Brotherhood : A Philosophical Poem
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1️⃣ Who was Octavio Paz?
👉Octavio Paz Lozano [1914-1998] was a famous Mexican writer of the twentieth century.
2️⃣ What is the recurring thing of Paz’s poetry?
👉The recurring thing of Paz’s poetry is the philosophical speculation about the nature of time and love.
3️⃣ Mention some famous works of Octavio Paz?
👉Some of Octavio Paz’s famous works are ‘The Sun Stone’, ‘The Bough and the Liar [1956]’ and ‘The Labyrinth of Solitude [1963]’.
4️⃣ Who wrote the poem ‘Brotherhood’?
👉Octavio Paz, a famous Mexican poet wrote the poem ‘Brotherhood’.
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1️⃣ Who composed the poem ‘Brotherhood’?
2️⃣ Who is the poet of the poem ‘Brotherhood’?
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5️⃣ When was the poem ‘Brotherhood’ written?
👉The poet Octavio Paz wrote the poem ‘Brotherhood’ in 1987.
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1️⃣ When did the poet Octavio Paz write the poem ‘Brotherhood’?
2️⃣ In which year did the poet Octavio Paz write the poem ‘Brotherhood’?
3️⃣ Mention the year in which the poet wrote the poem ‘Brotherhood’?
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6️⃣ When was the poem ‘Brotherhood’ originally published?
👉The poem ‘Brotherhood’ was originally published in 1987.
7️⃣ What type of poem ‘Brotherhood’ is?
👉Octavio Paz’s ‘Brotherhood’ is a short philosophical poem based on the society. The poem philosophically explores universal brotherhood on earth.
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What kind of poem ‘Brotherhood’ is?
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8️⃣ In which language was the poem ‘Brotherhood’ first written?
👉The poem ‘Brotherhood’ was originally first written in Spanish language. It was later translated into English by Eliot Weinberger.
9️⃣ Mention the full name of the poet of this poem.
👉The full name of the poet of the poem ‘Brotherhood’ is Octavio Paz Lozano.
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1️⃣ What is the full name of the poet of the poem ‘Brotherhood’?
2️⃣ Give the full name of the poet of the poem ‘Brotherhood’
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1️⃣0️⃣ By which poet was Octavio Paz much influenced?
👉Octavio Paz was much influenced by the South American poet Pablo Neruda.
1️⃣1️⃣ What does Octavio Paz believe in?
👉Octavio Paz believes in poetry which can make him understand the present and inspire him to ‘search for a real reality’.
1️⃣2️⃣ What is the original title of the poem ‘Brotherhood’?*
👉The original title of the poem ‘Brotherhood’ is ‘Hermandad’ in Mexican language.
1️⃣3️⃣ “I am a man: little do I last” What is indicated in the line?
👉In the first line of the poem ‘Brotherhood’ the poet states that man has a very short span of life on earth.
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1️⃣ “I am a man: little do I last” What does this line suggest?
2️⃣ What limitation is stated in the first line of the poem ‘Brotherhood’?
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1️⃣4️⃣ “I am a man: little do I last” What does the word ‘last’ suggest here in the line?
👉Here in the line the word ‘last’ suggests man’s remaining alive on earth.
1️⃣5️⃣ How does the poet introduce himself in the poem ‘Brotherhood’?*
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👉In the poem ‘Brotherhood’ the poet introduces himself as a man–an insignificant simple man.
1️⃣6️⃣ What does the poet think about his life?
👉The poet thinks that his life is short and fleeting and his destiny is predestined. He also feels himself insignificant as compared to the vastness of the universe.
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What does the poet feels about his life?
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1️⃣7️⃣ To whom is the poem ‘Brotherhood’ dedicated?*
👉The poet Octavio Paz dedicated his poem ‘Brotherhood’ to Claudius Ptolemy, a famous astronomer and mathematician of ancient Rome.
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Whom does the poet pay homage to in the poem ‘Brotherhood’?
👉In the poem ‘Brotherhood’ the poet Octavio Paz pays homage to Claudius Ptolemy, a famous astronomer and mathematician of ancient Rome.
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1️⃣8️⃣ Who was Claudius Ptolemy?
👉Claudius Ptolemy was a great astronomer and mathematician of ancient Rome lived in around 100 A.D.
1️⃣9️⃣ What is the message conveyed through this poem?
👉The poet through the poem ‘Brotherhood’ conveys the message of universal brotherhood emphasizing the idea of love and peace in all human beings.
