NCERT Solution of Class 9 Poem Ch-6 No Men Are Foreign
GLOSSARY
dispossess: dislodge; deprive
defile: make dirty; pollute
outrage the innocence of: violate the purity of
Question 1:
(i) “Beneath all uniforms . ..” What uniforms do you think the poet is speaking about?
Answer
By ‘uniforms’, the poet means the different dresses that the people wear in different parts of the world.
NCERT Solution of Class 9 Poem Ch-6 No Men Are Foreign
Question 1:
(ii) How does the poet suggest that all people on earth are the same?
Answer
All people have the same kind of body. They breathe the same air. They sleep and wake up in the same way. They also eat in the same way.
NCERT Solution of Class 9 Poem Ch-6 No Men Are Foreign
Question 2:
In stanza 1, find five ways in which we all are alike. Pick out the words.
Answer
We have the same kind of body. We breathe in the same way. We walk on the same earth. We live in the same world. And we shall all in the end mix with the same land or dust.
NCERT Solution of Class 9 Poem Ch-6 No Men Are Foreign
Question 3:
How many common features can you find in stanza 2? Pick out the words.
Answer
There are five common features in stanza 2. These features are the sun, the air, the water, peaceful harvest, hands and the labour.
NCERT Solution of Class 9 Poem Ch-6 No Men Are Foreign
Question 4:
“…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?
Answer
This happens when we think ourselves different from others. Those who are bigots tell us to hate others. We shouldn’t pay any attention to such people. The poet says that when we hate others, we lose their love. We can win others through our love.
NCERT Solution of Class 9 Poem Ch-6 No Men Are Foreign
