Keeping Quiet Analysis and Explanations Cbse

KEEPING QUIET ANALYSIS AND EXPLANATIONS CBSE
CLASS XII ENGLISH
ABOUT THE POET
Name Pen Name Pablo Neruda

Real Name Neftali Rieardo Reyues Basolto
Born July 12,1904
Notable works
a) A song of despair (2003)
b) Crepus culario (Book of twilights)(1923)
c) Nuevo canto de amor a stalin grads (1943)
d) Aqrdiente Paciencia (ardent patience) 1985
KEEPING QUJIET
A piece of introspection and retrospection
with a sole message to keep ourselves quiet for a moment Pablo

Neruda hints at a state of equilibrium where without any
movement without any activity we shall get a chance to
introspect within ourselves about our views, and activities
whether we are right or wrong, true or false. The poet here
hints at to introspect to work for unity, peace, and universal
brother hood. He even asks us to retrospect i.e. to look back at
our past events and thus evaluate for good. We only get an
opportunity to introspect or retrospect when we find ourselves
in the state of being quiet.
KEEPING QUIET
- A message for unity, peace, universal brotherhood
The poet has solicited here that we must cease all our
activities and be quiet for a moment and come under one umbrella
of silence breaking the differences we possess.He gives us a
call to break the barriers of enmity, every creed, caste,
religion and country and get united to introspect ourselves and
despise all negativities and empty for a better world.
KEEPINT QUIET
- Not inactivity but super activity`
Pablo Neruda urges us to not consider keeping quiet to be total

inactivity but keeping quiet is a state we do the most precious
act i.e. introspection retrospection and take a right decision.
He even urges inactivity not to be confused with death. He
rather gives us a call to think above our single mindedness. We
should stop a while and put aside our possessiveness and narrow
minded thoughts.
KEEPING QUIET.
A message of peace and a scorn to tyrants and war
mongers.
Pablo Neruda with his symbolical implications urged us to unite

for good and he even made sarcastic indirect comments to those
war mongers, and oppressors and invited them to abscond their
negative acts and introspect for better values. He symbolically
presented the fishermen to be the oppressors and whales as the
innocuous people. Then he presented the salt gatherers
representing the lower section of the society who are the
victims of several works that damage themselves. The poet gave a
call to those war mongers, the people who do green wars, wars
with gas and wars with fire to cease their brutal work and think
positive.
ANALYSIS LINE BY LINE
Now we will count to twelve

and we will all keep still.
The poet begins with counting twelve urging everyone to be

still. He chose twelve` for several reasons. Twelve hints at
the twelve hours of a day which rules our life. Twelve` refers
to twelve zodiac signs believed to be the controlling forces of
our lives. Twelve` refers to twelve months of a year. Twelve`
even may be aimed for a preparation for all to be ready to
plunge into the state of silence.
Poetic devices in use
1) We will = Alliteration (line 1 and 2)

2) Count ................still Antithesis
For once on the face of the earth,

let's not speak in any language;
The poet here urges everyone to break the barriers of

language and unite with one invisible tune i.e. silence. With
the word earth` the poet hints at all the humans living devoid
the identity of country creed and caste. Though language is the
identity of a country or race, he affirms that humans are more
important and the identity of being a human of earth is broader
realization.
1) Once on Alliteration
let's stop for one second,

and not move our arms so much.
The poet here urges to stop for one second. Here second
presents the tiniest part of time calculation. He ushers us to
keep ourselves off for at least one second from the negative
aspects. Here arms is with dual meaning. He apparently
indicates arms as our hands engaged in several activities and
at the same time refers to the weapons we use for destruction.
Poetic device in use
1) Arms Pun 1) Meaning one hands

2) Meaning two Arms (weapons )
It would be an exotic moment
without rush, without engines;
we would all be together
in a sudden strangeness.
We are always on move. We are all busy in accomplishing our

work and go on rushing in our lives. The poet even urged to stop
engines (referring industrial works causing harms to
environment) . The poet urges us to stop our personal activities
and stop engines and unite in one tune i.e. silence. The poet
declares silence as exotic because this silence will make us
blissful, strange and will bring complete equilibrium.
1) Without .................without Repetition

