A THING OF BEAUTY

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A THING OF BEAUTY               Poet name: - John Keats

Very Short-Answer Type Questions 

Q.1. How does a thing of beauty remain a joy forever?

Ans:- A think of beauty leaves a permanent impression on our mind . It stays in our imagination forever. Our imagination adds new colors to it.

Q.2. What does the poet mean by ‘a bower quiet for us’?

Ans:-  The poet has compared a thing of beauty to a quiet bower . Just as a quiet bower gives peace to the mind, similarly a thing of beauty fills our mind with joy.

Q.3. Mention any two sources of joy which a thing of beauty provides to us.

Ans:- Its loveliness increases every time we think of it . Thus it becomes a joy forever.

A beautiful thing is a kind of quiet bower that sends us to a sleep full of sweet dreams.

A beautiful thing gives us peace of the mind and health of the body.

Q.4. Why does a beautiful thing never ‘pass into nothingness’?

Ans:- A beautiful thing never passes into nothingness . Our imagination adds new colors to it . Its loveliness increases every time we think of it.

Q.5. ‘A thing of beauty is a joy forever.’ Explain.

Ans :-    A thing of beauty leaves a permanent impression on our mind . It stays in our imagination and becomes a source of forever.

Q.6. What are the flowery bands that bind us to the earth?

Ans:- The message conveyed by these lines is that it is beauty alone that keeps us going on this earth . There is so much grief in the world that but for beauty it would be impossible to live here.

Q.7. What are the flowery bands that bind us to the earth?

Ans:- Things of beauty are the flowery bands that bind us to the earth .

Q.8. Which evil things do we possess and suffer from?

Ans:- Depression and dejection.

Q.9. What are we doing every day?

Ans:- We are wreathing a flowery band every day to bind us to this earth.

Q.10. Which are the circumstances that contribute towards making humans unhappy and disillusioned with life?

Ans:- There is an air of general depression among human beings . There is a terrible lack of truly noble souls. Many evil and mysterious things happen daily. It is hard to understand why they happen. Men pass their days in gloom.

Q.11. What does ‘all’ refer to in the phrase ‘in spite of all’?

Ans:- The word ‘ all’ here refers to all the gloom and sadness in man’s life .

Q.12. what idea does the poet want to convey in these lines?

Ans:- The poet means to say that in spite of all the sadness and gloom on this earth , man remains bound to the earth because of the things that are beautiful.

Q.13. What does the poet mean by ‘o’ er- darkened ways ‘?

Ans:- He means the mysterious things that man fails to understand .

Q.14. What does some shape of beauty do?

Ans:-It removes the sadness from our heart.

Q.15. What removes ‘the pall from our dark spirits’?

Ans:- Only a thing of beauty removes the pall from our dark spirits .

Q.16. Name the poem and the poet.

Ans:- The name of the poem is ‘ A Thing of beauty’ and its poet is john Keats .

Q.17. Why are we ‘despondent’?

Ans:- We are despondent because there is so much grief in this world . Man’s life is all gloomy.

Q.18. What does the poet say about the sun the moon?

Ans:- He says they are things of beauty .

Q.19. What is common about the things the poet has listed in these lines?

Ans:- They are all things of beauty

Q.20. where do daffodils live?

Ans:- They live in the green world.

Q.21. What do the trees do?

Ans:- They give shade for the gentle sheep.

Q.22. What do clear rills do?

Ans:- They make for themselves a cooling covert.

Q.23. What is the forest brake rich with?

Ans:- It is rich with lovely musk roses growing here and there .

Q.24.What protects rills from the hot season?

Ans:-A Covert (a growth of thick low bushes) protects rills from the hot season.

Q.25. Explain: ‘a sprinkling of fair musk rose blooms’.

Ans:- Lovely musk roses are growing here and there among the forest brake , making it look very beautiful .

Q.26.Name the poem and the poet.

Ans:- The name of the poem is ‘A Thing of beauty ‘ and the name of its poet is john Keats .

