CLASS 9
NO MEN ARE FOREIGN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Period of harsh winter
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Period of long winter
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Period of cultivation and peace
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Period of war
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Detailed explanation-1: -Q6. Why does the poet call harvests ‘peaceful’ and war as ‘winter’? Ans: Harvests are called ‘peaceful’ because they bring abundance and prosperity and they thrive in peaceful times only. War, on the other hand, is like the severe and harsh ‘winter’ that ruins the crops and starves people.
Detailed explanation-2: -Q14. Why does the poet say that people of the world should live in peace and not go to war? Ans:-The poet advocates living in peace because peace brings progress, prosperity and cheer in this world. He advises mankind to shun wars because wars bring death, exploitation, want, poverty and starvation.
Detailed explanation-3: -4. What does the poet mean by the words ‘harvests’ and ‘war’? Answer: The poet has used these two terms for their symbolic meanings. ‘Harvest’ is a symbol of peace the farmer does cropping work to feed himself. The term ‘war’ has been used to display the severity of destruction and starvation.
Detailed explanation-4: -The central theme of the poem No Men are Foreign revolves around the brotherhood of all humankind. The poet points out that all our boundaries and differences are human-made. Throughout the poem, James Kirkup tries to show the similarities between all humans.