Poem Animals
Poem Animals
1.Mention three things that humans do and animals don’t.
Ans) The poet has drawn three comparisons between humans and animals.
-Humans sweat and work to make a living and later whine and sulk about the
amount of work they have to do to survive. Animals, on the other hand, do not
whine about their condition.
-Humans lie awake at night and cry for the wrongs they have done. Animals
do not weep for anything they do and sleep peacefully.
-Finally, humans make each other sick by discussing their duties to God.
However, animals do not a God to whom they pray or serve.
2. Do humans kneel to other humans who lived thousands of years ago?
Ans) Yes, humans kneel to other humans who lived thousands of years ago. They
worship their ancestors and pray by kneeling in front of their portraits. They hold religious sermons and ceremonies in their memory.
3. What are the ‘tokens’ that the poet says he may have dropped long ago, and which the animals have kept for him?
Ans)The token that the poet says he might have dropped long ago, and which the animals have kept for him, is his true nature as a human. While humans came close to civilisation, they gradually moved away from their true nature. The natural instincts that humans had and the innocence with which they lived and helped each other have been left behind somewhere. As they got near
civilisation, they chose to leave behind the virtues of kindness, sincerity, unselfishness, joy, satisfaction, respectability, and sharing. They took to vices such as greed,selfishness, desire to capture everything, and other such inhuman characteristics. Animals have carried forward the real instincts and
characteristics, which the poet looks at and tries to remember where he had negligently lost his true nature.
4. Why is the poet so impressed with animals that he wants to change sides and
wishes to live with them?
Ans) The poet feels that humans have degraded themselves beyond redemption.
Nothing great has been left with human beings. He is fed up with their behaviour and wants to escape from the world of humans. No doubt, humans were not so bad at one time. They shared ‘tokens’ of love, sympathy,
contentment and innocence with animals. However, the spirit of greed, over ambition, and arrogance overpowered them. They gave up the path of virtue and the ‘tokens’ of love and sympathy. The burden of their sins and misdeeds lies heavy on their hearts and souls. On the other hand, animals still maintain the old virtues left by man long ago. They are content, self-sufficient and free
from the burden of sins and misdeeds. Hence, the poet wants to change sides
and wants to be a part of the animal world.
1.Mention three things that humans do and animals don’t.
Ans) The poet has drawn three comparisons between humans and animals.
-Humans sweat and work to make a living and later whine and sulk about the
amount of work they have to do to survive. Animals, on the other hand, do not
whine about their condition.
-Humans lie awake at night and cry for the wrongs they have done. Animals
do not weep for anything they do and sleep peacefully.
-Finally, humans make each other sick by discussing their duties to God.
However, animals do not a God to whom they pray or serve.
2. Do humans kneel to other humans who lived thousands of years ago?
Ans) Yes, humans kneel to other humans who lived thousands of years ago. They
worship their ancestors and pray by kneeling in front of their portraits. They hold religious sermons and ceremonies in their memory.
3. What are the ‘tokens’ that the poet says he may have dropped long ago, and which the animals have kept for him?
Ans)The token that the poet says he might have dropped long ago, and which the animals have kept for him, is his true nature as a human. While humans came close to civilisation, they gradually moved away from their true nature. The natural instincts that humans had and the innocence with which they lived and helped each other have been left behind somewhere. As they got near
civilisation, they chose to leave behind the virtues of kindness, sincerity, unselfishness, joy, satisfaction, respectability, and sharing. They took to vices such as greed,selfishness, desire to capture everything, and other such inhuman characteristics. Animals have carried forward the real instincts and
characteristics, which the poet looks at and tries to remember where he had negligently lost his true nature.
4. Why is the poet so impressed with animals that he wants to change sides and
wishes to live with them?
Ans) The poet feels that humans have degraded themselves beyond redemption.
Nothing great has been left with human beings. He is fed up with their behaviour and wants to escape from the world of humans. No doubt, humans were not so bad at one time. They shared ‘tokens’ of love, sympathy,
contentment and innocence with animals. However, the spirit of greed, over ambition, and arrogance overpowered them. They gave up the path of virtue and the ‘tokens’ of love and sympathy. The burden of their sins and misdeeds lies heavy on their hearts and souls. On the other hand, animals still maintain the old virtues left by man long ago. They are content, self-sufficient and free
from the burden of sins and misdeeds. Hence, the poet wants to change sides
and wants to be a part of the animal world.
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