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Keeping Quiet

Rajasthan Board · Class 12 · English

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Key Topics to Revise

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About the Poet - Pablo Neruda

  • Real name: Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto (1904-1973)
  • Born in Parral, Chile
  • Won Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971
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Central Theme and Message

  • The poem advocates for a moment of silence and stillness
  • Emphasizes the need for introspection and self-understanding
  • Calls for cessation of destructive human activities
3

Key Symbols and Imagery

  • Counting to twelve: Symbolic of a clock's cycle, completeness, or a short meditation period
  • Fishermen and whales: Represents human exploitation of nature
  • Salt gatherer with hurt hands: Symbolizes labor and human suffering
4

Poetic Devices and Language

  • Free verse: No regular rhyme scheme or meter
  • Repetition: 'we will' appears multiple times for emphasis
  • Metaphor: 'sudden strangeness' for the unusual peaceful moment

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Neruda proposes a moment when allThe poem specifically mentions 'green warsThe poet mentions fishermen who wouldNeruda clarifies that his callThe poem suggests that Earth can

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