How different is the kind of silence that poet prefers from absolute sluggishness with reference to poem keeping quiet
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Answer:
which poem , The Photograph
Answer:
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
“Now we will count to twelve
and we will all keep still.
For once on the face of the Earth
let’s not speak in any language,
let’s stop for one second,
and not move our arms so much.”
Question 1:
Name the poem and the poet.
Answer:
The poem is Keeping Quiet, and the poet is Pablo Neruda.
Question 2:
How long does the poet want to stay still?
Answer:
The poet urges each one of us to count up to twelve and remain still for one second.
Question 3:
What does he hope to achieve by keeping quiet?
Answer:
The poet hopes that by keeping quiet we will get an opportunity to introspect. The strange stillness will give a feeling of togetherness.
Question 4:
What does the poet mean by ‘not move our arms’ so much?
Answer:
The poet wants us not to move our arms so much because physical activity leads to stopping our introspection. Not moving our arms also suggests stopping all kinds of violence.
II. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
“It would be an exotic moment
without rush, without engines,
we would all be together
in a sudden strangeness.”
Question 1:
What would be an‘exotic’moment? Why?
Answer:
The moment of stillness and quietness would be an ‘exotic’ moment. The moment will be ‘exotic’ because it will initiate peace and brotherhood. In the strange moment there would be quietness all around.
Question 2:
How would we feel at that moment?
Answer:
In the strange and exotic moment, we would feel a sense of togetherness. There would be peace and stillness. We together will experience the silent moment.
Question 3:
Point out the words from the extract which mean
exciting
machines
at once
Answer:
exotic
engines
sudden
III. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
“Fishermen in the cold sea
would not harm whales
and the man gathering salt
would look at his hurt hands.”
Question 1:
What does the poet expect of the fishermen and why?
Answer:
The poet expects that, in the moment of stillness, the fishermen will get time to introspect. They would not harm the whales at that time.
Question 2:
What will the man gathering salt do?
Answer:
The man gathering salt will stop for a while and tend to his wounded hands.
Question 3:
What do the ‘hurt hands’ imply?
Answer:
‘Hurt hands’ imply the destruction that humans have caused to themselves and the environment in pursuit of their selfish needs.
Question 4:
What should the fishermen not do?
Answer:
The fishermen should not hurt the whales in the sea.
IV. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
“Those who prepare green wars,
wars with gas, wars with fire,
victory with no survivors,
would put on clean clothes
and walk about with their brothers,
in the shade, doing nothing.”
Question 1:
Name the different kinds of war mentioned in the above lines. What does the poet mean by ‘Green wars?
Answer:
Green wars i.e. wars against nature, wars with poisonous gases and wars with firearms are the different kinds of war. ‘Green wars’ means wars against the environment. Warring nations keep on developing new ‘weapons’ to wage war against the environment.