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A Thing Of Beauty
2019

1. A thing of beauty…. And health and quiet breathing

Name the poem and the poet.

The poem is A thing of beauty and the poet is John Keats.

How does a thing of beauty remain a joy forever?

A thing of beauty provides eternal and everlasting joy to us. Whenever we
are in a pensive mood we can relive the joyful experience and happiness it
gave us.

Explain – ‘never passes into nothingness’.

The joy that a thing of beauty give us is eternal. It never loses its
importance, but it only increases with time.

How does the bower help us in our life? Give two examples.
Bower gives us a sleep full of sweet dreams and healthy Breathing.

Which two qualities of beauty are mentioned here?

A thing of beauty gives us a quiet bower to rest peacefully, and a blissful
sleep full of Pleasant dreams.
How does it give calm to a troubled mind?
A thing of the beautiful things of nature is permanent source of joy and
make our lives sweet. A thing of beauty is a joy forever. It does not pass
into nothingness but its beauty keeps on increasing. It gives us sound sleep
and good health.

What does the word ‘bower’ mean?

A ‘bower’ refers to a peaceful, quiet place under the shade of trees

How does beauty lead to ‘a sleep full of sweet dreams?’

A thing of beauty gives us a bower which is full of sweet dreams, healthy
and quiet breathing.

How does a thing of beauty bring joy in our lives?

The poet sees beauty in various things of nature that add joy to our life.
These include the sun, the moon, the trees, the sheep, the green pastures
and the clear water of the small streams. These remove the sadness from
our dark spirits. All these things of beauty area constant source of joy for
us.
2018

1. And clear rills… That for themselves a cooling covert make ‘Gainst the hot
season; the mid forest brake, Rich with the sprinkling of fair musk-rose
blooms;

Identify the poem and the poet.

The poem is A thing of beauty and the poet is John Keats.

What is the role of the clear rills?

The ‘clear rills’ or clear rivers of water create cooling comfort or
passageway for themselves as they pass through the thick bushes and
charge away the heat of the sun.

How has the mid forest brake become rich?

The mid forest brake is made rich by the blooming of beautiful musk-roses.

Name the figure of speech in ‘cooling covert’.

Alliteration.

2017 Delhi

1. How can ‘mighty dead’ be things of beauty?

The mighty dead are those who have laid down their lives for a great or
noble cause. Their death is replete with intellectual and spiritual beauty.
Birth, growth and decay, all are inseparable. Each has its own. Beauty. Their
death is grand or beautiful because it makes them immortal through the
grand tombs and memorials erected in their honour.
 In the hot season, how do man and beast get comfort?
A thing of beauty reserves a bower, quiet place in our heart. When we are
tired, tensed, troubled or disappointed, the thing of beauty heals our
sorrows and restores happiness for us again.

2. What rich bounty has the heaven given us?

John Keats sees beauty in all the natural things. According to him,
everything of nature is a source of beauty. In the poem we can see, the sun,
the moon, the trees, daffodils, green forests, clear rills, masses of ferns,
blooming musk-rose, lovely tales, etc. These beautiful sources provide
pleasure and joy to mankind. So do the many beautiful stories created by
man.

2017 Foreign

1. How does Keats show his unhappiness with his fellow human beings?
According to him, beautiful things are the reason for the real joy and
happiness and it can only help one to overcome the pain and sufferings.
However, the pain and suffering of human life can be overcome with the
beautiful things, but the beauty lies in the eyes of beholder. Like the beauty
of nature and flowers and other such things.

2. How does Keats define a thing of beauty?

According to John Keats a thing of beauty is a joy of forever. It is a constant
source of happiness and pleasure. Its loveliness increases every moment. It
will never pass into nothingness. In other words, a thing of beauty is never
devalued.
2016 Delhi

1. Its loveliness increases, it will never Pass into nothingness; but will keep A
bower quiet for us, and a sleep Full of sweet dreams, and health, and
quiet breathing.

Whose loveliness will keep on increasing?

The loveliness of nature will keep on increasing.

Identify the phrase which says that ‘it’ is immortal.

“It will never pass into nothingness.”

What is a ‘bower’?
A ‘bower’ refers to a peaceful, quiet place under the shade of trees.

Why do we need sweet dreams, health and quiet breathing in our lives?
We need all these for a sound sleep, as it results in a healthy body and
mind, providing us tranquility and mental peace.

2016 Foreign

1. And such too is the grandeur of the dooms We have imagined for the
mighty dead; All lovely tales that we have heard or read ; An endless
fountain of immortal drink … … …

Who are the ‘mighty dead’?

The `mighty dead’ refers to those great man and warriors who glorified
death by embracing it most gracefully and magnificently. They are those
who sacrificed their lives for a noble cause and made great achievements in
their lifetime.

What have we done for them?

We have imagined that the ‘mighty dead’ much be richly rewarded by the
God on the day of their judgement.

What metaphor has been used for ‘lovely tales’?

An endless fountain of immortal drink is the metaphor.

How is the grandeur of the dooms related to the theme of the poem?
The grandeur of the heroic tales of the mighty dead give us the same sense
of jubilation and tranquility as the other things of beauty do.

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