A. Read
the poem aloud twice.
B. Choose the correct answers
1. According to the poet, a thing of beauty is _________.
a. joy forever
b. a pain forever
c. a suffering forever
d. neglected
[Answer: (a) a joy
forever]
2.
Beautiful things never “pass
in to nothingness ” means that they
_________.
a. never increases
b. create unpleasantness between friends
c. never fade away
d. always bring unhappiness
[Answer: (c) never
fade away]
3.
“Will keep a bower quiet for
us” means
_________.
a. will give us peace and calm
b. will stop unpleasant sound
c. make our beds fit to sleep
d. reduces noise
[Answer: (a) Will
give us peace and calm]
4.
Of all the unhealthy means
a. pain
b. neglect
c. suffering
d. ill-health
[Answer: (c)
suffering]
5.
The sun, moon, trees, old
and young are the things that .
a. depress us
b. remove the pall of gloom from our lives
c. makes us laugh
d. gives us oxygen
[Answer: (b) remove
the pall of gloom from our lives]
c. Answer the following
1. How is a thing of beauty
joy forever?
Answer: A thing of beauty is a
joy forever because it is a source of endless joy and its eternal beauty never
fades away.
2. Why do we suffer?
Answer: Over attachments to
the earthly things are like a trap which bind us to the materialistic things
and keep us away from eternal happiness. So we suffer.
3. According to the poet,
mention the evil things we possess?
Answer: The evil things we
possess are hatred, greed, and negativity.
d. Figure of Speech
Alliteration is the repetition of the same
consonant letters or similar sounds at the beginning words in a set or series of
words.
* wild wind
* curious clock
* splendid scholar
* memorable moments
* creepy crawlies
Imagery is the way that a writer helps
reader visualize or see in their minds what is being described. These images often
suggest emotions. Images appeal to one or more of the five senses: sight, hearing,
touch, taste or smell.
For example
* It was dark and cloudy in the woods.
* The boys were screaming and
shouting in the playground.
* The mountain was spewing
and spitting the smoke.
* The sauce was sweet and sour.
Poem Comprehension
and Poetic Devices.
1.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever
Its
loveliness increases, it will never
Pass
into nothingness;
(a) What is a joy forever?
Answer: A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
(b) What are its qualities?
Answer: Its loveliness increases and it never fades away.
2.
Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing
A
flowery band to. bind us to the earth,
(a) What are we wreathing
everyday?
Answer: We are wreathing a flowering band everyday.
(b) Why do we wreath a flowery
band?
Answer: We wreathe it to bind us to the earth.
3.
An endless fountain of immortal drink,
Pouring
unto us from the heaven’s brink
(a) What is the immortal drink?
Answer: All the beautiful things are like nectar which is
immortal.
(b) From where does the immortal
drink pour?
Answer: It pours on us from heaven.
(c) Identify the figure of
speech.
Answer: Metaphor : Immortal drink.
4.
Full of sweet dreams and health, and quiet breathing
Therefore,
on every morrow, are we wreathing
Pick out the rhyming words.
Answer: Breathing -
Wreathing are the rhyming words.
5. A thing of beauty is a joy forever
Its
loveliness increases, it will never
Pass
into nothingness, but will keep
A
bower quiet for us, and a sleep.
What is the rhyming scheme of
these lines.
Answer: The rhyming scheme is ‘a a b b’.
6. A flowery band to bind us to
the earth,
What is the literary device used
here?
Answer: ‘Imagery’ is used here as the poet makes us to visualize
that a flowery band binding us to the earth.
7. For simple sheep; and such are daffodils
Which are the words alliterated
here?
Answer: simple -
sheep - such are the alliterated words.
8.
A bower quiet for us, and a sleep
Identify the figure of speech in
the above line:
Answer: Metaphor : bower quiet
The calmness of a
bower is compared to the calming effect of a beautiful thing.
9.
That for themselves a cooling covert make
Identify the figure of speech in
the above line:
Answer: Alliteration : That
- themselves; cooling - covert.
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
Short Questions and
Answers.
1. What is a bower?
Answer: A bower is a pleasant
shady place under trees or climbing plants.
2. List the things of beauty
mentioned in the poem.
Answer: The Sun, the moon,
shady trees, daffodil flowers, streams of water, dense green forest are things
of beauty mentioned here.
3. What does the flowing streams do
to us?
Answer: The flowing streams of
water cool and refresh us in the hot summer.
4. How are the beautiful things?
Answer: They are like a
fountain of immortality bestowed upon us by God.
5. What is a‘rill’?
Answer: A rill is a small
clear stream.
Paragraph Questions
with Answers.
1. What is the central idea of the
poem ‘A thing of beauty’?
Answer: Beauty is a heavenly
tonic or drink. It is an endless fountain of nectar. This beauty comes in
different forms like a tale, a poem, a play, a lovely object of nature or the
heavenly bodies. It soothes our spirits and gives us good health, sound sleep
and mental peace. It removes sadness from our lives and gives an everlasting
joy. So beauty is a gift of God to all of us.
2. Do the things of beauty make a
lasting impression on us?
Answer: We feel happy by
coming into contact with things of beauty. They make a lasting impression on
us. Keats makes it clear at the outset. A thing of beauty is a joy forever. It
is a constant source of joy and pleasure. Its beauty never declines or
diminishes. Its loveliness goes on increasing every moment. Its value remains
undiminished. It never passes into nothingness. It removes the pall of sadness
that covers our dark spirits.
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