:
Animals are very different from humans as they have no desire to own things. They are happy without an unending greed while humans become maniacs in their greed for possessing valuables.
Question 6.
What does the poet mean by, “Not one is respectable or unhappy over the whole earth”?
Answer:
The poet means that animals do not pray to God or to ancestors and all of them are equal, hence no one is more respectable than the other. The good values of animals and the lack of social conventions make them happy.