Question

Fishermen in the cold sea would not harm whales and the man gathering salt would look at his hurt hands. Questions
a) What would happen in this moment of silence?
b) What are ‘fishermen’ symbolic of? What would happen when fishermen do not harm whales?
c) What message does the poet convey in these lines?
d) What image does the poet create in the last lines?

Answer 1

We are given a small paragraph and we are asked questions that we have to answer. It shall be done as under:

• This paragraph has been taken out of the poem ' Keeping Quite'.
• The first question will be answered with the following statements.
• It will be a sudden strange movement. It will be so strange that the moment will be unique. At that moment we will feel completely relaxed both physically and mentally.
• The second answer will be answered with the following statements.
• The fisherman is symbolic of the people we see all around us. It is the work of the fisherman to catch whales and if the fisherman does not harm whales the whales will not harm us and there will be peace all around.
• The message conveyed by the poet which is asked in the third question is that we should not be violent and we should keep ourselves away from all kinds of violence which include self-torturing.
• The image created by the poet which is asked in the last line is an image of total harmony everywhere and where people have the time to be still and enjoy themselves.

PROJECT CODE: #SPJ3