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What should not be confused with total inactivity or death?
A
Stillness and silence
B
No movement
C
Astate of being unmindful
D
Men talking
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What should not be confused with total inactivity or death?
Stillness and silence
No movement
Astate of being unmindful
Men talking
Why has the poet used conversational style and personal pronouns as you", we" and `I"?
Third person is ineffective
He wants to be intimate with mankind
He tries to read out to the readers
Intimates to establish contact easily
"perhaps a huge silence might interrupt this sadness" . What is the sadness" that the poet refers to?
Causing wars
Preoccupation with death
Remaining idle
Never understanding ourselves
Why do you think the poet employs words like "exotic" and "strangeness"?
The moment will won"t be unique and special
Man will not understand cruelty, greed and harmful actions.
To highlight the importance of everyone being together suddenly for once
Unnecessary rush and noise is created
What are the different kinds of wars mentioned in the poem?
Wars against humanity
Wars against nature
Wars with gases and fire
All of these
Tolle's book A New Earth that says ".....main purpose is not to add new information or beliefs to your mind or to try to convince you of anything, but to bring about a shift in consciousness, that is to say, to awaken.". What does the poem awaken us to?
The poem awakens us for the need to think about others in our daily endeavors.
The poem awakens us to reach out to few people.
The poem awakens us to become care about nature only.
The poem awakens us to indulge in green war.
How will silence benefit the man and nature?
Both will be friends
Man will know nature better
Man will be healthy
Man will stop hurting nature and both will heal themselves
Choose the option that appropriately describes the relationship between the two statements given below: Statement 1: The earth appears calm and quiet. Statement 2:Things may die but are reborn.
Beginning- End
Cause – Effect
Nurture - Life
Time- Eternity
Pick the literary device that is used inthis phrase "count to twelve and we will all keep still".
Antithesis
Transferred Epithet
Enjambment
Oxymoron
Pick the option that is NOT TRUE according to the poem:
The urgent need for mankind to introspect.
To put an end to all destructive activities.
War will bring peace and silence.
Avoid annihilation of human race.
Pick the words that have similar meaningas the phrase "have no truck with death". 1. Forsake 2. Relinquish 3. Survival 4. Reject 5. Growth 6. Abstain
1, 2,4 and 6
2, 3 4 and 5
1, 4,5 and 6
2, 3,4 and 5
What does hurt hand refers to?
Growing needs of man
Growing greed of man
Unfulfilled desires and greed
Growing insensitivity of man to pain
The options that enumerates the tone of the poem are: 1. Tranquil 2. Dejected 3. Ecstatic 4. Thoughtful 5. Revengeful 6. Pessimistic
2, 4 and 6
1, 2 and 4
3, 5 and 6
1, 3 and 6
Choose the option that correctly paraphrases the given lines: "Victories with no survivors, Wouldput on clean clothes and walk about with their brothers"
Victory is the ultimate reality of life.
The poet explains why war is essential.
Men fight for victory and war brings silence.
Ironic because there is no need for war since no body comes back alive.
Match the phrases with the literary device Phrase Literary device 1. Without rush, without engineA. Symbolism 2. Green warsB. Metaphor 3. In the shadeC. Repetition 4. Cold Sea D. Imagery
1-A, 2-D, 3-C,4-B
1-D, 2-B, 3-A,4-C
1-C, 2-A, 3-B,4-D
1-B, 2-A, 3-C, 4-D
Which statement aptly conveys the message of the poem?
Men presently live their lives full of strife and understand the causes of their sadness.
The necessity to be quiet without pondering about the life we have on earth.
Peace cannot be achieved with mutual understanding.
The need for mutual understanding between men in the current environment filled with environmental damages.
Pablo Neruda chose his pen name after this Czech poet
Pan Neruda
Sam Neruda
Jan Neruda
Rom Neruda
What is the rhyming scheme used in the poem?
Mono Rhyme
Free Verse
Sonnet
Enclosed Rhyme
In which language the poem Keeping Quiet was originally written?
English
French
Pali
Spanish