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The document provides an analysis of the poem "Keeping Quiet" by Pablo Neruda. It includes objectives to comprehend the poem locally and globally and understand the necessity of introspection. A mind map is presented covering the themes of the poem: the urgent need for mankind to introspect and be at peace in universal brotherhood, to stop destructive activities and harming animals to avoid annihilation. A worksheet is included with multiple choice and short answer questions about the themes, meaning, and message of the poem.

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STS - Keeping Quiet - WS & ASMT

The document provides an analysis of the poem "Keeping Quiet" by Pablo Neruda. It includes objectives to comprehend the poem locally and globally and understand the necessity of introspection. A mind map is presented covering the themes of the poem: the urgent need for mankind to introspect and be at peace in universal brotherhood, to stop destructive activities and harming animals to avoid annihilation. A worksheet is included with multiple choice and short answer questions about the themes, meaning, and message of the poem.

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KEEPING QUIET

- PABLO NERUDA
OBJECTIVES:

1. To comprehend the poem locally and globally


2. To understand the necessity of introspection

MIND MAP:

1. THEME: (WRITE IN POINTS ONLY)


 The urgent need for mankind to introspect, buy time to start afresh
 To put an end to all destructive activities, be at peace, in universal brotherhood
 The need to live in peaceful co-existence with nature, to stop harming animals and
avoid annihilation of the human race

WORKSHEET

Q: Tick / Write the most appropriate answer:

1. What is the theme of poem ‘keeping quiet’?


(a) stop wars (b) maintain silence
(c) introspection (d) advocate inactivity

2. Poet of poem ‘keeping quiet.


(a) Kamala Das (b) Pablo Neruda
(c) John Keats (d) Stephen spender

3. What is our single mindedness?


(a) Never understanding ourselves. (b) Being in rush and hurry.
(c) Being selfish. (d) Keeping our lives moving.

4. What is exotic moment?


(a) Keeping still. (b) Not moving arms so much.
(c) Not speaking in any language (d) keeping quiet.

5. What is reason of sadness in our life?


(a) Never understanding ourselves. (b) Threatening ourselves with death.
(c) a and b both (d) neither a nor b.
6. What is unique about earth?
(a) It is always alive. (b) It has life under apparent stillness.
(c) It never dies. (d) It is still.

7. What is poet’s concept of doing nothing?


(a) Not to gather salt (b) Not to harm whales and fishes
(c) Not to get involved in wars (d) Introspection

8. ‘No truck with death’ means


(a) Refuse to compromise (b) No one should die
(c) No one wants death (d) None of above

9. What is apposite of ‘keeping quiet’?


(a) Speaking out (b) Making noise
(c) Producing sound (d) Moving arms.

10. What does poet advocates in poem’ keeping quiet’?


(a) death (b) inactivity
(c) apparent stillness (d) introspection

ASSIGNMENT

Q: Answer in 30-40 words only:

1. What does the poet mean by inactivity?

2. How is inactivity different from death?

3. What makes us sad and what are we single-minded about?

4. What does the poet mean by ‘to have no truck with death’?

5. How does the Earth ‘prove to be alive’?

6. Why does he advocate silence?

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