CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

NO MEN ARE FOREIGN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Does the poet encourage hatred for brothers in the poem ‘No Men Are Foreign’?
A
Yes
B
No
C
Only for soldiers at warfront
D
For the greedy ones
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: The poet wants to say that there should be no discrimination or enmity between people on the basis of their appearance religion or region. It is inhuman to hate one because of one’s different background. The poet wants that the people should love their fellow human beings as all men are brothers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Through hating our brothers, the poet reminds us, we are dispossessing, betraying, and punishing ourselves. We pollute the human earth and violate the integrity of the atmosphere as we take arms against each other. Note: No Men Are Foreign, ’ a poem by James Kirkup, is about brotherhood and equality.

Detailed explanation-3: -When someone tells us to hate someone of another country and think then as our enemy and we do that then we deprive, condemn, and cheat ourselves. The poet says that we should stay away from such negativity.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: The poet refers to the people living in other countries as ‘our brothers’. He says so because the superficial dissimilarities of complexion, language, dress, culture and nationality do not, and must not, segregate us as human beings.

Detailed explanation-5: -"Remember, no men are foreign, and no countries strange.”-this line is repeated throughout the poem. The poet uses this repetition to put emphasis on the theme of world fraternity and also because he wants us to remember that no men are foreign and no countries strange.

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