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Keeping Quiet ( Pablo Neruda)
(Analysis by Baljit Singh)
Summary of the poem-:
Keeping Quiet is a short and beautiful poem written by Pablo Neruda. It conveys a great message. It lays importance on keeping quiet. The poet tells us that we must keep quiet for some time and look within and examine . He calls it a moment of quite introspection. By doing so we will have a unique experience. We will suspend all activities for few moments. It will give us a feeling of togetherness, brotherhood and love. We will love each other and there will be peace in the world. The poet says that we will be able to end wars in this way. But the poet says that our quietness and stillness should not be confused with total inactivity. Inactivity is death while activity is life. He means to say that quietness and calmness is essential for a fresh and better activity. He gives the example of earth in winter season. In winter the earth seems to be dead but when spring comes, it glows with new life and energy. Similarly, man can resume his activities in a fresh and better manner after a little silence and stillness.
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Short Answer Type of Questions.
( Best Notes)
Q1. Do you think the poet advocates total inactivity and death?(क्या कवि पूरी निष्क्रियता व मृत्यु की वकालत करता है?)
Ans:- The poet doesn't advocate total inactivity and death. He only says to suspend / stop our activities for some time and have introspection. It will refresh and energise our activities.( कवि पूर्ण निष्क्रियता व मृत्यु की वकालत नहीं करता। वह केवल यह कहता है कि हमें कुछ समय के लिए अपने कार्य छोड़कर आत्मावलोकन करना चाहिए।इससे हमारे कार्यों को ताजगी व नई ऊर्जा मिलेगी।)
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Q2. What is the ''sadness' that the poet refers to in the poem?
( कवि कविता मेंं किस उदासी की बात करता है?)
Ans- It is the sadness of never understanding ourselves. We remain busy in worldly activities and have no time for introspection. It gives rise to many evils such as war and hatred. ( यह स्वयं को न समझने की उदासी है। हम सदा सांसारिक कार्यों में लगे रहते हैं और आत्म अवलोकन नहीं करते। इससे युद्ध व नफरत जैसी अनेक बुराइयों का जन्म होता है।)
Q3. What symbol from Nature does the poet invoke to say that there can be life under apparent stillness?
( कवि यह समझाने के लिए ,कि प्रत्यक्ष जड़ता के नीचे जीवन छुपा हो सकता है, प्रकृति के किस प्रतीक का उपयोग करता है?)
OR
How , according to the poet, can earth teach us? ( कवि के अनुसार, पृथ्वी हमें कैसे सिखाती है?)
( Best Notes By Baljit Singh)
Ans:- In winter, the earth seems to be dead. When spring comes, it glows with new life and colours. Similarly , man can resume his activities in a fresh and better manner after quiet introspection.
( शीत ऋतु में पृथ्वी मृत प्रतीत होती है।परंतु जब बसन्त आती है तो यह नये जीवन व रंगों से उज्ज्वलित हो जाती है। इसी प्रकार मनुष्य भी कुछ पल आत्मावलोकन के पश्चात अपने कार्य पुनः श्रेष्ठ ढंग से आरम्भ कर सकता है।)
Q4. What does the poet want all of us to do?( कवि हम सबसे क्या करवाना चाहता है?)
Ans- The poet wants us to stop all our activities for some time and have introspection. It will refresh and energise our activities. ( कवि चाहता है कि हम सब कुछ पल के लिये अपने सभी क्रियाकलापों को त्याग दें व आत्म अवलोकन करें। इससे हमारे कार्यों को ताजगी व नई ऊर्जा मिलेगी।)
Q5. What does the poet call an 'exotic' moment and why? (कवि विलक्षण पल किसे कहता है और क्यों)?)
Ans-: The poet calls the moment of quiet introspection as an 'exotic moment' because it gives us an unusual experience and a feeling of togetherness, love and brotherhood. ( कवि आत्म अवलोकन के पल को विलक्षण पल कहता है क्योंकि यह पल हमें असाधारण अनुभव तथा एकात्मकता, प्रेम व भाईचारे की भावना देता है।)
Q6. What does the poet say about those who prepare green wars?
