#Summary, Qs/Ans. on A Thing of Beauty (John Keats)
4. A Thing of Beauty (John Keats)
Short Ans/Ques.;
Q.1 How is a thing of beauty joy forever?
Ans. John Keats
says that a thing of beauty is a joy forever. It always remains in our
imagination. New colours are added to it by our imagination. Its loveliness
increases every time.
Q.2 What
pleasures does a beautiful thing give us?
Ans. This world is
full of sorrows and sadness. Life is full of sufferings struggles. It is
very difficult to bear the bitter realities of life. It is a beautiful thing
that makes our life bearable. It gives us peace of mind and health of the body.
Q.3 What does the
line, “Therefore are we wreathing a flowery band to bind us to earth’ suggest
to you?
Ans. Our stay on
this earth becomes bearable because of beautiful things. Otherwise, life is full
of sorrows and struggles. There is a lack of noble human being. There is plenty
of evil-minded people. Only beautiful objects of nature keep us bound to the
earth.
Q.4 What makes
human beings love life in spite of troubles and sufferings?
Ans. See Ans. No.
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Q.5 What does the
poet mean by: ‘An endless fountain of immortal drink/ pouring unto us from
heaven’s brink’?
Ans. John Keats
loved beauty in life - both physical and
spiritual. There is plenty of objects which are truly beautiful. The poet calls
it an endless fountain of immortal drink i.e nectar. It is always coming to us
from heaven.
Q.6 What image
does the poet use to describe the beautiful bounty of the earth?
Ans See Ans. No.
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Q.7 What is the
‘grandeur’ associated with the ‘mighty dead’ ?
Ans. The
‘grandeur’ is associated with the ‘mighty dead’ when on the day of judgement,
God will reward them. The ‘mighty dead’ are now lying buried in their graves.
That reward will be their lifetime achievement.
Summary of the poem
Ans. John Keats
says that a thing of beauty is a joy forever. It always remains in our
imagination. New colours are added to it by our imagination. Its loveliness
increases every time. This world is full of sorrows and sadness. Life is full
of sufferings struggles. It is very difficult to bear the bitter realities
of life. It is a beautiful thing that makes our life bearable. It gives us
peace of mind and the health of the body. Our stay on this earth becomes bearable because
of beautiful things. Otherwise, life is full of sorrows and struggles. There is a lack of noble human being. There is plenty of evil-minded people. Only
beautiful objects of nature keep us bound to the earth. John Keats loved beauty
in life - both physical and spiritual.
There are plenty of objects which are truly beautiful. The poet calls it an
endless fountain of immortal drink i.e nectar. It is always coming to us from
heaven. The ‘grandeur’ is associated with the ‘mighty dead’ when, on the day of
judgement, God will reward them. The ‘mighty dead’ are now lying buried in
their graves. That reward will be their lifetime achievement.
Stanza-1 “A
thing of beauty is a joy forever .......... quiet breathing”
Q.1 How does a
beautiful thing remain a joy forever?
Ans.a) It leaves a permanent impression on our mind.
b) It remains in our mind/ imagination forever
c) Our imagination adds new beauties into it.
Q.2 A thing of
beauty .........
Ans. is a joy
forever / never loses its beauty.
Q.3 What has a thing of beauty been compared to?
Ans. A quiet
bower.
Q.4 What can a thing of beauty do for us?
Ans.a) It makes us health
b) It gives us peace of mind
Stanza-2 Therefore,
on every morrow, ...... of the gloomy days
Q.1 Who is the
poet of this stanza?
Ans. John Keats
Q.2 What binds us
to earth?
Ans. A thing of
beauty.
Q.3 What death
the poet talk of?
Ans. It is the dearth of noble natures.
Q.4 What does the
poet feel about human life on this earth?
Ans. Human life is
full of - sorrow, hopelessness (despondence and sadness). It lacks noble
natures.
Stanza-3 “Of
all the unhealthy and over-darkened ways ...... dark spirits.
Q.1 What does the
poet mean by ‘o’er darkened ways’ ?
Ans. There are the
mysterious ways which man fails to understand.
Q.2 What does
‘all ‘ refer to in the phrase ‘in spite of all’ ?
Ans. It refers to
all the gloom and sadness in man’s life.
Q.3 What does
some shape of beauty do?
Ans. i) It removes
dullness from our lives
ii) __ gives us joy
iii) __ removes sadness
Q.4 What do you
mean by ‘pall’? It means coffin
Stanza-4 “Such
the sun, the moon .....
with
.......... live in
Q.1 What does the
poet say about the sun and the moon?
Ans. He says that
they are the things of beauty.
Q.2 What do the
trees to?
Ans. i) They give
shade to daffodils
ii) They
give shade to simple sheep
iii) They
give shade to the green world
Q.3 Where do the
daffodils live ?
Ans. They live in
the green world.
Q.4 Name the
poem.
Ans. A Thing of
Beauty.
Some more answer :
The clear rills make cooling coverts
- grow for themselves thick low bushes
- grow for themselves thick small trees
Covert and
growth of thick low bushes protect rills from the hot season
The forest
brake is rich with white roses (musk roses) growing here and there.
Brake
means marshy land thickly overgrown with one kind of plants
Lovely
tales means -
i) great
myths ii) tales of olden
days iii) tales of mighty deeds
A
beautiful thing is an endless fountain of immortal drink
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