Class 9th Eng. Poem -6 NO MEN ARE FOREIGN,NCERT/CBSE Based Question and answer, Theme Message Literary devices

Poem-6

No Men are Foreign by James Kirkup

Textual Questions

Q1. "Beneath all uniforms.... What uniforms do you think the poet is speaking about?

Ans. By 'uniforms' the poet means the different dresses that the people wear in different parts of world. It may mean the different uniforms of military of different countries

Q2. How does the poet suggest that all people on earth are the same?

Ans. People across the world possess the same kind of body. They get light from the same sun, breathe the same air and drink the same water. They all feed themselves with the crop which is grown during the time of peace and starve during the time of war.

Q3. In stanza 1, find five ways in which we all are alike. Pick out the words.

Ans. We possess the same kind of body. We breathe the same air. We walk upon the same earth. We live in the same world. And we all will get buried in the same earth after death.

Q4. How many common features can you find in stanza 2. Pick out the word.

Ans. We enjoy the same sun, air and water. We all feed ourselves with the crops which are grown during the time of peace and starve during the time of war. We have the same kind of hands as people belonging to other countries do. People all across the world toil to earn their livelihood.

Q5. "...whenever we are told to hate our 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. Often leaders and rulers of political parties instigate us to hate people belonging to other countries. People get provoked but it is wrong to fall in the trap of opportunists who work for their personal motives. We shouldn't allow ourselves to be influenced by such people. The superficial differences must not segregate us as human beings.

Short Answer Type Questions

Q6. Who has been referred as 'our brothers' in the poem and why?

Ans. The poet refers to the people living in other countries as 'our brothers'. He says so because beneath the superficial dissimilarities, all human beings are same. People all across the world follow the same pattern of life. So, it is wrong to call them strangers. Rather they are our brothers

Q2. What does 'in which we all shall lie' mean?

Ans. The poet suggests that we all shall be buried under the same earth after our deaths to highlight the fact that people all across the world have to meet the same fate.

Q3. How does the poet think we can win over other people?

Ans. The poet suggests winning over other people through love. He finds force and war futile as only love and kindness can undo the damage caused by hatred.

Q4. The poet has used the word 'remember' many times in the poem. Why do you think he has repeated this word so many times?

Ans. The poet has used the word 'remember' many times in the poem to emphasise upon universal brotherhood. He wants to stress upon the fact that people belonging to other countries are not our enemies but our brothers.

Q5. Why do countries engage in wars and what is the result?

Ans. People engage in wars because they are often provoked by political leaders and rulers. They instigate us to hate people belonging to other countries. The provocation leads to bloodshed and destruction of our earth.

Q6. 'No Men are Foreign' is an anti-war poem. Discuss briefly.

Ans. 'No Men are Foreign' is an anti-war poem because it conveys the idea of human brotherhood. It condemns the political leaders who instigate us to get involved in war and stresses upon the futility of war as it harms both the suppressor and the aggressor.

Q7. How are we responsible for war?

Ans. We start hating our brethren after being instigated by power hungry political leaders without realising the futility of wars. We also fail to understand the oneness of mankind and the idea of universal brotherhood.

Q8. Hating our brother means hating ourselves and taking arms against them means fighting with ourselves. Is it true?

Ans. Everywhere human beings are same. The earth on which we are living is same. Due to our narrow minded prejudices and biased perception, we divide the people on the basis of outward features and lands into countries. But the essence of every human being on this earth is same. So if we take arms against other human beings and fight with him, we are fighting with ourselves.

Q9. How do we defile and outrage the 'human earth' that is ours?

Ans. We defile and outrage the human earth with our petty and narrow minded ideas. We raise arms against one another and thus pollute the earth. Warfare and violence are our own evil creations. We should remember that the mother earth belongs to all lands and all people. So we should not harm it.

Q10.Prove the appropriateness of the title 'No Men are Foreign

Ans. The poem 'No Men are Foreign stresses upon the idea of universal brotherhood and oneness of mankind. Human beings all over the world have similar patterns of life. People belonging to other countries are not strange Rather they are our

brothers. Therefore, the title is apt. Q11. Discuss the theme around which the poem revolves?

Ans. The theme of the poem 'No Men are Foreign' revolves around the idea of universal brotherhood and the oneness of mankind underneath the superficial difference of colour, race, creed and nationality. It considers all human beings same as they follow the same patterns of life. Hence, they are all brothers.

Q12. What message does the poet want to convey to his readers?

Ans. The poem conveys the message that wars are futile. No one gets benefited by wars. We only harm the earth and further deprive ourselves of the bliss of universal brotherhood. Strength can only be won by love and kindness not by wars.

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