( नये युद्धों को जन्म देने वाले लोगों के बारे में कवि क्या कहता है?)
OR
What does Pablo Neruda think about war in the poem 'Keeping Quiet'?
Ans- Green wars means fresh wars caused by men all over the world. They are fought with fatal weapons. They leave no survivors behind them. These wars can be avoided if the men making these wars do quiet introspection. ( Green wars का अर्थ है लोगों द्वारा विश्व भर मेंं उत्पन्न किए गए ताजा युद्ध जो घातक हथियारों से लड़े जाते हैं और अपने पीछे survivors नहीं छोड़ते। यदि इन युद्धों को जन्म देने वाले लोग आत्म अवलोकन करें तो इन युद्धों से बचा जा सकता है।)
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Comprehensions-:
Stanza 1.
Now we will count to twelve
and we will all keep still.
For once on the face of the Earth
let's not speak in any language,
let's stop for one second,
and not move our arms so much.
Q1. Name the poem and the poet.
Ans:- The name of the poem is "Keeping Quiet" written by Pablo Neruda.
Q2. Why does the poet ask us to count to twelve?
Ans. He wants us to count to twelve so that we may stop our activities for some time and look within ourselves.
Q3. Why does the poet want us to suspend our activity?
Ans-: The poet wants us to suspend our activity so that we may look within ourselves.
Q4. Explain-: ' we will keep still'.
Ans-: It means we will do no physical activity for some time.
Q5. What does the phrase ' not move our arms so much' mean?
Ans-: It means we will do no physical activity for some time. We will look within ourselves.
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Stanza 2.
It would be an exotic moment
without rush, without engines,
we would be all together
in a sudden strangeness.
Q1. What has been said ''an exotic moment?
Ans:- The moment of introspection has been said as an 'exotic' moment because it gives us an unusual feeling of togetherness.
Q2. How shall we feel in this moment.
Ans:- We shall feel an unusual feeling of togetherness. It will fill our heart with love and brotherhood.
Q3. How will it help the individual and the world?
Ans:- It will end wars in the world and bring peace.
Q4. Explain-: 'without rush, without engines'
Ans-: It means no hurrying and no noise of engines.
Q5. Pick out the word from the passage which means same as 'unusual'
Ans-: Unusual- exotic
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Stanza 3.
Fishermen in the cold sea
would not harm whales
and the man gathering salt
would look at his hurt hands.
Q1. What does the poet expect of the fishermen and why?
Ans-: The poet expects the fishermen in the cold sea would not harm fish. The moment of introspection would teach them that they should not kill more fish than they need .
Q2. What would the man gathering salt do?
Ans-: The man gathering salt would look at his hurt hands.
Q3. What does the phrase 'hurt hands imply'?
Ans:- It implies that greediness is harmful for us.
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Stanza 4.
Those who prepare green war,
wars with gas, wars with fire,
victory with no survivors,
would put on clean clothes
and walk about with their brothers
in the shade, doing nothing.
Q1. What is meant by 'green wars'?
Ans-: ''Green Wars" means fresh wars caused by men all over the world.
Q2. How are the green wars fought?
Ans :- They are fought with gas and fire.
Q3. Who would put on clean clothes?
Ans-: They are the politicians who prepare fresh wars in the world.
Q4. Which phrase has been used to underline the inhumanity of war?
Ans-: ''Victory with no survivors".
Q5. How can men come out of their love for wars?
Ans-: Men can avoid wars only by looking within themselves. It will fill their heart with love and brotherhood for all. Naturally wars would end.
-----------------(Best Notes by B.S.)
Stanza 5.
What I want should not be confused
with total inactivity.
Life is what it is about;
I want no truck with death.
Q1. Does that poet advocate total inactivity?
Ans-: No, he doesn't advocate total inactivity.
Q2. What should not be confused with total inactivity by the poet?
Ans:- The moment of quiet introspection.
Q3. Explain-: "I want no truck with death."
Ans-: It means the poet does not advocate total inactivity or death.
Q4. With whom does the want to have no dealing?
Ans- With death.
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Stanza 6.
