Question

Theme of the poem animals

Answer 1

Name of the poem - Animals

By - Walt Whitman

Theme of the poem - 'Animals'

The poem underlines the idea of animals. There is comparison between human and animals. Animals are different from human beings. Animals are clam, relaxed. He shows love for the world of animals. Animals do not cry, have no greed whereas humans are very selfish, false and discontented. Animals have no sense of being superior or inferior. He used to wonder how human being evolved from animals?. He rues that human beings on their path to civilisation forgot the qualities of selfishness, equality and brotherhood.

About the poet -

Walt Whitman is an American poet. Born in Long Island. He is also known as the poet of democracy. His first volume of poem - Leaves of grass.