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Flamingo (Poem): Keeping Quiet cheat sheet
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CBSE Class 12 · English
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Chapter 10Keeping Quiet
Count to twelve and be still — introspection, not inactivity.
1. About
Poet: Pablo Neruda. A call for a moment of silence and togetherness.
2. Summary
- Asks everyone to count to twelve and stop moving and speaking.
- In that pause, fishermen wouldn't harm whales and wars would stop.
- He doesn't want total inactivity — just a break from constant rush.
- The Earth teaches that what seems dead can come alive again.
3. Themes
- introspection
- peace
- brotherhood
- environment
4. Key Points
- Twelve: hours on a clock, months of a year.
- Silence ≠ death.
- Sudden strangeness brings unity.
- Free verse with simple language.
Remember: Count to twelve | no war or harm | not death
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