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Based on the understanding of the poem, read the following lines and answer the questions given below. Beneath all uniforms, a single body breathes Like ours: the land our brothers walk upon Is earth like this, in which we all shall lie.(a) What makes men strange and countries foreign?(b) Who is referred to as ‘our brothers’ in this stanza?(c) What lesson can we learn from these lines? (d) What should we remember? (e) What uniforms is the poet talking about? (f) Where do our brothers walk? (g) Name the poem and the poet. (h) What is the figure of speech in the first line? (i) Explain the metaphor in the first line. (j) What breathes beneath all uniforms? |
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Answer» (a) Geographical boundaries segregate countries. We consider countries other than ours to be ‘foreign’ and the people living in these countries to be ‘strange’. (b) The people who live in countries other than ours have been referred to as our brothers. (c) These lines teach us the lesson of peace, universal brotherhood and harmony. (d) We should remember that no men are strange and no country is foreign. (e) The poet is talking about the different uniforms worn by different people in different countries. (f) Our brothers walk on this earth which is the same for all. (g) The name of the poem is ‘No Men Are Foreign’ and the name of the poet is ‘James Kirkup’. (h) Beneath all uniforms, a single body breathes – Metaphor is the figure of speech employed here. Beneath all uniforms, a single body breathes. (i) ‘Uniforms’ here basically stand for militaries that different countries in the world have. These uniforms may be different in colour, design, shape and culture, but people donning them are the same anywhere in the world. So the word uniform is indirectly compared to the militaries of different countries. (j) A single type of body breathes beneath all uniforms. |
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