CLASS 9
NO MEN ARE FOREIGN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Fellow citizens
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Poet’s acquaintances
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Natives of Ireland
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People from other countries
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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-3: -Whom does the poet refer to as ‘our brothers’ and why? Ans: 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-4: -The poet asks us to remember that by hating our brothers, we are dispossessing, betraying and condemning ourselves. When we take arms against each other, we pollute the human earth and violate the purity of the atmosphere.