CLASS 9
NO MEN ARE FOREIGN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Citizens of poet’s country
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Citizens of the North
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The readers
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Poet’s leaders
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Detailed explanation-1: -"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.
Detailed explanation-2: -What message does the poet want to convey? Answer: The poet wants to say that there should be no discrimination between people on the basis of their appearance, religion or region. It is inhuman to tease one because of one’s different background.
Detailed explanation-3: -What does the poet mean when he says, ‘in which we all shall lie’? Ans: The poet means that we all shall lie under the same earth. Here ‘lie’ means to be buried after death. This is to highlight that all of us have to meet the same fate, sooner or later, hence there is no point in hating each other.
Detailed explanation-4: -The poet warns the ordinary and innocent people whose emotions and sentiments are stirred by some selfish people. Their immoral acts and poisonous views don’t deserve attention.