Animals (Class X)

 1.Word meaning 

a) Wonder :- Feel very surprised

b) Evince :- Express, show

2. Who is the poet of the poem ' Animals ?

Ans:- Walt Whitman.

3. How are animals superior to human beings?

Ans :-  According to the poet animals are superior to human beings. He finds that  animals are placid and self-contained but humans are complicated and false. Animals have more good qualities than humans.

            Animals don't sweat and whine about their condition. Animals donot weep for their sins. They do not kneel to others.Animals never become unhappy. They donot have any mania of owning things and no one of them is dissatisfied. But humans do all these.

4. What are the 'tokens' that the poet says ?

Ans :- The poet says about the tokens of love, affection and simplicity.

5.Mention three things that humans do and animals donot. 

Ans :- i) Animals don't sweat and whine about their condition but humans sweat and whine.

ii) Animals donot weep for their sins and do not think about God but humans think about God and weep for their sins.

iii) Animals never become unhappy but humans always become unhappy.

iv) They donot have any mania of owning things but humans have mania of owning things.

6. "They do not sweat and whine about heir condition. " ----  WHo is the 'they' referred to ?

Ans :- 'They' referred to the animals.