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Reference to Context, Read the, , extracts, , given, A, , 1., , below and, , answer, , thing of beauty, , is, , a, , the questions that follow., , 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, , the kind, (a) Describe, , of joy a, , dreams, and health, and quiet breathing., , beautiful, , thing provides., , It leaves, , and eternal joy., unending, everlasting, is, that, provides, memories of, Ans. Anvthing, love to relive the, o n o u r heart and soul. We, ndelible, mpnt, an, whenever it flashes back in o u r mind., us an, , beautiful, , that, , jovous experience, increases'., (b) Explain, 'its loveliness, whenever we, multiplies, beautiful, object,, a, on, we, that, seeing, experience, Ans. The joy, time we, beautiful multiplies each, remember it. Similarly, the loveliness of anything, do not give us happiness, visualise it in our thoughts. Compared to this, things which, only remain for a short while, and then disappear forever., (c)Why does a thing of beauty not pass into 'nothingness'?, fade away. The loveliness, Ans. Athing, the memory of which provides us eternal joy, will n e v e r, , of a beautiful object does not fade away or die out because it leaves an indelible imprint, , on our heart and soul., , (d) How can we get refreshed amidst beauty?, , Ans. The beautiful things give us peace like a quiet bower, a pleasant shady place providing, us peaceful sleep, sweet dreams and good health and therefore, refreshes us., 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, , (a), Ans., , unhealthy and o'er-darkened ways, Made for our searching:, Explain, 'wreathing a flowery band to bind us to the earth'., Keats feels that, every, , which, , morning, , beautiful string of flowers or memories, help support ourselves and motivate us to live our life to the, fullest, instead ot, our, , burdening, , we weave a, , us, , lives with, , pain, , and, , suffering., (b) Why is there an 'inhuman, dearth of noble natures'?, Ans. n these, days, there are few people who are noble in character and who rise above, petuy, aiiierences by being, magnanimous and generous. There is a dearth of such noble souls, on our, earth; as man is selfish and self-centred.

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(c), , Ans., , What, , he, , Ans., , o'er-darkened, , 'unhealthy and, , o'er-darkened, , unhealthy and, , ways, , jealous methods w e adopt, Explain, 'spite of despondence., , Selfish, , (d), , are, , lt, , and, , neans, , 3., , existence, , despite the, , in spite of all,, , Some, , shape of beauty, , From, , our, , For, , trials and, refer to the, , achieve, , of gloom and, , Yes,, , Trees, , to, , ways'?, , moves, , darkness, , the, , around., , pall, , the moon,, dark spirits. Such the sun,, , old, and young. sprouting, , simple sheep: and such, , are, , shady, , a, , boon, , daffodils, , clear rills, , they live in; and, themselves a cooling covert make, , With the green world, That for, , of life,, , goals., , our, , away the, , tribulations, , Gainst the hot, , the mid forest brake,, of fair musk-rose blooms;, , season;, , sprinkling, too is the grandeur of, , Rich with, , a, , And such, , the dooms, , We have imagined for the mighty dead;, , (a) What images of beauty has the poet referred to?, Ans., , The poet appreciates the simplicity and serenity of beauty through the image of the, , sun, the moon, the trees, the sheep. the daffodils, the green pastures, the livid streams,, and a fair bloom of musk-roses., , (b), Ans., , How is 'tree' a perfect example of a beautiful thing?, The tree bears the heat of the sun to give shade and coolness to anyone who seeks shade, and rest under its branches. Its greatness is a degree greater because it gives shade not, only to the mighty ones, but also to the simplest of the animals, such as sheep., , (c), , Ans., , What does 'simple sheep' symbolise?, Sheep and lamb are envisioned as symbols of innocence and serene beauty. Jesus Christ, , was a shepherd and was surrounded by his flock ofsheep, his followers. Keats has made, special reference to the sheep as symbols of divine beauty., , (d), Ans., , Explain, 'the green world they live in'., , Beauty of nature is, which, , at its, , best, , in, , the lush, , green, , provide support, plants, find true happiness and joy., All lovely tales that we have, to, , all, , surroundings of meadows, , and animals. It is in this, , creatures, , An endless, , heard, , or, , and pastures, green world that all living, , read;, , fountain of immortal drink,, , Pouring unto us from the heaven's brink., (a), , Ans., , What does Keats mean by 'an endless fountain of immortal drink'?, , Beauty, according to Keats, 1s a perennial source of motivation and, inspiration. He, considers it an endless fountain from which mankind can drink the, elixir of, , (b), , Explain, 'pouring unto us from the heaven's brink., , Ans., , Beauty, Keats says, has been showered upon us from, rift to man. This eternal and everlasting, beauty 1s a, , eternal and everlasting., , life., , the, , heaven, , perennial, , by, , God, , source of, , the greatest, gaiety, which is, as

