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Solve this: Keeping Quiet Stanzas for Comprehension Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow in one or two lines. NOW we Will count to twelve and we will all keep still. For once on the face ofthe Earth let's not speak in any language, let's Stop for one second, and not move our arms so much (a) Who do vou think the poet is speaking to? (b) Why does the poet ask his listeners to 'keep (c) What changes does the poet expect on the face Of the Earth? (d) Explain: •notmoveourarmssomuch' (11) It would be an exotic moment Without rush, Without engines, we would all be together in a sudden Strangeness. (a) What does 'It' refer to here? (b) How would it bean 'exotic moment'? (c) HOW would man benefit if there was no 'rush' and no engines'? (d) What 'strangeness' dck•s the poet see in this togetherness? Fishermen in the cold sea would not harm whales and the man gathering salt Would100k at his hurt hands. (a) In What way does Man cause harm to mankind and Nature? (b) Whom is the •man gathering salt' exploiting? (c) When and Why would the fishermen not harm the whales? Those who prepare green wars, 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 (a) are the Fk•ople who prepare 'green wars (b) Hcn,v can there be victoty with no survivors? (c) According to the poet can peace prevail on the earth? (d) What message is the poet in lines? What I want should not be confused with total inactivity. Life is what it is about; I want no truck With death. (a) What confusion is the poet afraid of? (b) How does the poet define life? (c) Why doesn't he want to have any associ„lttor With death ? (d) What kind of activities does the poet wisi men to engage themselves in? If we were not so single-minded about keeping our lives moving. and for once could do nothing, perhaps a huge silence might interrupt this sadness

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Here is the answer to your asked query:

a) Man has become single-minded because he has involved himself in completing tasks and in getting the life going. He is so intricately involved that there is no scope for self analysis. To move out of this absent-mindedness, the poet calls for keeping quiet.   

b) Man has become too ambitious. He keeps his life moving by fulfilling all his selfish and materialistic desires. He does not think about anyone else other than himself. For fulfilling his own selfish interest he can do anything. 

c) If man does not do anything he would be like a dead person. However, the poet does not want people to ruminate death. He tells that it is a fact of life. He only requests everyone to go on working actively with a positive attitude. He gives example of Earth which although seems inactive but in reality is continuously active and productive. The poet requests mankind to learn from earth.  

d) Man experiences the sadness of never understanding themselves and threatening himself with death.

e) People threat people by raging green wars, wars with gas or fire. The effects of those wars are perilous. Wars have victory but no survivors remain. The poet requests these war mongers to be sympathetic and stop wars. He says if they do not fight any wars then there would be peace and so they would be able to put clean clothes and walk about with their fellow brothers in shades. 

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