2️⃣0️⃣ Why does the poet begin with the line ‘I am a man’?
👉Through the line ‘I am a man’ the poet conveys a statement about the transience of human life.
2️⃣1️⃣ What does the expression ‘little do I last’ refer to?*
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👉The expression ‘little do I last’ refers to the transient human life on earth.
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In ‘Brotherhood’, what does Octavio Paz mean by ‘little do I last’?*
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👉In ‘Brotherhood’ by ‘little do I last’ Octavio Paz means the transient human life on earth.
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2️⃣2️⃣ What, according to the poet, is ‘enormous’ in the poem ‘Brotherhood’?
👉According to the poet of the poem ‘Brotherhood’ Octavio Paz the night is ‘enormous’.
2️⃣3️⃣ “And the night is enormous,” What does ‘night’ stand for?*
👉Here in the line ‘night’ stands for ‘death’.
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1️⃣ “And the night is enormous,” What does the word ‘night’ suggest here?
2️⃣ “And the night is enormous,” What does the ‘night’ represent?
3️⃣ “And the night is enormous,” What does ‘night’ symbolize here?
👉Here in the quoted line the word ‘night’ symbolizes death.
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2️⃣4️⃣ “And the night is enormous,” Why is the ‘night’ enormous?
👉The night is enormous because it represents the whole universe.
2️⃣5️⃣ Why does the darkness of the night engulf the poet?
👉The darkness of the night engulfs the poet because he feels something unpleasant is going to happen soon as the night symbolizes death.
2️⃣6️⃣ How is the night in ‘Brotherhood’?*
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👉In ‘Brotherhood’ the night is enormous.
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How does the poet express the magnitude of the night in ‘Brotherhood’?*
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👉In his poem ‘Brotherhood’ Octavio Paz expresses the magnitude of the night by describing it as ‘enormous’.
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2️⃣7️⃣ “But I look up,” Why does the poet look up?
👉The poet looks up at the night sky to cheer up his mind preoccupied with the thought of death.
2️⃣8️⃣ What does the poet of ‘Brotherhood’ see when he looks up?*
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👉When the poet of ‘Brotherhood’ looks up, he sees the stars writing in the night sky.
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What does the poet see when he looks up in the poem ‘Brotherhood’?*
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2️⃣9️⃣ Who, according to Octavio Paz, controls the universe?
👉According to Octavio Paz, the stars in the sky control the universe.
3️⃣0️⃣ Who, according to Octavio Paz, writes the destiny of man?*
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👉According to Octavio Paz, the stars write the destiny of man.
3️⃣1️⃣ What do the stars write?*
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👉The stars write the destiny of man.
👉The stars write every human being’s place in the world.
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What do the stars control in the poem ‘Brotherhood’?
👉In the poem ‘Brotherhood’ the stars control the human life on earth by writing the destiny of man.
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3️⃣2️⃣ What is written in the sky?
👉The destiny of man is written in the sky.
3️⃣3️⃣ How are the stars presented in the poem ‘Brotherhood’?
👉In the poem ‘Brotherhood’ the stars are presented as the cosmic entities who are controlling human life on earth.
3️⃣4️⃣ “Unknowing I understand” What does the poet understand?*
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👉Unknowingly the poet understands that his destiny is also written by the stars in the sky.
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“Unknowing I understand” What does the poet unknowingly understand?
👉The poet unknowingly understands the writing of the stars in the sky.
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3️⃣5️⃣ “Unknowing I understand” What does the line imply?
👉The above mentioned line implies that one can understand intuitively.
3️⃣6️⃣ “I too am written” What does it suggest?
👉The line suggests that along with the destiny of all humans the poet’s destiny is also written.
3️⃣7️⃣ “I too am written” Who is ‘I’ here in the line?
👉Here in the above quoted line ‘I’ refers to the poet himself representing the whole mankind.
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1️⃣ “I too am written” Who is referred to as ‘I’ in the line?
2️⃣ Who is ‘I’ referred to in the poem ‘Brotherhood’?
👉In the poem ‘Brotherhood’ ‘I’ refers to the poet himself representing the whole mankind.
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3️⃣8️⃣ “I too am written” Why is the word ‘too’ used here?
👉Here in the above mentioned line the poet uses the word ‘too’ to indicate that along with the destiny of all humans his destiny is also written.
3️⃣9️⃣ “I too am written” What does the word ‘written’ suggest here?
