POEM 7 Animals Class 10 First Flight
Short questions
1) Why do humans keep awake in the dark and weep for their sins while animals
never do such things?
2) Name the poetic device used.
They do not sweat and whine about their condition,
They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins,
They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God
3) What does the poet mean by, “Not one is respectable or unhappy over the
whole earth”?
4) Differentiate between humans and animals in terms of desire.
5) Explain the satisfaction that animals have and humans don’t
Answers
Answer:
answer 1 because animal have a clear conscience
because animal have a clear conscienceb. because human have a clear conscience
because animal have a clear conscienceb. because human have a clear consciencec. all the above
because animal have a clear conscienceb. because human have a clear consciencec. all the aboved. none of the above
answer 2 The poet is quiet happy with the fact that animals do not make complaints and cry about their conditions like humans. They eat and sleep peacefully as they have nothing to worry about, while humans, because of their wrong actions are unable to do so and thus cannot sleep without worrying about them. Humans, even after committing sins, talk about God and rightness, while animals are simple creatures and they do not need to worry about praying to God. The poet here means that since animals are so pure, they do not pray to God for forgiveness or ask God to fulfil their desires like humans.
answer 3 Animals do not possess material things like humans and they are happy and satisfied without all the worldly items, the desire of which has affected human beings very badly. This desire to own things has been called madness by the poet. Animals are free from the habit of praying to their ancestors. When the poet says ‘not one is respectable’ he means that since all of them are equal, there is no question of respect to some and insult to others. All these features of animals make them happy and uncomplaining.
answer 4 The poet feels that animals represent human beings in some way. This means that animals seem to have what humans once had, i.e. virtues like kindness, self-containment and innocence. They symbolise the lost values of the human race. He believed that civilisation has corrupted human beings and instead of teaching values to them, it has taught them greed. He believes in this poem that humans dropped these virtues a long time ago and have forgotten them.