Q.27. What is the thing of beauty mentioned in these lines?

Ans :- The lovely tales of olden days that we have heard or read .

Q.28. What image does the poet use in these lines?

Ans:- The image used by the poet is that of an endless fountain of immortal drink that heaven itself is pouring down for us .

SHORT- ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

Q.1. List the things that cause suffering and pain?

Ans:- There is an air of general depression among human beings . There is a terrible dearth of truly noble souls. Many evil and mysterious things happen daily. It is hard to understand why they happen. Men pass their days in gloom.

Q.2. what makes human beings love in spite of troubles and sufferings?

Ans :- It is beauty alone that makes men love life god has created several objects of beauty . These objects are an endless source of joy. Their beauty never fades. It is these objects that make men love life in spite of their sufferings.

Q.3. Do we experience things of beauty only for short moments or do they make a lasting impression on us ?

Ans :-  We see a thing of beauty for a few minutes but it leaves a lasting impression on our mind. It stays in our imagination forever and thus becomes an endless source of joy.

Q.4. What does the poet mean by, “An endless fountain of immortal / pouring unto us from heaven’s brink’’

Ans:-  The poet says that god has given us numberless things of beauty . They are a joy for ever. The poet compares them to an endless fountain of immortal drink. It is as if this fountain were pouring unto us from heaven’s brink.

Q.5. What does Keats consider an endless fountain of immortal drink and why does he call its drink immortal?

Ans:- Keats considers beautiful things an endless fountain of immortal drink . He calls its drink immortal because they (things of beauty) can give us as much joy as angels derive from the immortal drink of heaven.

Q.6. Which objects of nature does Keats mention as sources of joy in his poem, ‘A Thing of beauty’?

Ans :-The objects of nature which Keats describes as sources of joy are – the sun and the moon ; the young and old trees; daffodils; clear rills and musk roses growing in the forest brake . Keats also talks about the lovely tales that we have heard or read.

Q.7. Mention any four things of beauty that add joy to our life.

Ans:- The list includes the sun and the moon . There are young and old trees that give pleasant shade for gentle sheep. There are daffodils, clear rills and musk roses growing in the forest brake. Then there are lovely tales that we have heard or read.

Q.8. what does a thing of beauty do for us?

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How does a thing of beauty provide us shelter and comfort?

Ans :- A thing of beauty is a joy forever . it makes us forget the sorrows and sufferings of the world . it gives us peace of the mind and health of the body . It makes our painful stay on this earth bearable. And thus a thing of beauty provides us shelter and comfort.

Q.9. What image does the poet use to describe the beautiful bounty of the earth?

Ans:- The poet says that the earth has numberless think of beauty . They give us give us joy for ever . They are like an endless fountain of immortal drink. It is as if the immortal drink were pouring unto us from the heaven’s brink.

Q.10. How can you say that A thing of beauty is a joy forever?

Ans:- A thing of beauty leaves a permanent impression on our mid. It stays in our imagination forever. It never passes into nothingness. Our imagination adds new colours to it. Its loveliness increases every time we think of it. Thus it becomes a joy forever.

Q.11. Why and how the ‘grandeur’ associated with the “mighty dead’’?

Ans:- The “mighty dead” were those who made great achievements in their life. Now they lie buried in their graves. On the Day of Judgment, they will be rewarded by god. It is this dignity that is associated with those great souls.

Q.12. According to Keats, What removes the pall of despondence over our dark spirits?

Ans:- It is beauty that removes the pall of despondence over our dark spirits. Man’s life is all gloomy. There is depression and dejection all around the world. But in spite of all this, man continues living on this earth. It is so because there are some beautiful things also in this world. And it is the beauty of these things that takes away the gloom from our sad hearts.

Q.13. List the things of beauty mentioned in the poem?

Ans:- The list includes the sun and the moon. There are young and old trees that give pleasant shade for the gentle sheep. There are daffodils, clear rills and musk roses growing in the forest brake. Then there are lovely tales that we have heard or read.