03. How is man suffering because of his nature of being always'up and doing?
Q4. What 'exotic moment' does the poet refer to? How will men attain it
Q5. Do you think the poem is a criticism of the modern advancement and progress? Give reasons in
support of your answer.
Q6. Why does the poet feel that man's 'togetherness' will have an air of 'strangeness?
Q7. What characteristics do 'fishermen'and'man gathering salt' have in common?
Q8. What will happen if the fishermen did not harm whales?
9. How will the 'man gathering salt' react when he looks at his hurt hands?
10. How are green wars' harming mankind?
O11 Why does the poet say that his thoughtsshould not be confused with total inactivity?
012 How does the poet visualiselife? Why does he refuse to associate it with death?
13. How might a huge silence interrupt the sadness of men?
014. What is the poet's concept of doing nothing?
Q15. 'Modern man is depressed and isolated'. Comment on the basis of the
lated'. Comment on the basis of the poem "Keeping Quiet"
16. What lesson does man need to learn from Earth?
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Answer 3- Due to growing hatred, humans are becoming unsympathetic and his urge to become high and keep doing cuts him off the society and all this is the root cause of his sufferings.
Answer 4- By exotic moment, poet refers to the moment of quietness and stillness. It would be an exotic moment because it will bring brotherhood and peace. Men will attain it when they will give up on hatred and practise peace.
Answer 5- Yes, the poem criticises modern advancement and progress because due to modernity, humans have become self-centred and hardly bother about each other.
Answer 6- Because when men will be together, they will find a moment to know each other better, a feeling of universal brotherhood will be born and that would be a strangely exotic moment.
Answer 7- Both of them are hurting something or someone. Fishermen are hurting the whales and men gathering salt are hurting their hands.
Answer 8- Doing so will stop indiscriminate exploitation of nature.
Answer 9- He is shocked to look at his hurt hands as in the process of gathering salt, he himself didn't realise that it is hurtful.
Answer 10- Green wars are the chemical war waged by man against man and nature and these are causing nothing but destruction.
Answer 11- Because total inactivity brings death and poet has no truck with death.
Answer 12- Poet visualises life as being still where people stop their hostile activities and he refuses to associate it with death because death would mean end of life.
Answer 13- A huge silence would interrupt the sadness of man as when he will be silent, he'll get time for self-introspection and know his fellows better.
Answer 14- By 'doing nothing', poet means that men should be silent for a while and introspect himself along with trying to know his fellows better.
Answer 15- Modern man is depressed and isolated because he is self-centred and practises hatred.
Answer 16- Earth needs to learn from man, the lesson of preserving life. It teaches us how new life emerges from ashes and dead remains.
Hope this information will clear your doubts about this topic.
Answer 3- Due to growing hatred, humans are becoming unsympathetic and his urge to become high and keep doing cuts him off the society and all this is the root cause of his sufferings.
Answer 4- By exotic moment, poet refers to the moment of quietness and stillness. It would be an exotic moment because it will bring brotherhood and peace. Men will attain it when they will give up on hatred and practise peace.
Answer 5- Yes, the poem criticises modern advancement and progress because due to modernity, humans have become self-centred and hardly bother about each other.
Answer 6- Because when men will be together, they will find a moment to know each other better, a feeling of universal brotherhood will be born and that would be a strangely exotic moment.
Answer 7- Both of them are hurting something or someone. Fishermen are hurting the whales and men gathering salt are hurting their hands.
Answer 8- Doing so will stop indiscriminate exploitation of nature.
Answer 9- He is shocked to look at his hurt hands as in the process of gathering salt, he himself didn't realise that it is hurtful.
Answer 10- Green wars are the chemical war waged by man against man and nature and these are causing nothing but destruction.
Answer 11- Because total inactivity brings death and poet has no truck with death.
Answer 12- Poet visualises life as being still where people stop their hostile activities and he refuses to associate it with death because death would mean end of life.
Answer 13- A huge silence would interrupt the sadness of man as when he will be silent, he'll get time for self-introspection and know his fellows better.
Answer 14- By 'doing nothing', poet means that men should be silent for a while and introspect himself along with trying to know his fellows better.
Answer 15- Modern man is depressed and isolated because he is self-centred and practises hatred.
Answer 16- Earth needs to learn from man, the lesson of preserving life. It teaches us how new life emerges from ashes and dead remains.
Hope this information will clear your doubts about this topic.