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No Men Are Foreign PPT Class 9

The poem 'No Men Are Foreign' by James Falconer Kirkup emphasizes the universal brotherhood of humanity, highlighting that despite individual differences, all humans share the same needs, experiences, and responsibilities. It calls for peace and understanding, rejecting the notion of foreigners and advocating for empathy and shared ownership of the earth. The poet's message is a plea for recognizing our common humanity to prevent the violence and degradation caused by war.

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No Men Are Foreign PPT Class 9

The poem 'No Men Are Foreign' by James Falconer Kirkup emphasizes the universal brotherhood of humanity, highlighting that despite individual differences, all humans share the same needs, experiences, and responsibilities. It calls for peace and understanding, rejecting the notion of foreigners and advocating for empathy and shared ownership of the earth. The poet's message is a plea for recognizing our common humanity to prevent the violence and degradation caused by war.

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No Men Are

Foreign
Introduction

Brothers

Betray Harvest
Betray
No Men Are
Foreign

Life Defile
SUMMARY
Human
Beings

Universal
Brotherhood

Same needs
and wants
Same death
Same life
Same land Hatred
through
Differences
STANZA 1

Individual Shared
diversity Destiny

WE ARE ALL
EQUALS

Uniform Uniquely
requirements alike

Glossary: Foreign- of another country,


Beneath- under
STANZA 2

Common
Empathy
sustenance

NO
FOREIGNERS

Common Commonality
humanity

Glossary: War's long winter starv'd- long


winter like starvation caused by war
STANZA 3

Common Life Beyond


with same Differences
needs

WE ALL ARE
SAME

Beyond
Same land
borders of
same lives
countries
STANZA 4

War brings
loss

We are Choose
Brother
same humanity
-hood

No
Violence
Glossary: dispossess - dislodge; deprive
STANZA 5
It is the human earth that we defile. Our hells of
fire and dust outrage the innocence Of air that
is everywhere our own, Remember, no men are
foreign, and no countries strange.

Environmental Universal
Degradation Brotherhood

Human
Responsibility

Shared
Ownership
Glossary:
Defile: make dirty;pollute
POETIC DEVICES
Alliteration

Transferred Epithet

Symbolism
G.O. CHARACTER SKETCH
About The Poem About the Poet

Kirkup's poem “NO MEN ARE James Falconer Kirkup was a


FOREIGN”, written in the prolific writer, english poet and a
1940s . Talks about the unity tanslater who has written over
of the differences of humans 45 books

James Kirkup

His Awards
His Message to Readers

The poet wants to say that there Kirkup was an accomplished


should be peace and understanding writer who won multiple awards
beyond the differences among such as the Atlantic Award For
humans Literature

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