Question

in the poem animals is the poet right in picturing in so many negative colours do you think humans are like that or are they better? poem animals class 10

Answer 1

Answer:

I think I could turn and live with animals, they are

so placid and self-contain’d,

I stand and look at them long and long.

Placid: calm, peaceful

Contained; keep up control

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