👉Here the word ‘written’ suggests that every life, as a creation, is predestined.
4️⃣0️⃣ What does the poet understand when he reads the sky?
👉When the poet reads the sky, he understands that his life is also being written in that very moment.
4️⃣1️⃣ “….at this very moment” What happens at this very moment?
👉At this very moment someone perhaps the reader spells the poet out.
4️⃣2️⃣ When does the poet understand that someone spells him out?
👉At the very moment when the poet sees that he too is written by the stars in the sky, someone spells him out.
4️⃣3️⃣ Who spells out the poet’s destiny?*
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👉Someone perhaps the reader spells out the poet’s destiny.
4️⃣4️⃣ What is written in the sky?*
👉In the poem ‘Brotherhood’ man’s destiny is written in the sky.
👉In the poem ‘Brotherhood’ man’s place in the universe is written in the sky.
4️⃣5️⃣ What do the stars control in the poem ‘Brotherhood’?*
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👉In the poem ‘Brotherhood’ the stars control the destiny of man.
4️⃣6️⃣ What is the moment referred to in the poem ‘Brotherhood’?
👉In the poem ‘Brotherhood’ the moment refers to not only the composing time of the poem but also refers to the time of reading of the poem by the reader and understanding the poet.
4️⃣7️⃣ Where does the poet draw inspiration from?
👉The poet draws inspiration from the theory of astronomy propagated by Claudius Ptolemy, a famous astronomer and mathematician from ancient Rome.
4️⃣8️⃣ Which ‘brotherhood’ does the poet talk about?
👉Here in his poem ‘Brotherhood’ Octavio Paz talks about ‘universal brotherhood’.
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What type of ‘brotherhood’ is talked about in the poem ‘Brotherhood’?
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4️⃣9️⃣ What contradiction does the poet focus on in his poem ‘Brotherhood’?*
👉In his poem ‘Brotherhood’ the poet Octavio Paz focuses on the contradiction of the little insignificant man’s existence on earth as compared to the vastness of the universe.
5️⃣0️⃣ What are the allegorical and symbolical implications of the poem ‘Brotherhood’ by Paz?
👉The poem ‘Brotherhood’ by Paz symbolizes the eternal inevitable association of man with this vast universe like the predetermined concept of destiny. Actually the poem becomes a quest of close bondage of different elements within the vast universe.
5️⃣1️⃣ In the poem ‘Brotherhood’ what is the poet’s view of the universe around us?
👉In the poem ‘Brotherhood’ the poet Octavio Paz views on the fact that a man is insignificant as compared to the vastness of the universe.
5️⃣2️⃣ What does not the poet know?
👉The poet does not know about the writings of the stars in the night sky.
5️⃣3️⃣ Where does the poet place himself in relation to the stars in ‘Brotherhood’?
👉In relation to the stars in ‘Brotherhood’ the poet places himself as an insignificant man as compared to the vastness of the universe standing under a starry night sky.
5️⃣4️⃣ How does the poet of ‘Brotherhood’ define the relationship between himself and the stars?
👉The poet of ‘Brotherhood’ Octavio Paz defines that his destiny is also written by the stars along with all human beings.
5️⃣5️⃣ In what tone does the poem ‘Brotherhood’ end?
👉The poem ‘Brotherhood’ ends in an optimistic tone, a tone of cheerfulness or hopefulness.
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What is the final tone of the poem ‘Brotherhood’?
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5️⃣6️⃣ How many lines does the poem ‘Brotherhood’ have?
👉The poem ‘Brotherhood’ has only eight lines.
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How many lines does the poem ‘Brotherhood’ consist of?
👉The poem ‘Brotherhood’ consists of only eight lines.
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5️⃣7️⃣ What does the poet represent in his poem ‘Brotherhood’?
👉In his poem ‘Brotherhood’ the poet Octavio Paz represents universal brotherhood.
5️⃣8️⃣ What is the poet’s realisation at the end of the poem ‘Brotherhood’?
👉At the end of the poem ‘Brotherhood’ the poet realizes his significance on earth. He feels that he may be remembered through his writings and even God may understand him.
5️⃣9️⃣ In which book man’s destiny is written, according to the Christian concept?
👉According to the Christian concept, man’s destiny is written in the ‘Book of Life’.
6️⃣0️⃣ What is the opposition that the poet offers in the poem ‘Brotherhood’?
👉In the poem ‘Brotherhood’ the poet offers the opposition that is between man and universe.
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