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the same earth. He draws another similarity that we all enjoy good

food during peace and starve during war and in winter time. We all
have similar hands which we use to do a lot of hard work. All of us
have eyes which remain open when we are awake and close when we

are asleep. He reminds the reader that whenever we hate someone, we
cheat and hate ourselves. Also, when we pick up weapons against
someone, we pollute the Earth and make it impure with the huge

mounds of dead bodies strewn on it.

KEY POINT

 This poem is based on the idea that we are the children of the
same father God

 As such we should believe in the universal brotherhood of man.
 The earth is the common property of the mankind.
 We should not think that we are the citizens of this or that
country.

 We should give up feelings of narrow nationalism.
 We should think that we are citizens of the world.

 In war all countries suffer and in peace prosper. Therefore if
countries suffer and in peace prosper. Therefore if we hate others
we deceive ourselves.

Literary Devices

i.Rhyme Scheme - The entire poem is written in free verse. There is no rhyme scheme
in the poem.

The literary devices used are as follows –

ii.Alliteration: The repetition of a consonant sound in two or more closely placed words
is called alliteration. The instances of alliteration in the poem are -
 Stanza 1 - Body, breathes „b‟ sound is repeated
 Stanza 2 – war‟s, winter „w‟ sound is repeated
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iii.Metaphor
 Stanza 1 - Uniform refers to the military of different countries
 Stanza 2 – wars time is compared to the winter season
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iv.Repetition: It is used in the entire poem.
 „Remember‟ word is repeated 5 times in this poem.