Class-XI
Poetry
Chapter- 4
Brotherhood
-Octavio Paz
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| Brotherhood SAQ |
SAQ (Short Questions and Answers)
1) Who composed the poem 'Brotherhood'?
Ans: Octavio Paz composed the poem Brotherhood.
2) Whom does Octavio Paz pay homage to in this poem?
Ans: Octorio Paz pays homage to Claudius Ptolemy.
3) Who was Claudius Ptolemy?
Ans: Claudius Ptolemy was an astronomer and mathematician who lived in Rome around 100 A.D.
4) How does the poet introduce himself in the poem?
Ans: The poet introduces himself as a man in the poem.
5) "Little do I last "- What does the poet want to say here?
Ans: The poet wants to say here that his death is inevitable.
6) " The night is enormous " - What does the 'night' signify?
Ans: The night signifies death.
7) "But I look up" - What does the poet see looking up?
Ans: The poet sees looking up that the stars write.
8) "Unknowing I understand "- What does the poet understand?
Ans: The poet understands unknowing that he is also written.
9) "At this very moment"- What happens at this very moment?
Ans: At this very moment someone spells the poet out.
10) What does the poem represent?
Ans: The poem represents universal brotherhood.
11) Who spells the poet out ?
Ans: Someone spells the poet out. Perhaps he was his friend or native.
12) Give the full name of Octavio Paz.
Ans: The full name of Octavia Paz is Octavio Paz Lozano.
13) When was Octavio Paz born?
Ans: Octavio Paz was born on 31st March in 1914.
14) Where was Octavio Paz born?
Ans: Octavio Paz was born in Mexico City.
15) What is the nationality of Octavio Paz?
Ans: The nationality of Octavio Paz was Mexican.
16) When was the poem “Brotherhood” written?
Ans: The poem “Brotherhood” by Octavio Paz was written in the year 1987.
17) What type of poem is “Brotherhood”?
Ans: “Brotherhood” is a lyrical poem.
18) “And the night is enormous” -What does ‘night’ symbolises here?
Ans: Here in the quoted line the ‘night’ symbolises death.
19) What was the poem “Brotherhood” called in other terms?
Ans: The poem “Brotherhood” was called “Hermandad” in another term.
20) What helps the poet drive away his morbidity?
Ans: The writing of the stars helps the poet drive away his morbidity.
21) What do the stars write?
Ans: In the poem “Brotherhood” by Octavio Paz, the stars write every human being’s place in the world.
22) Whom does the poet pay homage to in the poem “Brotherhood”?
Ans: In the poem “Brotherhood”, the poet Octavio Paz pays homage to the great astronomer Ptolemy.
23) Who is referred to as ‘I’ in the line “I too am written…”?
Ans: In the above-quoted line ‘I’ refers to the poet of the poem “Brotherhood”, Octavio Paz.
24) What does the poet see when he looks up?
Ans: When the poet looks up, he sees that the stars are writing.
25) What is written in the sky?
Ans: Man’s place in this universe is written in the sky.
26) What is the striking similarity between “The Sick Rose” and “Brotherhood”?
Ans: The striking similarity between “The Sick Rose” and “Brotherhood” is that both are love poems.
27) How does the poet introduce himself?
Ans: The poet Octavio Paz introduces himself as a man in his poem “Brotherhood”.
28) What does the poet do to cheer up his mind burdened with the thought of death?
Ans: In order to cheer up his mind burdened with the thought of death, the poet looks up at the sky overhead.
29) “Little do I last…” What inevitable truth is suggested here?
Ans: The line suggests the inevitable truth of death.
30) What is the final tone of the poem “Brotherhood”?
Ans: The final tone of the poem “Brotherhood” is one of cheerfulness.
31) How many lines does the poem “Brotherhood” consist of?
Ans: The poem “Brotherhood” consists of eight lines.
32) In the poem ‘Brotherhood’ what does Octavio Paz mean by ‘Little do I last’?
Or. What does the expression ‘Little do I last’ refer to?
Ans. By this expression ‘Little do I last’ Octavio Paz means that the lifespan of humans is transient.
33) How does the poet express the magnitude of the night in ‘Brotherhood’?
Ans. The poet expresses the magnitude of the night in ‘Brotherhood’ by calling it enormous.
34) How is the night in Brotherhood’?
Ans. The night is enormous.
35) Why is the night enormous?
Ans. The night is enormous because it represents the whole universe.
36) What do the stars control in the poem ‘Brotherhood’?
Ans. The stars control the whole universe including man.
37) ‘Unknowing I understand’ – What does the poet understand?
Ans. The poet understands that he was predestined like the other things of the universe.
38) Who spells out the poet’s destiny?
Or. Who, according to Octavio Paz, writes the destiny of the man?
Ans. The almighty god or the reader of the poet spells out the poet’s destiny.
39) What does the title ‘Brotherhood’ suggest?
Ans. The title ‘Brotherhood’ suggests the relationship among every element in the whole universe.
40)Who was Claudius Ptolemy?
Ans. Claudius Ptolemy was an astronomer and mathematician who lived in Rome around 100 AD.
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