COMPETENCY BASED QUESTONS OF THE POEM “ANIMALS”

Question 1 : The poet in the poem ‘Animals’ laments the loss of certain
values on the part of human beings, whereas animals seems to have
retained them and are self-contented. Analyse the cause of
degeneration of values in today’s hard times.

Answer : In the modern civilized world, human beings have achieved a lot
of material values but lost the real virtues. The more developed and
modern human beings became, the more they lost the essence of their
characters. Animals, whereas, never adapted to any material goods and
always remained natural. This natural aspect of animals has helped them
maintain their values. Humans, in order to possess more and more have
forgotten kindness and innocence. They indulge in all unethical practices
which are devoid of any good virtue, hence the poet laments (complaints)
the loss of good values on part of human beings.