Poem 7 Animals.        


       
The central Idea of the                           poem                          --------------------------------------------

      In this poem,Walt Whitman praises animals for being better than humans . They keep all those qualities that human beings have either forgotten or knowingly ignored . Like humans they don't develop greed , envy, hatred and malice towards others. That is why the poet wants to live with them and experience a peaceful life where no-one complains . They are free from sorrows and sufferings of life .

Difficult Words--.                            Develop -- विकसित करना (increase).                                        Greed----लालच (seduction)            Envy--ईर्ष्या (jealousy).                    Malice --  द्वेश  (Hate).                      ---------------_---------------------------------

   Question answer based on stanza  

            Stanza  01

I think I could turn and live with animals, they are.                                 So placid and self contain' d,.            I stand and look at them long and long .

              Question 01

How do the animals appear in the stanza to the poet?

                  Answer

The animals appear to be calm and self satisfied.

               Question 02

Why does the poet wish to live with them?

                   Answer

He wishes so because he feels animals are better than men.


               Question 03

What does he do thereafter?

                  Answer

He stands and looks at them for long time.


                  Question 04

Trace a word that means 'serene'.

                   Answer

Serene means placid.


                 Question 05

Write the name of the poem from which the stanza has been selected. Who is the poet?

                   Answer

The name of the poem from which the stanza has been selected is 'Animals'. 'Walt Whitman' is the poet.

                 Stanza 02

They do not sweat and whine about their condition .                         They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins,.                     They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God .

                 Question 01

What do the animals not do for their sins ?
                   Answer
The animals do not weep for their sins .

                   Question 02

What do men do to God ?

                    Answer                         

Men discuss their duty to God .

                     Question 03

What do men do for their sins ?

                     Answer

Men weep for their sins .

                  Question 04

Trace a word that means 'murmur'?                                      
                   
                 Answer
Murmur means  whine .

                  Stanza 03.                                          ---------------

Not one is dissatisfied , not one is demented with
       the mania of owning things.
Not one kneels to another, nor to his kind that
         lived thousands of years ago
Not one is respectable or unhappy over the whole earth .

                   Question 01

Write the name of the poem from which the stanza has been selected? Who is the poet ?

                     Answer

The name of the poem from which the stanza has been selected is'Animals' . Walt Whitman is the poet of this poem .

                     Question 02


Who is not dissatisfied and demented ?

                       Answer

Animals are not dissatisfied nor demented .

                      Question 03

Whom does the word ' one ' refer to ?

                       Answer
Word 'one' refers to the animals .


                Stanza  04.                                          --------------------

So they show their relations to me and I accept them.                                 They bring me token of myself, they evince
them plainly in their possession ,.    I wonder where they get those tokens ,
Did I pass that way huge times ago and negligently drop them ?

                  Question 01

Who are 'they ' in the first line ?

                    Answer

'They 'are the animals in the first line.

                     Question 02

What are these' tokens' of myself ?

                       Answer

These' tokens of myself' are the love and affection of the animals .

                    Question 03

What makes the poet surprised ?

                       Answer

The animals, love and affection for the poet or the human being makes him surprised .

                     Question 04

Trace a word that means 'amazement' .

                       Answer

The word amazement means 'wonder' .

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