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Thing of Beauty

The document contains questions and answers related to the poem "A Thing of Beauty" by John Keats. 1) It discusses how the poem depicts beauty as something that lifts spirits and provides lasting joy and happiness. 2) Key ideas from the poem are summarized, such as how things of beauty give us strength to live on Earth despite hardships, and remove darkness from our spirits. 3) The document tests understanding of themes in the poem, including how beauty provides shelter, comfort and immortal joy through its endless, uplifting nature.

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Thing of Beauty

The document contains questions and answers related to the poem "A Thing of Beauty" by John Keats. 1) It discusses how the poem depicts beauty as something that lifts spirits and provides lasting joy and happiness. 2) Key ideas from the poem are summarized, such as how things of beauty give us strength to live on Earth despite hardships, and remove darkness from our spirits. 3) The document tests understanding of themes in the poem, including how beauty provides shelter, comfort and immortal joy through its endless, uplifting nature.

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THING OF BEAUTY

Q1- What kind of a poet was John Keats?


A) a Realistic
B) Religious
C) Medieval
D) A romanti

Q2- Who is the poet of A thing Of Beauty?


A) John Donne
B) William Blakes
C) William Wordsworth
D) John Keats

Q3- From where has this poem A Thing Of Beauty been taken?
A) From Keats work- Endymion- A poetic Romance
B) Ode to a Nightingale
C) Ode on Melancholy
D) Ode on Indolenc

Q4- Who is Endymion?


A) a worker
B) an office boy
C) a young child
D) a young shepherd

Q5- Where did the poet and Endymion live?


A) in a hut
B) on a hill
C) in a tree house
D) on mount Latmos

Q6- Whom did the enchanted youth resolve to seek?


A) God
B) nature
C) mentor
D) Cynthia-the moon goddess

Q7- What are the things of beauty mentioned in the poem?


A) Sun and Moon
B) Young trees and streams
C) flowers
D) All these

Q8- Which things cause suffering to human beings?


A) lack of virtues and inhuman acts
B) withering flowers
C) blooming flowers
D) flowing streams

Q9- What does Endymion do to seek goddess?


A) dances
B) sings songs
C) reads scriptures
D) wanders through forests

Q10-How is a thing of beauty joy forever?


A) because it is beautiful
B) because it is nature
C) because it is joyful
D) because its beauty never ends and leaves a lasting impact

Q11- What is the message of the poem?


A) Beauty never fades
B) beauty lifts spirits high
C) beauty is a joy forever
D) All these

Q12- What does a thing of beauty do for us?


A) gives hope
B) gives happiness
C) removes pain and suffering
D) All these

Q13- What is the endless fountain and what is its effect?


A) Moving streams
B) The Sunlight
C) A thing of beauty is endless fountain and it gives happiness
D) None

Q14- What does a thing of beauty is a joy forever mean?


A) joy is in memory
B) joy is precious
C) joy is not sold
D) it will keep giving happiness for a longer time

Q15- What is Beauty in Keats' opinion?


A) a suffering
B) a cause of suffering
C) a cause of pain
D) a joy forever

Q16- What is the concept of beauty?


A) Beauty is a pleasure
B) beauty is cause of all happiness
C) beauty is nothing
D) a quality which always gives happiness

Q17- Do we experience things of beauty only for a short time ?


A) yes they are short lived
B) yes beauty is a temporary thing
C) it never lasts forever
D) no, they make a lasting impression of happiness

Q18- Who said that a thing of beauty is a joy forever?


A) John Millet
B) Christopher
C)a young shepherd
D) John Keats

Q19- How does a thing of beauty provide shelter and comfort?


A) By giving a sense of joy and happiness
B) by removing pain and suffering
C) like a bower
D) All these

  
Q20- Whose loveliness will keep on increasing?
A) of rivers
B) of mountains
C) of nature
D) of all beautiful things

Q21- Write the phrase which means 'it is immortal'


A) it will never fade
B) it will never pass into nothingness
C) it will never cease
D) it will keep giving happiness for a longer time

Q22- What is a bower?


A) a river
B) a stream
C) a big tree
D) a shady tree

Q23- Why do we need sweet dreams , health and quiet breathing?


A) to have a healthy mind and body
B) to have sound sleep
C) to have peace and happiness
D) All these

Q24- What are 'mighty dead' in the poem?


A) dead people
B) dead relatives
C) dead plants
D) great respectworthy ancestors specially dead emperors

Q25- What is the endless fountain of immortal drink?


