No Men Are Foreigen
1. Answer these questions in a short paragraph:
(I) “Beneath all uniforms…” What uniforms do you think the poet is speaking about?
Ans:- The poet is probably speaking about the various dresses that people of the different countries wear.Beneath this dresses human body is the same.
(II) How does the poet suggest that all people on earth are the same?
Ans:- The poet suggests that all people on the earth are same as they breath, buried wake, sleep hate,love and labour. The important of the sun and water is equal for everyone . Everyone needs peace and suffers from starvations during wars.
2. In stanza 1, find five ways in which we all are alike. Pick out the words.
Ans:- Words which suggest the five ways in which we all are like are each of us has a similar body,all of us breath,all of us walk ,all of us lie , we live and die one the same earth.
3. How many common features can you find in stanza 2? Pick out the words.
Ans:- The following common features are given in the stanzas:
(i) Sun.
(ii) Air.
(iii) Water.
(iv) Peaceful harvests required for human survival.
(v) Same hands.
4.“… Whenever we are told to hate our brothers….” When do you think this happens? Why? Who ‘tells’ us? Should we do as we are told at such times? What does the poet say?
Ans:- Whenever there is war, leaders tell people to hate the other country. They tell us to do so because of their personal gains. But we should not act as a puppet in their hands and do as they say. We should understand that war is futile and analyses the situation before jumping to conclusions. The poet says that if we fight against them, we kill and condemn our selves.