If we were not so single-minded
about keeping our lives moving,
an d for once could do nothing,
perhaps a huge silence
might interrupt this sadness.
Q1. What is the poet single-minded about?
Ans:- The poet is single-minded about keeping our lives moving.
Q2. What does the poet mean by ''huge silence'?
Ans-: It is the moment of quiet introspection.
Q3. What might the silence do?
Ans:- It might interrupt our sadness.
Q4:- What will happen if we go on with our endless activities?
Ans-: We will never be able to understand ourselves if we go on with our endless activities.
Q5. What is the sadness that the poet refer to?
Ans-: It is the sadness of never understanding ourselves.
Q6. Pick out the word from the passage which mean ''determined'.
Ans-: Single-minded.
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Stanza 7
Perhaps a huge silence
might interrupt this sadness
of never understanding ourselves
and of threatening ourselves with death.
Q1. How can huge silence interrupt our sadness?
Ans:- Huge silence means the moment of quiet introspection. It is the time we look within ourselves and try to understand. It is an exotic moment' and remove our sadness.
Q2. What is the threat of silence mentioned in the last line?
Ans-: It is the threat of death.
Q3. Find the words from the stanza which mean the same as: I) probably ii) intervene
Ans:- probably- perhaps
intervene- interrupt
Q4:-Name the poem and the poet.
Ans :- The poem is 'Keeping Quiet' written by Pablo Neruda.
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Stanza 8.
Perhaps the Earth can teach us
as when everything seems dead
and later proves to be alive.
Now I shall count twelve
and you keep quiet and I will go.
Q1. What can the Earth teach us?
Ans-: The Earth can teach us that after suspending our activities for some time how we can restart our activities in a fresh manner.
Q2. When does everything seems to be dead?
Ans-: In winter , everything seems to be dead.
Q3. When does The Earth prove to be alive?
Ans:- In spring, the Earth proves to be alive.
Q4. Why does the poet say that he will count twelve?
Ans-: The poet wants the readers to stop their activities for a short period and do introspection. This period of introspection will last as long as we count twelve.
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Keeping Quiet ( Pablo Neruda)
(Analysis by Baljit Singh)
Summary of the poem-:
Keeping Quiet is a short and beautiful poem written by Pablo Neruda. It conveys a great message. It lays importance on keeping quiet. The poet tells us that we must keep quiet for some time and look within and examine . He calls it a moment of quite introspection. By doing so we will have a unique experience. We will suspend all activities for few moments. It will give us a feeling of togetherness, brotherhood and love. We will love each other and there will be peace in the world. The poet says that we will be able to end wars in this way. But the poet says that our quietness and stillness should not be confused with total inactivity. Inactivity is death while activity is life. He means to say that quietness and calmness is essential for a fresh and better activity. He gives the example of earth in winter season. In winter the earth seems to be dead but when spring comes, it glows with new life and energy. Similarly, man can resume his activities in a fresh and better manner after a little silence and stillness.
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Short Answer Type of Questions.
( Best Notes)
Q1. Do you think the poet advocates total inactivity and death?(क्या कवि पूरी निष्क्रियता व मृत्यु की वकालत करता है?)
Ans:- The poet doesn't advocate total inactivity and death. He only says to suspend / stop our activities for some time and have introspection. It will refresh and energise our activities.( कवि पूर्ण निष्क्रियता व मृत्यु की वकालत नहीं करता। वह केवल यह कहता है कि हमें कुछ समय के लिए अपने कार्य छोड़कर आत्मावलोकन करना चाहिए।इससे हमारे कार्यों को ताजगी व नई ऊर्जा मिलेगी।)
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Q2. What is the ''sadness' that the poet refers to in the poem?
( कवि कविता मेंं किस उदासी की बात करता है?)
Ans- It is the sadness of never understanding ourselves. We remain busy in worldly activities and have no time for introspection. It gives rise to many evils such as war and hatred. ( यह स्वयं को न समझने की उदासी है। हम सदा सांसारिक कार्यों में लगे रहते हैं और आत्म अवलोकन नहीं करते। इससे युद्ध व नफरत जैसी अनेक बुराइयों का जन्म होता है।)
Q3. What symbol from Nature does the poet invoke to say that there can be life under apparent stillness?
