Short questions and answer for class xii from "The Poetry of Earth".


The Poetry of Earth
John Keats

1)   “The poetry of Earth is never dead”- what does the ‘poetry’ stands for?
Ans: In Keats’ sonnet, “The Poetry of Earth” the ‘poetry’ stands for music of life.
2)   And hide in cooling trees,...”- Who hide in a cooling trees?
Ans: The birds in summer hide in cooling trees.
3)   “ From hedge to hedge…”- What will run from hedge to hedge?
Ans: The voice of the grasshopper will run from hedge to hedge.
4)   “…about the new-mown mead”- What does the expression ‘new-mown mead’ mean?
Ans: The expression ‘new-mown mead’ means the grass of the land that has been recently cut.
5)   “-he takes the lead”- Who is ‘he’ referred to here?
Ans: In Keats’ sonnet “The poetry of Earth”, ‘he’ refers to the Grasshoper.
6)   “-he takes the lead in summer luxury”- What does the expression ‘summer luxury’ mean?
Ans: In the poem “The Poetry of Earth”, the expression ‘summer luxury’ means the pleasures of summer.
7)   “-he has never done with his delights;”- Who is ‘he’ referred to here?
Ans: In the poem “The Poetry of Earth”, the grasshopper is referred to here as ‘he’.
8)   “…there shrills The cricket’s song”- From where does the Cricket’s song shrill?
Ans: In the poem “The Poetry of Earth”, the Cricket’s song shrills from the stove on a lone winter evening.
9)   “He rests at ease…”- Who rests at ease?
Ans: In Keats’ poem “The Poetry of Earth”, the Grasshoper rests at ease.
10)                      Where does the grasshopper rest at ease in summer?
Ans: The Grasshoper rests at ease beneath some pleasant weed in summer.
11)                      “The poetry of earth is ceasing never”- What does the poet suggest by the expression?
Ans: By the expression John Keats wants to suggest that the music of nature continues forever.
  

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