No Men Are Foreign* Read the poem to know why we mustn’t hate our brethren because they belong to a different country or speak a different language. The poet reminds us how all people are similar and part of the brotherhood of men. By the end of the poem we get to know how it is unnatural to fight against ourselves. James Falconer Kirkup 10th - - labour (n) - hardwork betray (v) - disloyal / reveal something unintentionally or intentionally condemn (v) - express complete disapproval defile (v) - damage the purity or appearance outrage (v) - offend / scandalize Based on the understanding of the poem, read the following lines and answer the questions given below.
. Beneath all uniforms, a single body breathes Like ours: the land our brothers walk upon Is earth like this, in which we all shall lie. a) What is found beneath all uniforms? b) What is same for every one of us?
c) Where are we all going to lie finally? . They, too, aware of sun and air and water, Are fed by peaceful harvests, by war’s long winter starv’d. a) What is common for all of us?
b) How are we fed? c) Mention the season referred here. About the Poet James Falconer Kirkup ( - ) born James Harold Kirkup, was an English poet, translator and travelogue writer. He wrote over books, including autobiographies, novels and plays.
Kirkup wrote his first book of poetry, The Drowned Sailor at the Downs, which was published in . His home town of South Shields now holds a growing collection of his works in the Central Library, and artefacts from his time in Japan are housed in the nearby Museum. His last volume of poetry was published during the summer of by Red Squirrel Press, and was launched at a special event at Central Library in South Shields. 10th - - .
Their hands are ours, and in their lines we read A labour not different from our own. a) Who does ‘their’ refer