A) rivers
C) flowing streams
D) Sunlight
D) All the things of beauty

Q26- What does 'brink' mean?


A) roof top
B) a rocky space
C) mountain top
D) an edge at the top

Q27- What does immortal mean?


A) ever flowing
B) evergreen
C) forever beautiful
D) never ending or endless

Q28- What image does the poet use to convey that beauty is everlasting?
A) a bower quiet for us
B) Some shape of beauty
C) endless fountain of joy
D) sprouting a shady boon

Q29- What is the effect of immortal drink?


A) no one is thirsty
B) everyone is happy
C) immense joy and happiness
D) beauty never moves away

Q30- Pick the words from the poem which mean: stories, magnificence.
A) tales and grandeur
B) old,and young
C) green world and clear rills
D) sweet dreams and health

Q31- What removes pall from our life?


A) dark spirits
B) Trees old, and young
C) all the unhealthy things
D) Nature's beauty

Q32- What is the meaning of gloomy?


A) all the unhealthy things
B) dark spirits
C) dull and depressive
D) none

Q33- How does beauty help us when we are grief stricken?


A) By giving a ray of hope
B) sprouting a shady boon
C) by giving daffodils
D) none

Q34- What does poet mean by Some shape of beauty?


A) beauty has no shape
B) beauty is abstract
C) beautiful object that gives happiness
D) All

Q35- Which figure of speech is used in the words-Some shape of beauty?


A) Alliteration
B) simile
C) metaphor
D) all

Q36- Why are our spirits referred as dark?


A) because of dark clouds
B) because of spirits around
C) because of shady trees
D) because of sadness and disappointments

Q37- What does morrow mean?


A) morning time
B) present time
C) noon time
D) the next day

Q38- Why do we need a flowery band?


A) to look beautiful
B) to smile
C) to be joyful
D) to have strength and joy inspite of all sadness

Q39- What is inhuman in life?


A) human inside a river
B) human inside caves
C) human on trees
D) selfcentred tendency and inacility to rise above shallow circles

Q40- What circumstances make man unhappy?


A) chilly cold waves on mountains
B) moisture of flowing rivers
C) crowded places
D) tendency of hopelessness

Stanza 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.

Questions
(a) Whose loveliness will keep on increasing ?
(b) Identify the phrase which says that ‘it is immortal’.
(c) What is a bower ?
(d) Why do we need sweet dreams, health and quiet breathing in our lives ?
Answers
(a) The loveliness of things of beauty will keep on increasing.
(b) The phrase that says it is immortal is … never passes into nothingness.
(c) It is a quiet and shady place.
(d) We need all these things so that we can enjoy the things of beauty.
Stanza 2

Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing


A flowery band to bind us to the earth,
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.

Questions
(a) Name the poem and the poet.
(b) What is the flowery band that binds us to the earth ?
(c) What does the poet mean by ‘spite of despondence’ ?
(d) What message is conveyed through these lines ?
Answers
(a) The name of the poem is ‘A Thing of Beauty and its poet is John Keats.
(b) The flowery band here means things of beauty. It is only because of the things of
beauty that we can continue to live on this earth.
(c) It means a lot of disappointment and sadness on the
earth.
(d) The message conveyed through these lines is that it is only because of things of
beauty that we are able to live on this earth. Otherwise there is so much grief on this
earth that it would have become impossible without things of beauty.

Stanza 3

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.

Questions
(a) Name the poem and the poet.
(b) What is meant by ‘o’er darkened ways’ ?
(c) What does some shape of beauty do ?
(d) What idea is conveyed by these lines ?
Answers
(a) The name of the poem is ‘A Thing of Beauty’ and its poet is John Keats.
(b) The o’er darkened ways’ means the mysterious things that human beings fail to
understand.
(c) It removes the shroud of sadness from our spirit.
(d) The poet means to say that only the things of beauty make our life possible on
this earth.

Stanza 4

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,
Pouring unto us from the heaven’s brink.

Questions
(a) Name the poem and the poet.
(b) What have we imagined for the mighty dead ?
(c) Who are these mighty dead ?
(d) What lovely tales does the poet talk of ?
Answers
(a) The name of the poem is A Thing of Beauty’ and its poet is John Keats.
(b) We have imagined that mighty dead would get due reward of their deeds on the
day of judgement.
(c) These mighty deads are those persons who have sacrificed their lives for the
sake of mankind.
(d) The poet talks of the tales of the bravery of the mighty dead.

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