( कवि यह समझाने के लिए ,कि प्रत्यक्ष जड़ता के नीचे जीवन छुपा हो सकता है, प्रकृति के किस प्रतीक का उपयोग करता है?)
OR
How , according to the poet, can earth teach us? ( कवि के अनुसार, पृथ्वी हमें कैसे सिखाती है?)
( Best Notes By Baljit Singh)
Ans:- In winter, the earth seems to be dead. When spring comes, it glows with new life and colours. Similarly , man can resume his activities in a fresh and better manner after quiet introspection.
( शीत ऋतु में पृथ्वी मृत प्रतीत होती है।परंतु जब बसन्त आती है तो यह नये जीवन व रंगों से उज्ज्वलित हो जाती है। इसी प्रकार मनुष्य भी कुछ पल आत्मावलोकन के पश्चात अपने कार्य पुनः श्रेष्ठ ढंग से आरम्भ कर सकता है।)
Q4. What does the poet want all of us to do?( कवि हम सबसे क्या करवाना चाहता है?)
Ans- The poet wants us to stop all our activities for some time and have introspection. It will refresh and energise our activities. ( कवि चाहता है कि हम सब कुछ पल के लिये अपने सभी क्रियाकलापों को त्याग दें व आत्म अवलोकन करें। इससे हमारे कार्यों को ताजगी व नई ऊर्जा मिलेगी।)
Q5. What does the poet call an 'exotic' moment and why? (कवि विलक्षण पल किसे कहता है और क्यों)?)
Ans-: The poet calls the moment of quiet introspection as an 'exotic moment' because it gives us an unusual experience and a feeling of togetherness, love and brotherhood. ( कवि आत्म अवलोकन के पल को विलक्षण पल कहता है क्योंकि यह पल हमें असाधारण अनुभव तथा एकात्मकता, प्रेम व भाईचारे की भावना देता है।)
Q6. What does the poet say about those who prepare green wars?
( नये युद्धों को जन्म देने वाले लोगों के बारे में कवि क्या कहता है?)
OR
What does Pablo Neruda think about war in the poem 'Keeping Quiet'?
Ans- Green wars means fresh wars caused by men all over the world. They are fought with fatal weapons. They leave no survivors behind them. These wars can be avoided if the men making these wars do quiet introspection. ( Green wars का अर्थ है लोगों द्वारा विश्व भर मेंं उत्पन्न किए गए ताजा युद्ध जो घातक हथियारों से लड़े जाते हैं और अपने पीछे survivors नहीं छोड़ते। यदि इन युद्धों को जन्म देने वाले लोग आत्म अवलोकन करें तो इन युद्धों से बचा जा सकता है।)
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Comprehensions-:
Stanza 1.
Now we will count to twelve
and we will all keep still.
For once on the face of the Earth
let's not speak in any language,
let's stop for one second,
and not move our arms so much.
Q1. Name the poem and the poet.
Ans:- The name of the poem is "Keeping Quiet" written by Pablo Neruda.
Q2. Why does the poet ask us to count to twelve?
Ans. He wants us to count to twelve so that we may stop our activities for some time and look within ourselves.
Q3. Why does the poet want us to suspend our activity?
Ans-: The poet wants us to suspend our activity so that we may look within ourselves.
Q4. Explain-: ' we will keep still'.
Ans-: It means we will do no physical activity for some time.
Q5. What does the phrase ' not move our arms so much' mean?
Ans-: It means we will do no physical activity for some time. We will look within ourselves.
_____________________________________
Stanza 2.
It would be an exotic moment
without rush, without engines,
we would be all together
in a sudden strangeness.
Q1. What has been said ''an exotic moment?
Ans:- The moment of introspection has been said as an 'exotic' moment because it gives us an unusual feeling of togetherness.
Q2. How shall we feel in this moment.
Ans:- We shall feel an unusual feeling of togetherness. It will fill our heart with love and brotherhood.
Q3. How will it help the individual and the world?
