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Corona Say by Vishnu Singh Rai

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ABOUT THE POET 👇

Name: Vishnu Prasad Singh Rai

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 Nationality: Nepalese

Birth: July 10, 1951

Birth Place: Sunsari (Nepal)

He is a retired professor and well-known creative writer and a poet.

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ABOUT POEM 👇
Corona Say by Vishnu Singh Rai

Corona Says is a poem about present world crisis Corona that has been composed by
a Nepali poet Visnu S. Rai.

THE MAIN THEME OF THE POEM 👇

The main theme of this poem is the present world crisis Corona and its devastating
impact on human life. This poem has presented a subtle satire on man's conduct and
attitude. Covid 19 is considered as the byproduct of man's treatment to nature.

The main speaker here in this poem is Corona. Here, this pandemic Corona has been
personified as masculine gender. As a speaker, he is speaking to the human. He is
continuously claiming, blaming, warning and even making humans realise about their
misdeeds against this beautiful planet, its nature and other creatures.

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DETAILED SUMMARY OF 👇

Corona Say by Vishnu Singh Rai

There are altogether six different stanzas here in this poem. In the very beginning, we
find the speaker speaking to a man. The speaker asks the man to stop cursing him. He
denies coming to this planet of his own free will and even taking thousands of lives
and destroying the world's economy. He claims that he was invited without having his
choice by humans' bad conduct and attitudes towards nature. Here, the speaker
calculates dead people and even blames humans for their destructive wars and their
bad impacts.

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 Later on, the speaker blames humans for their useless arrogance. He states that the
people on this earth think of themselves as 'the crown of creation' (king/ superior of
this nature). Due to this arrogance, they are treating other creatures as their slaves.
The speaker raises the value of all the creatures as birds in the sky, creatures in the
sea, creeping insects on land, sources of life etc on this planet.

Due to all these bad activities of humans, the mother (earth) itself is feeling the
burden. The speaker makes all the humans realise the clean blue sky without dust and
smoke after his arrival. He has shown the mirror of reality to all the humans saying
about the feeling of caged animals in a zoo. This is similar to the trapped life of
humans during the period of lockdown. He claims that he had come to provide little
rest to the mother(earth).

The speaker adds that the mother(earth) belongs to everyone not only the humans.
Finally, he warns the humans to get rid of their egos otherwise many others like
speaker will come here on this planet and humans have to return to the cave as
before.

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SHORT SUMMARY OF 👇

Corona Say by Vishnu Singh Rai

This poem 'Corona Says' is about a subtle satire on man's conduct and attitude which
has been composed on the theme of the present world crisis Corona and its
devastating impacts on human life. This pandemic 'Corona' has been presented as a
by-product of man's treatment of nature.

The speaker of this poem is Corona who is seen talking to a man putting his opinions
about men's conduct related to this nature. He tries his best to persuade that he isn't
the real outcome behind this devastation of humanity but the humans themselves. He
tries to show the mirror of facts to humans saying that he didn't arrive here on this
planet by his own free will. He claims that he was invited by humans' conduct. He even
blames humans for their inhuman wars and their impacts. He talks about the ego of
humans who prefer to be superior to this world. He shows the value of other living
beings as well as natural resources on this planet. He talks about a pollutionless

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 environment during this crisis. He adds that he has come to give little rest to mother
earth. He makes humans realise saying that the earth isn't their property alone. He
informs all the humans about other diseases similar to him and warns about their
arrival and humans' steps towards the cave if humans don't get rid of their inflated
ego.

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TEXTBOOK'S QUESTIONS & ANSWERS OF 👇

Corona Say by Vishnu Singh Rai

BEFORE READING

1. What is pandemic? Describe a pandemic that you have heard about in history?

Answer:

In terms of diseases, a pandemic is defined as an epidemic over a wide geographical

area and affecting a large proportion of the population; also, of or pertaining to a
disease of this nature. I have heard about Plague in history. Due to this pandemic,
millions of people were killed in the past.

2. Is Corona Virus a pandemic? How?

Answer:

Yes, Corona Virus is a pandemic. It has affected the entire world.

