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प्रश्न
What is the central theme of the poem ‘No men are foreign’?
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उत्तर १
- Introduction:
In this poem “No men are foreign” James Falconer Kirkup discusses the dreams and aspirations of all men. - Theme of the poem:
The theme of the poem ¡s the unity of human race, despite the differences in colour, caste, creed, religion, country, etc. - All are equal:
All human beings are the same. We walk on the human earth and we will be buried under it. Breathing, walking, and lying are the same for every one of us. - Life is common:
We can read and understand the hard work of everyone through their palm lines. We can understand that life is common in every land.] - Never hate our brothers:
When we hate our brothers. We hate ourselves. We deprive, deceive and condemn ourselves when we hate them. The men who fight only pollute the earth waging war against others is like attacking ourselves. - Conclusion:
The poem concludes that we shouldn’t have war, since it is unnatural to fight against ourselves. The poet asks us to remember the people of other countries are not foreign and the other countries are not strange.
उत्तर २
Poem: No men are foreign
Poet: James Falconer Kirkup
Theme: Universal brotherhood
Human beings are the same. We walk on the same land. We will be buried under it. We are related to each other. We all utilize sunlight, air, and water. We live by the food crops of the earth. All have their dreams and aspiration like us. We do the same labour with our hands. We look at the world with the same eyes. We hate ourselves when we hate our brothers. We are similar to each other. We shouldn’t have war and fight against them.
उत्तर ३
- Human beings are the same.
- In the world, all are brothers.
- We live and die on the same earth.
- The sun, air, water are common to all.
- We live by the earth's food crops.
- The land is common to all.
- Love strengthens us.
- During the war, we hate our brothers.
- So, learn to live in peace with all.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in with a word in each blanks to complete the summary of the poem. Use the help box given below.
| dignified | healthier | today's | persistent | care | symbol | innate |
| fake | adversity | hope | life | disgrace | prankster | woman |
| near | faith | optimistic | quitter | thaw | respect | lioness |
| fear | beliefs | self-respect | saw | strength |
Every woman is beautiful ______ She is the ______ of power and ______ She is prone to put her ______ at risk. Every woman is true in expressing her love and she is never ______. She is very ______ in her approach even at times of ______ she finds a ray of ______ and she continues to ______ for her ______ ones. She is the ______ and she has no _______. She is forceful in her ______ and ______ She is never a ______ and she is ______ She is ferocious like a ______ it's better for the ______ to stay away from her. Never should one try to bring ______ to her pride and ______ for she knows how to ______ and ______ them. She is ______ woman. It is ______ to love her______ her and to keep her ______.
She's a lioness; don't mess with her.
She'll not spare you if you're a prankster.
Give your examples of metaphor to describe the qualities of a woman.
Based on your understanding of the poem, read the following line and answer the question given below.
A silly young cricket accustomed to sing
Through the warm, sunny months of gay summer and spring.
Name the seasons mentioned here.
Based on your understanding of the poem, read the following line and answer the question given below.
‘‘ Not I!
My heart was so light
That I sang day and night,
For all nature looked gay.”
What was the nature of the cricket? How do you know?
Based on your understanding of the poem, read the following line and answer the question given below.
My heart was so light
that I sang day and night,
For all nature looked gay.
“You sang, Sir, you say”?
Mention the rhyme scheme employed in the above lines.
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If given a chance, who would you want to be-the ant or the cricket? Justify your answer.
Who does ‘we’ refer to in first stanza?
Based on your understanding of the poem complete the following by choosing the appropriate words/phrases given in brackets
This poem is about the ______ of all men. The subject of the poem is the ______ race, despite of the difference in colour, caste, creed, religion, country etc. All human beings are same. We walk on the ______ and we will be buried under it. Each and everyone of us are related to the other. We all are born same and die in the same way. We may wear different uniforms like’ ______’ during wars the opposing side will also have the same
______ like ours. We as human do they same labour with ______ and look at the world with the ______ Waging war against others as they belong to a different country is like attacking our own selves. It is the ______ we impair. We all share the same ______ We are similar to each other. So the poet concludes that we shouldn’t have wars as it is ______ to fight against us.
| unity of human, dreams and aspirations, same land, our hands, unnatural, breathing body, same eyes, brotherhood, language, human-earth. |
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