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No Men are foreign - Beehive - Class 9 - CBSE English

No Men are foreign, Class 9, Beehive, "No Men are Foreign" by James Kirkup is a powerful anti-war poem that reminds us of our common humanity and the need to reject hatred and violence.

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About the author - No Men are foreign | Beehive | Class 9 Literature | CBSE English

James Kirkup (1918-2009) was an English poet, translator, and travel writer. He is known for his poetry that often deals with themes of love, nature, and human relationships. Kirkup was also a pacifist and his anti-war beliefs are reflected in his work. He wrote several collections of poetry and translated the works of many poets from various languages into English. Kirkup spent a significant part of his life traveling and writing about his experiences, and his travels greatly influenced his poetry. Throughout his career, he received many awards for his contributions to literature, including the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 1999.

Summary - No Men are foreign | Beehive | Class 9 Literature | CBSE English

"No Men are Foreign" by James Kirkup is a poem that reminds us of the common humanity that we share with people from all over the world. Kirkup argues that no person or country is strange or foreign, as we are all connected by our basic human experiences. He asserts that beneath all uniforms, there is a single body that breathes like ours, and that the land that our brothers walk upon is no different from our own. Kirkup emphasizes that people everywhere are aware of the sun, air, and water, and are fed by peaceful harvests. Even those who suffer from war are not fundamentally different from us, and their labor is not different from our own. Kirkup urges us to remember that we all have eyes that wake and sleep, and strength that can be won by love. He argues that in every land, there is a common life that we can all recognize and understand. Kirkup reminds us that when we are told to hate our brothers, we are actually betraying ourselves. He argues that taking up arms against each other is a violation of the earth that we all share, and that we must reject violence in all its forms. In the end, Kirkup's poem is a call for peace, love, and understanding, and a reminder that we are all connected by our common humanity.

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Themes - No Men are foreign | Beehive | Class 9 Literature | CBSE English

Unity and Commonality of Humanity

The poem highlights the commonality of human experience across nations and cultures. The poet urges readers to recognize that, despite cultural, linguistic, and geographic differences, all people share the same basic needs, emotions, and desires. The poem argues that there is no such thing as a foreigner, and that all people, regardless of their nationality or ethnicity, are part of a single human family.

War and Its Consequences

The poem also touches upon the devastating.................................

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Symbols - No Men are foreign | Beehive | Class 9 Literature | CBSE English

The use of the phrase "single body" implies a................................................

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Poetic Devices - No Men are foreign | Beehive | Class 9 Literature | CBSE English

  1. Repetition: The phrase "remember" is repeated several times throughout the poem to emphasize the importance of the message.
  2. Metaphor: The poem employs metaphorical language to describe ...................

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Vocabulary - No Men are foreign | Beehive | Class 9 Literature | CBSE English

Dispossess : Dislodge; deprive

Defile : make dirty; pollute

Outrage the innocence of : violate the purity of 

Foreign: Belonging to..............................

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No Men are foreign - Questions and Answers | Beehive | Class 9 Literature | CBSE English

  • Remember, no men are strange, no countries foreign 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. "Beneath all uniforms". What or who does the expression refer to? b. What does the poet mean by saying 'a single body breathes'? c. In what way are 'no men strange' and 'no countries foreign'? d. What does the poet want to emphasize by opening the stanza with the word 'Remember'? e. Which phrase in this stanza conveys that there is inherent similarity between all human beings?

    a. it refers to the man who wear uniforms in different professions or fields. b. He means to say that all human beings are the same anatomically and no men are different. c. No men are strangers all have the same features they have the same eyes and hands. No countries are foreign means all nations have similar kind of relief features and sand so how can one nation be different from the other. d. The poet through the poetic device of apostrophe addresses. The reader directly to remember even though no one is actually around him, e. The phrase β€˜a single body breathes.’

  • They, too, aware of sun and air and water, Are fed by peaceful harvests, by war's long winter starv'd, Their hands are ours, and in their lines we read A labour not different from our own. a. Who does β€˜they’ refer to? b. What else does he find similar in other men? c. What do they feed themselves with? d. What poetic device has been used in the above lines?

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  • Remember they have eyes like ours that wake Or sleep, and strength that can be won By love. In every land is common life That all can recognise and understand. a. Who are 'they'? How are 'they' similar to the poet and the readers? b. How can people be won over? c. What do you understand by the expression: 'in every land is common life'? d. What appeal does the poet make to the readers in these lines?

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  • It is the human earth that we defile, Our hells of fire and dust outrage the innocence Of air that is everywhere our own. Remember, no men are foreign, and no countries strange. a. What makes the poet refer to earth as 'human earth'? b. How do we generate 'hells of fire' and 'outrage the innocence of air'? c. How is the air everywhere our own? d. What would the poet like the readers to do?

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  • Why does the poet condemn wars?

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  • How do political boundaries and military uniforms divide the world?

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  • What kind of life do most people in the world want to lead?

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  • How does nature bestow its bounties on all without discrimination?

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  • How does war affect mankind and nature?

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  • How do we betray ourselves?

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  • β€œBeneath all uniforms ...” What uniforms do you think the poet of No men are foreign is speaking about?

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  • How does the poet suggest that all people on earth are the same?

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  • In stanza 1, find five ways in which we all are alike. Pick out the words

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  • How many common features can you find in stanza 2? Pick out the words

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  • β€œ...whenever we are told to hate our brothers ...” When do you think this happens? Why? Who β€˜tells’ us? Should we do as we are told at such times? What does the poet say?

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No Men are foreign - Line by line explanation in Hindi | Beehive | Class 9 Literature | CBSE English

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