NCERT Class 12 English Chapter 11 Keeping Quiet

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NCERT Class 12 English Chapter 11 Keeping Quiet

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Keeping Quiet

Chapter: 11

POETRY SECTION

TEXTUAL QUESTIONS ANSWERS

THINK IN OUT

Q. 1. Do you think Pablo Neruda advocates total inactivity and death?

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Why is Pablo Neruda against ‘total inactivity?

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Do you think the poet, Pablo Neruda advocates total inactivity and death? Why/Why not?

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Do you think the poet advocates total inactivity and death in the poem, ‘Keeping Quiet’? Give reasons.

Ans. The poet Pablo Neruda does not advocate total inactivity and death. We should not confuse total inactivity with stillness. Total inactivity brings death while stillness entails rest for a moment so that we can have calm introspection. The poet wants no truck with death. Stillness will keep us start out activities again in a purposeful way.

Q. 2. What is the “sadness” that the poet, Pablo Neruda refers to in the poem ‘Keeping Quiet’?

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Which sadness is Pablo Neruda worried about in his poem?

Ans. Here the poet refers to the ‘sadness’ which we form out of our own thinking and action. We understand a lot of things but does not understand himself and his action. His rush and hurry cause us troubles. He is bent up creating wars against humanity. He is the creator of all disasters. This is the ‘sadness’ that the poet refers to in the poem. Let us introspect ourselves calmly and create mutual understanding.

Q. 3. What will counting upto twelve and keeping still help us achieve?

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Why does Pablo Neruda want us to count till twelve and keep still?

Ans. According to the poet, we should stop all our activities for a moment. Let us give up using all our machines and engines for a short while because most of our troubles are due to our hurry and becoming rash. We should do introspection and keeping still will pave our path for peace.

Q. 4. What does the poet want us to do in the poem. ‘Keeping Quiet’?

Ans. The poet Pablo Neruda wants all the human beings to keep quiet and to stop all their activities for a while. He wants them to spend few moments in quiet introspection to understand themselves. He asks us to withdraw from all undesirable actions. It will bring all together and a feeling of understanding would develop.

Q. 5. What does the title of the poem suggest to you? What do you think is the poem about?

Ans. The title of the poem suggests that we must keep quiet for a moment. There will be silence and all will set together and realize the value of collectiveness. Here, we should not confuse ‘stillness’ with ‘total inactivity.’ Life should go on as it is doing about. Even the nature remains at work and keeps the earth alive which remains busy in doing some activity. The poem stresses the significance of mutual understanding and necessity for introspection.

TRY THIS OUT

Choose a quiet corner and keep still physically and mentally for about five minutes. Do you feel any change in your state of mind?

Note: This is an activity to be done by each student respectively. He can try it to gain power and realization of peace.
Hint: Sit in a corner for meditation. Control your mind and ideas. Glance sharply on the front part of your nose. Peep into yourself. You will attain miraculous results. This is the best exercise to attain peace.