3. Do you think that human behaviour is responsible for the pandemic?

Answer:

Yes, I think that human behaviour is responsible for the pandemic. Humans are the
sole cause behind all the upheavals in nature as well as the world.

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UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT

Answer the following questions:

a. Who is the speaker in the poem?

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 Answer:

The speaker in the poem is Corona who has created devastating impacts on human
life in this modern world.

b. Who claim that they are superior to all?

Answer:

The humans of this modern world claim that they are superior to all. Their egos have
played a vital role in their thoughts as well as acts.

c. Why has the speaker come to the Earth?

Answer:

Actually, the speaker hasn't come to the Earth by his own free will. He has been invited
instead. He has been here to provide a little rest to the mother (Earth) and make
humans realise that the earth isn't only their property.

d. What positive changes have occurred on Earth after the speaker's visit?

Answer:

We find various positive changes on Earth after the speaker's visit. The positive
changes are as follows:

1. The sky is so clear and blue without dust and smoke.

2. Due to the trapped life, humans aren't able to pollute this beautiful planet.

3. Their egos have been transformed into fear.

4. The mother (land) has got a little rest from her burden.

5. Humans' bad deeds against nature have become less.

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REFERENCE TO THE CONTEXT

a. What does the speaker mean when he says:

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 But have you ever counted

How many have died so far

Because of you and your wars?

Answer:

These beautiful lines have been taken from Vishnu S. Rai's wonderful poem "Corona
Says". Here, we find Corona as the main speaker who is talking to a man of the
present world. The speaker is saying to the man about the bad aspects of war. He
wants to make man realise about impacts of inhuman wars. Here, the speaker is
blaming the human for killing many people through their wars. He is asking about the
calculation of dead people that have been invited by humans' wars.

b. Explain the following lines from the poem "Corona Says':

I will depart one day.

But remember

There’re many others like me.

They’ll come too.

If you don’t get rid of your inflated ego,

You’ll be back to your cave time

That you endured

Long, l o n g, l o n g ago …

Answer:

These beautiful lines have been taken from Vishnu S. Rai's wonderful poem "Corona
Says". Here, we find Corona as the main speaker who is talking to a man of the
present world. Here, the speaker is warning the human about future circumstances. He
is informing him about his fellows who are similar to him. He says that one day he will
depart from this planet but if humans don't get rid of their inflated egos, they (fellows)
will come too. In that critical situation, humans will be back in the caves as before.
That will be the worst situation for humans.

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 c. What does the speaker mean in the following lines? Explain.

The earth is not your property alone -

It’s as much ours as yours.

Answer:

Here, Corona as a speaker is making the human realise that the mother (Earth)
belongs to all the creatures not only the humans. He reminds the humans saying that
the mother (Earth) isn't their property alone. He claims that the earth belongs to other
creatures also apart from humans.

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REFERENCE BEYOND THE TEXT

a. What human behaviours are responsible for the suffering in people's lives?

Answer:

Human behaviours are the sole cause behind all these sufferings of the people. Due to
human egos and bad deeds, the present world is facing a crisis. Many people have
lost their lives during this critical period. Due to their selfish nature, the earth and its
people have faced numerous problems of diseases. Their so-called egos and wars
have snatched the lives of many people.

b. How does an epidemic differ from pandemic? Briefly explain the impact of the
Corona Virus on human life and the environment.

Answer:

In terms of diseases, an epidemic is a widespread disease that affects many people in

a population whereas pandemic is a disease that affects a wide geographical area and
a large proportion of the population.

Coronavirus is considered one of the unforgettable threats of the twenty-first century.

This disease has snatched the lives of people at a very high level. People in the world
are panic-stricken and living their life in mental fear. Covid 19 has created devastating
results in humans' history. Due to this pandemic, the environment seems clean but
fearful. Corona as a viral disease, people are applying safety measures in this

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 environment to be safe from this pandemic. People are seen sanitizing the
environment every time.

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GLOSSARY FOR YOU 👇

cursing (v.): uttering offensive words in anger

crown (n.): authority

slaves (n.): people who are legal property of another and is forced to obey them

ego (n.): a person's sense of self importance

endured (v.): went through

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