Class 12 Ncert solutions English Flamingo Keeping Quiet

Keeping Quiet
By Pablo Neruda

Think it out

1. What will counting upto twelve and keeping still help us achieve?

Ans. According to Pablo Neruda counting upto twelve and keeping still will help us achieve  a better understanding of our lives which we tend to ignore due to our daily mundane activities.

2. Do you think the poet advocates total inactivity and death ?

Ans. No, the poet does not advocates total inactivity and death. Rather, he refuses to associate with death or total inactivity. The poet is actually talking about taking a break from our hectic lifestyle and spend some moments in complete silence so that we can introspect ourselves. He says that we are moving very fast and our only concern is about keeping our lives moving. So, if we indulge in understanding ourselves by investing a little amount of time in absolute silence we may realize the cause of sadness and dullness in our lives.

3. What is the 'sadness' that the poet refers to in the poem?

Ans. People are always chasing after worldy possesion. They hanker after material properties so much that they have ceased to take a moment of silence and try to understand themselves properly. This "sadness" of not understanding oneself is referred in the poem by the poet.

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Class 12 Ncert solutions English  Flamingo Keeping Quiet

Extra Questions.

Very Short answer type questions.

1. What is meant by 'green wars' ?

Ans The poet is referring to the war that causes environmental destruction by  terming it as 'green war'

2. What is the real name of Pablo Neruda ?

Ans: The real name of Pablo Neruda is Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalta.

3. What is the 'huge silence' that the poet talks about in the poem?

Ans. The poet talks about huge silence in the poem which is nothing but keeping yourself still and doin nothing for a few moments so that one can introspect oneself.

4. What is the 'sadness' that grips us ?

Ans. In the poem the 'sadness' that grips us is the sadness of never understanding ourselves due to our hectic lifestyle.

5. What does the 'Earth' signify in the poem?

Ans. The 'Earth' in the poem signifies that life is possible even in apparent stillness.

6. What does the poet of the poem "Keeping Quiet" wish us to do ?

Ans. The poet of the poem " Keeping Quiet" wishes us to do nothing and be still for a few moments in silence so that we can analyze ourselves.

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