Ans:- It will end wars in the world and bring peace.
Q4. Explain-: 'without rush, without engines'
Ans-: It means no hurrying and no noise of engines.
Q5. Pick out the word from the passage which means same as 'unusual'
Ans-: Unusual- exotic
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Stanza 3.
Fishermen in the cold sea
would not harm whales
and the man gathering salt
would look at his hurt hands.
Q1. What does the poet expect of the fishermen and why?
Ans-: The poet expects the fishermen in the cold sea would not harm fish. The moment of introspection would teach them that they should not kill more fish than they need .
Q2. What would the man gathering salt do?
Ans-: The man gathering salt would look at his hurt hands.
Q3. What does the phrase 'hurt hands imply'?
Ans:- It implies that greediness is harmful for us.
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Stanza 4.
Those who prepare green war,
wars with gas, wars with fire,
victory with no survivors,
would put on clean clothes
and walk about with their brothers
in the shade, doing nothing.
Q1. What is meant by 'green wars'?
Ans-: ''Green Wars" means fresh wars caused by men all over the world.
Q2. How are the green wars fought?
Ans :- They are fought with gas and fire.
Q3. Who would put on clean clothes?
Ans-: They are the politicians who prepare fresh wars in the world.
Q4. Which phrase has been used to underline the inhumanity of war?
Ans-: ''Victory with no survivors".
Q5. How can men come out of their love for wars?
Ans-: Men can avoid wars only by looking within themselves. It will fill their heart with love and brotherhood for all. Naturally wars would end.
-----------------(Best Notes by B.S.)
Stanza 5.
What I want should not be confused
with total inactivity.
Life is what it is about;
I want no truck with death.
Q1. Does that poet advocate total inactivity?
Ans-: No, he doesn't advocate total inactivity.
Q2. What should not be confused with total inactivity by the poet?
Ans:- The moment of quiet introspection.
Q3. Explain-: "I want no truck with death."
Ans-: It means the poet does not advocate total inactivity or death.
Q4. With whom does the want to have no dealing?
Ans- With death.
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Stanza 6.
If we were not so single-minded
about keeping our lives moving,
an d for once could do nothing,
perhaps a huge silence
might interrupt this sadness.
Q1. What is the poet single-minded about?
Ans:- The poet is single-minded about keeping our lives moving.
Q2. What does the poet mean by ''huge silence'?
Ans-: It is the moment of quiet introspection.
Q3. What might the silence do?
Ans:- It might interrupt our sadness.
Q4:- What will happen if we go on with our endless activities?
Ans-: We will never be able to understand ourselves if we go on with our endless activities.
Q5. What is the sadness that the poet refer to?
Ans-: It is the sadness of never understanding ourselves.
Q6. Pick out the word from the passage which mean ''determined'.
Ans-: Single-minded.
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Stanza 7
Perhaps a huge silence
might interrupt this sadness
of never understanding ourselves
and of threatening ourselves with death.
Q1. How can huge silence interrupt our sadness?
Ans:- Huge silence means the moment of quiet introspection. It is the time we look within ourselves and try to understand. It is an exotic moment' and remove our sadness.
Q2. What is the threat of silence mentioned in the last line?
Ans-: It is the threat of death.
Q3. Find the words from the stanza which mean the same as: I) probably ii) intervene
Ans:- probably- perhaps
intervene- interrupt
Q4:-Name the poem and the poet.
Ans :- The poem is 'Keeping Quiet' written by Pablo Neruda.
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Stanza 8.
Perhaps the Earth can teach us
as when everything seems dead
and later proves to be alive.
Now I shall count twelve
and you keep quiet and I will go.
Q1. What can the Earth teach us?
Ans-: The Earth can teach us that after suspending our activities for some time how we can restart our activities in a fresh manner.
Q2. When does everything seems to be dead?
Ans-: In winter , everything seems to be dead.
Q3. When does The Earth prove to be alive?
Ans:- In spring, the Earth proves to be alive.
Q4. Why does the poet say that he will count twelve?
Ans-: The poet wants the readers to stop their activities for a short period and do introspection. This period of introspection will last as long as we count twelve.
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