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What does the title of the poem suggest?
Maintenance of silence
What does the poem speak about?
the necessity to introspect , understand and have feelings of brotherhood
What is poet's pen name?
Pablo Neruda
What does the style of the poem symbolise, that the poet used to write with?
desire and hope
What is the original language of the poem ?
spanish
What does the poet feel is needed to be at peace?
Soul searching
According to the poet what creates barriers?
languages
Why does the poet ask people not to speak?
because it creates barriers or obstacles in the form of misunderstanding amongst people
What is the rhyming scheme used in the poem?
Free verse
How will keeping quiet protect our environment?
by creating peace and brotherhood feelings
What does number 12 represent?
hours of the day and months of a year
What does the poem Keeping Quiet teach us?
To be peaceful , thoughtful and have feelings of brotherhood
Not move our arms' what does this expression refer to?
sitting still without any movement
What should not be confused with total inactivity or death?
Stillness and silence
What can be a cure or an antidote to violent actions?
Practice of silence
What is the sadness in the poem that the poet speaks about ?
violence because of unthoughtfulness of the people
