No Men Are Foreign
- (i) Beneath all uniforms ………………. What uniforms do you think the poet is speaking about?
Ans. The poet is speaking about the soldier’s uniform that they wear during wartime. Here, uniform means traditional dress of the country.
(ii) How does the poet suggest that all people on earth are the same?
Ans. The poet suggests that all people on earth are the same as they breathe, buried, wake, sleep, hate, love and labour. The importance of the sun, air and water is equal for everyone. Everyone needs peace and suffers from starvation during wars.
- In stanza 1, find five ways in which we all are alike. Pick out the words.
Ans. Words which find ways in which we all are alike are:-
All of us live and die on the same earth.
All of us lie.
Each of us has a similar body.
All of us breathe.
All of us walk.
- How many common features can you find in stanza 2? Pick out the words:
Ans. The common features that find in Stanza 2 is:-
The sun, the air, the water, their hands and ours, the harvest and the labour.
- “Whenever we are told to hate our own brothers ………….. “When do you think this happens? Why? Who tells us? Should we do as we are told at such times? What does the poet say?
Ans. Whenever there is war, leaders tell people to hate the other country. They tell us to do so because of their personal gains. But we should not act as a puppet in their hands and do as they say. We should understand that war is futile and analyse the situation before jumping to conclusion. The poet says that if we fight against them, we kill and condemn ourselves.