CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

NO MEN ARE FOREIGN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A single body breathes beneath all ____
A
uniforms
B
souls
C
heads
D
all of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -(ii) Throughout the poem, the poet pin points the underlying similarity between all human beings. He says that though people may wear different uniforms, they all are same. Everyone walks upon the same earth, breathes in air, drinks water and is aware of the presence of the sun.

Detailed explanation-2: -’Beneath all uniforms, a single body breaths’ the figure of speech of this poem is ‘Metaphor’.

Detailed explanation-3: -The poet speaks about the various dresses that people of various countries wear but beneath them, the human body is same. The poet says that nobody is different and peculiar. No country is foreign. A single body breathes beneath all uniforms.

Detailed explanation-4: -(c) What breathes beneath all uniforms? Answer: A single body breathes beneath all uniforms.

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