12 Eng Flamingo Poem-3 KEEPING QUIET BY PABLO NERUDA 5 SOLVED EXTRACTS
FLAMINGO Poem-3 KEEPING QUIET by Pablo Neruda Directions: Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow: Extract -1 1. For once on the face of the Earth let's not speak in any language, let's stop for one second, and not move our arms so much. It would be an exotic moment without rush, without engines, we would all be together in a sudden strangeness. (a) Why does the poet forbid all of us to speak? (b) What does the phrase 'on the face of the earth' suggest? (i) The entire globe (ii) On the outer surface of earth (iii) In front of the earth (iv) In the water (c) Who is the poet? (i) Kamala Das (ii) Pablo Neruda (iii) John Keats (iv) Adrienne Rich (d) 'Not move our arms' means…… (e) State whether the given statement is True or False. The poet suggests that we should not speak in any other language, but only in our native language. (f) Give an antonym of 'rush'. Answers (a) The poet forbids all of us to speak to o...