ANIMANLS
Walt Whitman
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Word
Meaning
(i) Placid—Calm
(ii)
Whine—A long high complaining Cry
(iii)
Demented—Mad
(iv)
Evince—Show
(v)
Self-contained—making Friendship
(vi)
Weep—Cry
(vii)
Kneels—Pray
Thinking About the Poem
Q1.
Notice the use of the word ‘turn’ in the first line, “I think I could turn and
live with animals…”. What is the poet turning from?
Ans:
In this line here, the poet wants to turn
from human into an animal. This turning is symbolic of the poet’s detachment
from human beings and their nature and his appreciation of the animal kind.
Q2.
Mention three things that humans do and animals don’t.
Ans:
In the poem, the poet mentioned three
things that humans do and the animals don’t. Firstly, have to struggle for
living and have to sweat for the work they have done and later on whine
thinking about their conditions. On the other hand, the animals don’t sweat and
whine thinking about their conditions. Secondly, humans lie awake at night and
weep for their sins. But the animals don’t lie awake at night and don’t weep
for their sins.
Finally,
humans make each other sick by discussing their duty to God. But the animals
don’t believe in God. They don’t pray to God for their good.
Q3.
Do humans kneel to other humans who lived thousands of years ago? Discuss this
in groups.
Ans:
Yes, humans kneel to other humans who lived
thousands of years ago as it is a cultural tradition to do so.
Q4.
What are the ‘tokens’ that the poet says he may have dropped long ago, and
which the animals have kept for him?
Ans:
By ‘token’ the poet refers to the human
qualities and virtues, the natural simplicity and innocence which they once
possessed. Man has forgotten these qualities and become materialistic as they
climbed on the ladder of civilization.
On the other hand, animals have
continuously carried on their natural instincts.
More Questions
Solved
Q1.
Who is the poet of the poem?
Ans:
Walt Whitman is the poet of the poem.
Q2.
What was the wish of the poet?
Ans:
The wish of the poet was to live with
animals as they were so placid and self-contained.
Q3.
What are the qualities possessed by the animals?
Ans:
There are many qualities we see among the
animals that are possessed by them. The animals are so placid and
self-contained. They don’t sweat for the work, they don’t whine thinking about
their conditions. They sleep peacefully at night and don’t weep for their sins,
they have done. The animals don’t make others sick by discussing their duty to
God. There is no mad animal among them. Animal don’t pray other by kneeling who
lived thousands years ago.
Q4.
Why do the animals do not cry for their sins?
Ans:
The animals do not cry for their sins. They
don’t believe in God. So, they do not think what they have done.
Q5.
Are the animals dissatisfied?
Ans:
No, they are not dissatisfied.
Q6.
What do the animals bring to the poet?
Ans:
‘Token’
Q7.
Why does the poet wonder?
Ans:
The poet wonders thinking about the
animals, from where they have got ‘token’ of himself.
Q8.
What does the poet mean when he describes animals as ‘placid’ and
‘self-contain’d’?
Ans:
In the poem ‘Animals’, the poet describes
the animals as ‘placid’ and ‘self-contain’d’. According to him, animals are
placid because they don’t sick other and don’t weep for their sins. They move
with self-satisfaction. By self-contain’d the poet means that the animals are
totally composed and in full control of their faculties.
Q9.
How do the animals act about their conditions and duty to God?
Ans:
The animals don’t whine about their conditions.
They don’t lie awake at night. They don’t make others sick by discussing their
duty to God.
Q10.
For what do the animals not demented?
Ans:
No animal is demented with the mania of
owning things.
Q11.
What does the poet lament?
Ans:
The poet laments the loss of the values and
qualities which man once possessed.
Q12.
Why did the poet feel more at home with animals than humans?
Ans:
The poet felt more at home in living with
animals than humans. Because he found the human complicated and false. He felt
more at home with animals as they were so placid and self-contained.
Q13.
Why does the poet say that he could live with animals?
Or
What is
the poet turning from?
Ans:
The poet is turning from living with human
beings as he found them complicated and false. He prefers to live with animals
as they are so placid and self-contained.
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