Poetry Analysis

1. A Thing of
Beauty

2.  Explain
- joy forever
- loveliness increases,
- it will never pass into nothingness
- A bower quiet for us,
- a sleep full of sweet dreams,
-and health, and quiet breathing.
Figures of speech
Bower quiet – metaphor
Alliteration- sleepFull of sweet dreams
Imagery
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
Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.

3. Explain
- Every morrow
--Are we wreathing a flowery band
--Bind us to earth
Figures of speech
metaphor – Flowery band
Alliteration- Band to bind
Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing
A flowery band to bind us to the earth,

4. Explain
Despondence
Inhuman dearth of noble nature
unhealthy and o’er-darkened ways
Made for our searching
moves away the pall
Figures of speech
Alliteration-noble nature
Transferred Epithet -Gloomy days
Metaphor- Pall-
Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth
Of noble natures, of the gloomy days,
Of all the unhealthy and o’er-darkened ways
Made for our searching: yes, in spite of all,
Some shape of beauty moves away the pall
From our dark spirits.

5. sprouting a shady boon
green world
clear rills ,That for themselves a cooling covert make
mid forest brake
Made for our searching
Rich with a sprinkling of fair musk-rose blooms
Figures of speech
Alliteration-
Metaphor
Such the sun, the moon,
Trees old, and young, sprouting a shady boon
For simple sheep; and such are daffodils
With the green world they live in; and clear rills
That for themselves a cooling covert make
‘Gainst the hot season; the mid forest brake
Rich with a sprinkling of fair musk-rose blooms;

6. grandeur of the dooms
mighty dead
Figures of speech
Alliteration-
Metaphor
Oxymoron-Mighty dead
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;

7. endless fountain
immortal drink,
heaven’s brink
Figures of speech
Metaphor
An endless fountain of immortal drink,
Pouring unto us from the heaven’s brink

8. T H E M E -
• -highlights the importance of beauty in human life.
• It is a source of eternal joy because its effect never fades away.
• It provides peace and can transform human existence by driving away the sadness from
heart.
• Our love for nature defines our fascination for beauty.
• Beauty can be found in the world of nature and also in the glorious deeds of great
humans who are a constant source of inspiration to us.
• It is a divine gift to humans

9. How do beautiful things help us to live a happy life?
• We derive happiness and solace when we look at objects of beauty,
• lasting impression they leave on our minds is a source of permanent joy and peace.
• Beautiful things bind us to the Earth and help us strengthen our relationship with nature.
• They provide us relief from our everyday trials and tribulations and help us live a happy life.

10. According to Keats, what spreads the pall of gloom over our
dark spirits? How is it removed?
• despondence.
• Lack of goodness
• Gloomy days/ sad events
• Evil things The beautiful sights give us inspiration to continue the journey of life.

11. How does a thing of beauty provide shelter and comfort?
• A thing of beauty provides shelter and comfort in many ways.
• It is like a bower, a place under the shade of a tree where we can rest.
• It gives us a sleep filled with sweet dreams.
• The streams and forests provide a cooling covert for us in the hot weather.

12. How is a thing of beauty a joy forever? (Delhi 2012)
Answer.
• A thing of beauty is a joy forever because it is a permanent source of joy and inspiration
• leaves a lasting impression on us.
• The pleasure and happiness given by it never fades away but keeps on increasing.

13. . Why is ‘grandeur’associated with the mighty dead?
• The mighty dead are remembered for their noble deeds.
• They are a source of inspiration.
• They remain grand in even their death as stories are remembered by generations

14. What is the message of the poem, ‘Athing of beauty’?
• beautiful things are a source of constant joy and inspiration.
• They give us eternal pleasure and leave an indelible image on our minds
• Save us from the burden of melancholy
• therefore, every beautiful thing and aspect is worth being treasured.

15. What is the ‘endless fountain’and what is its effect? (Foreign
• Here beauty has been referred to as an ‘endless fountain’,
• which is an eternal source of joy, an elixir of life and a precious gift from heaven.
• It gives us infinite pleasure and delight and motivates us to continue our journey of life.

16. What images does the poet use to describe the beautiful bounty
of the Earth?
• The sun, the moon, the trees, the daffodils, the lush green forests and streams,
• all reflect the beautiful bounties which God has given us.
• The poet uses the image of an ‘endless fountain’, which showers bounties on Earth.

17. Athing of beauty is a joy for ever:
Its loveliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness;
• How

18. Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing
Aflowery band tobind us tothe Earth,
Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth
Ofnoble natures, of the gloomy days,
Ofall the unhealthy and o’er-darkened ways
Made for our searching
• (a) What are the flowery bands that bind us to the Earth?
• (b) What message do the above lines convey?
• (c) Why is there an “inhuman dearth of noble natures”?
• (d) What do you understand by “unhealthy and o’er-darkened ways”?

19. How do beautiful things help us to live a happy life?
• A poor sharecropper from Champaran
• Raised his voice against exploitation by British landlords
• Came to Gandhi for help
• Followed him everywhere till he agreed to look into the matter
• Took Gandhi to champaran

21. What do
we define
as beauty?

22. Pleasing to eyes?
Pleasing to mind?

23. What does beauty provide?

24. Pleasing to
eyes?
Pleasing to
mind?

25. Pleasing to
eyes?
Pleasing to
mind?