2) We would Alliteration.
3) Sudden strangeness Alliteration
Fisherman in the cold sea

would not harm whales
and the man gathering salt
would look at his hurt hands.
`If we be still, we shall be able to introspect the

mistakes and wrongs done. Here fishermen are the representatives
of all kinds of tyrants and killers. The poet wants, them to
cease their work and realise their mistakes. The salt gatherer
is explained as the representative of poor and lower section of
the society. They go up to any level to earn their livelihood
and often hurt themselves irreparably.
Poetic Devices in use
1) Cold sea symbolised as polar region

2) His hurt hands Alliteration
Those who prepare green wars,

wars with gas, wars with fire,
victories with no survivors,
would put on clean clothes
and walk about with their brothers
in the shade, doing nothing.
The poet here condemns the people with green wars

(biological weapon or creators of pollution) and wars with fire
(Atomic war) . They become victorious but with no survivors
left. The poet mocks at the victory of those people who get
victory over destruction. The poet asks them to leave the path
of destruction and join the group of silence. He urges them to
put on white (symbolising purity and serenity) clothes. And
walk with others doing nothing (meaning anything negative and
doing self introspection)
1) Wars with Alliteration

2) Wars with Repetition
3) Clean clothes Alliteration
What I want should not be confused

with total inactivity.
Life is what it is about;
I want no truck with death.
The poet here warns us that his message of silence should

not be confused with total inactivity or inertia. He further
clears that his message does not have any affinity with death
even. His message is aimed at the way of living. He wants us to
stop a while and feel the tranquility so that a positive
introspection is done.
If we were not so single-minded

about keeping our lives moving,
and for once could do nothing,
perhaps a huge silence
might interrupt this sadness
of never understanding ourselves
and of threatening ourselves with death.
Perhaps the earth can teach us
as when everything seems dead
and later proves to be alive.
We human beings are single minded. We are always busy in

achieving our goals, completing personal responsibilities. And
we never stop a while to evaluate ourselves and understand
ourselves. We never understand that we shall never be able to
come out of these desires and achievements. If we could stop a
while from these using we would have understood the real purpose
of our lives and ourselves. Rather we go on with the fear of
death calculation how much of our dreams and wishes will be
achieved.
Poetic devises in use

1) We were Alliteration
Now I'll count up to twelve

and you keep quiet and I will go.
In conclusion the poet taught us through the example of earth

which at one season may look as if dead but comes back with life
in another season. Likewise our life will also bear certain
meaning when we walk on the right path i.e. introspecting in
silence. In the last two lines the poet leaves us to introspect
as if he himself has gone through the same.
Poetic device in use dead alive Antitheses.

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KEEPING QUIET ANALYSIS AND EXPLANATIONS CBSE

CLASS XII ENGLISH

ABOUT THE POET

Name Pen Name Pablo Neruda

with a sole message to keep ourselves quiet for a moment Pablo

Pablo Neruda urges us to not consider keeping quiet to be total

Pablo Neruda with his symbolical implications urged us to unite

ANALYSIS LINE BY LINE

Now we will count to twelve

The poet begins with counting twelve urging everyone to be

Poetic devices in use

1) We will = Alliteration (line 1 and 2)

For once on the face of the earth,

The poet here urges everyone to break the barriers of

Poetic devices in use

let's stop for one second,

Poetic device in use

1) Arms Pun 1) Meaning one hands

We are always on move. We are all busy in accomplishing our

Poetic devices in use

1) Without .................without Repetition

Fisherman in the cold sea

`If we be still, we shall be able to introspect the

Poetic Devices in use

1) Cold sea symbolised as polar region

Those who prepare green wars,

The poet here condemns the people with green wars

Poetic devices in use

1) Wars with Alliteration

What I want should not be confused

The poet here warns us that his message of silence should

If we were not so single-minded

We human beings are single minded. We are always busy in

Poetic devises in use

Now I'll count up to twelve

In conclusion the poet taught us through the example of earth

Poetic device in use dead alive Antitheses.

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