Poetry Analysis: 'Arshi'
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What does the title 'Keeping Quiet' suggest in the context of the poem?

  • Promoting active participation in wars
  • Encouraging introspection and silence (correct)
  • Supporting noisy confrontations
  • Advocating for loud protests
  • What does the poet mean by 'green wars' in the context of the text?

  • Symbolic reference to destructive conflicts (correct)
  • Wars fought in forests
  • Battles focused on environmental protection
  • Peaceful resolutions to conflicts
  • What does Neruda emphasize about life?

  • Engaging in relentless warfare
  • Constantly seeking victory
  • Valuing silence and introspection (correct)
  • Avoiding clean clothes and bloodshed
  • How does Neruda describe victory in the context of the text?

    <p>Victory with no survivors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What message does Neruda convey through the line 'Life is what it is about'?

    <p>Promoting an understanding of life's purpose</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the poet's attitude towards death as expressed in the text?

    <p>Rejecting death and advocating for life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does Neruda suggest interrupting 'this sadness of never understanding ourselves'?

    <p>By valuing silence and introspection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Neruda mean by 'clean clothes blood se' in the context of the text?

    <p>Metaphor for maintaining purity amidst conflict</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does Neruda propose creating a feeling of mutual understanding among human beings in the poem?

    <p>By promoting introspection and quietness</p> Signup and view all the answers

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