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Flamingo Poem Keeping Quiet
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The poet uses conversational style and personal pronouns as ‘you’, ‘we’ and `I’ because
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he wants to be intimate with mankind
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he tries to read out to the readers
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he wants to establish contact easily
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third person is ineffective
Explanation
he tries to read out to the readers
The last line of the poem is
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and later proves to be alive
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life is what it is about
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I want no truck with death
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and you keep quiet and I will go
Explanation
and you keep quiet and I will go
Man needs to learn a lesson from
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moon
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stars
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earth
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sun
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earth
According to the poet wars that are fought have no
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soldiers
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weapons
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fighter planes
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survivors
Explanation
survivors
‘Cold sea’ is a poetic device
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personification
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transferred epithet
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metaphor
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alliteration
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transferred epithet
Without rush, without engines’ refers to
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no noise
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no hurry to go to the office
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no travelling
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no holidaying
Explanation
no noise
The poet wants the entire humanity to
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keep talking
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keep running
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keep laughing
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keep still
Explanation
keep still
‘Have no truck with death’ means
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will not die of the truck accident
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remove poverty and illiteracy
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have no association or deal with death
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will not drive a truck
Explanation
have no association or deal with death
The poet advocates the balance of nature to be
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maintained
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destroyed
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temporarily disturbed
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ignored
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maintained
What does man threaten himself with?
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death
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birth
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robbery
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suicide
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death
Where would they be walking?
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in the park
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along the river
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in the shade
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on the road
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in the shade
The types of wars the poet talks about are
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green wars, wars with gas, wars with fire
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verbal wars
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technological warfare
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nuclear wars
Explanation
green wars, wars with gas, wars with fire
Fishermen in the cold sea would not harm
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seahorses
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mermaids
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whales
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tortoises
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whales
What kind of a moment would it be when everyone is silent
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terrible
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painful
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exotic
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unforgettable
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exotic
The poet appeals to the readers to keep quiet for
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twenty seconds
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1 hour
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thirty seconds
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twelve seconds
Explanation
twelve seconds
What can human beings learn from nature?
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beauty
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keeping quiet
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to be happy
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working with silence
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working with silence
What symbol from nature the poet uses to prove that keeping quiet is not total inactivity?
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Sun
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Soil
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earth
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Nature and earth
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Nature and earth
How will silence benefit the man and nature?
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both will be friends
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man will know nature better
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man will be healthy
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man will stop hurting nature and both will heal themselves
Explanation
man will stop hurting nature and both will heal themselves
While gathering salt, what will happen to the man if he keep silent for a moment?
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he will stop dropping it
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he will look at the ground
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he will walk carefully
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he will think of the harm the salt is doing to his hands
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he will think of the harm the salt is doing to his hands
Why is the poet asking everyone not to speak any language?
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to avoid noise
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to avoid loud voices
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to avoid people
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to avoid conflicts and misunderstandings
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to avoid conflicts and misunderstandings
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