CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

NO MEN ARE FOREIGN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In the poem ‘No Men Are Foreign’, when anyone tells us to hate others, then we ____ ourselves
A
Deprive
B
Uplift
C
Cheat
D
Both Deprive and Cheat
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What happens when we hate our brothers? Answer: When we hate our brothers, we try to take away what they own, we betray our brothers and we criticise them.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: In the poem ‘No Men Are Foreign’, the poet asks us to remember that under all uniforms, a single body breathes like ours. We all walk on the same land. We all live and work in the same way.

There is 1 question to complete.