Ode On The Lungi Brief Questions
PremiumQ: Who is the speaker of the poem?
A: The speaker is Kaiser Haq himself.
Q: Whom does the speaker address as “Grandpa Walt”?
A: He addresses the American poet Walt Whitman.
Q: Which poem by Whitman is mentioned?
A: “Passage to India.”
Q: What phrase inspires the speaker to think of Bangladesh?
A: “Passage to more than India.”
Q: What main issue does the poet discuss?
A: Sartorial equality, or equal rights for clothes.
Q: What does the poet say about society’s hypocrisy?
A: Society claims all clothes are equal, but treats some clothes better.
Q: Which common traditional garment is central to the poem?
A: The lungi.
Q: Where is the lungi commonly worn?
A: From East Africa to Indonesia and in South Asia.
Q: What does the poet say about the number of lungi wearers?
A: More people wear lungis at any moment than the population of the USA.
Q: Why can’t someone enter