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FWne6, , CTANZAS FOR COMPREHENSION, , Read thefollowing, , extracts, , and ansuwer the questions, , lines., thatfollow in one or two, , (1), A thing, , of beauty is a, , joy forever, , increases, it will n e v e r, Its loveliness, nothingness; but will keep, Pass into, for us, and a sleep, A bower quiet, , Full of sweet dreams,, , and health, and quiet breathing., , beautiful object is always a source of joy. Its beauty, onlooker. It never fades away into, increases with every glance of the, a sleep, us a peaceful shelter and, vacuum ie., it is immortal. It provides, also, made comfortable by many sweet dreams. Besides, a beautiful object, gives us good health and peace keeping ourlivesfree ofturmoils., The poet says that, , a, , SET-I, (a), , Whatkind ofjoy does a beautiful thing provide?, , Or, How doesa thing of beauty remain a joy forever?, , A thing of beauty provides eternal and everlasting joy to us, because it leaves an indelible imprint on our mind and we relive, , thejoyful experience whenever we think about it., , b) Explain: "Its loveliness increases.", Joy multiplies with every beautiful thought. Likewise the, , loveliness of a beautiful thing increases manifold each time we, Visualise it on our mind-screen., , (c), , What does the poet, , mean, , by saying, , it will never, pass into, , nothingness'?, The poet means to say that the joy provided, IS, , eternal. The imprint it leaves, , on our, , by a beautiful thing, , mind cannot be erased.

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the, , Thus its loveliness, , can never, , fade, , die out, , away or, , w, , Nassageof tie, According, , to Keats, what treasures does, , a, , beautiful t, , Or, , for us?, Mention, , any, , two, , sources, , of joy which, , a, , beauty, thing of, , to us., he, , poet feels that, , quret bower,, , a, , a, , thing of beauty, , sleep full of, , stores, , sweet dreams,, , for, , and, , us, a, , the, , provide, , girts, , healthy,, , of a, , quiet, , breathing, of sweet dreams., akin to thejoy of a, Beauty gives us is, , (c)Explain:'sleep full, The, , joy, , that is, , dreams., , pleasant and comforting, What does'quietbreathing' impy?, full of, , (, , blissful sleep, , The reference implies that beautiful sights, , healthy mind and thus refresh and, aggression and restlessness. This, , relax, , makes, , act like nutrition fora, , us, , by driving away our, , our, , breathing easy and, , comfortable., , SET-II, (a), , Whose loveliness will keep on increasing?, , (Delhi 2016, , The loveliness of a beautiful object will keep on increasing with, every glance of the onlooker., , (b), , Identify the phase which says that it is immortal?, "It will, , (c), , never, , pass into nothingness.", , What is a'bower'?, Bower is a, , (Delhi2016, (Delhi 2016, , comfortable shelter made by the tree-boughs or vine, , twinning together. It is a kind of natural canopy prov, shade and cool comfort., (d), , Why do we need sweet dreams, health and quiet breatning", , lives?, , (Delhi2016

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Because, , our, , appreciate, , lives are so stressed and turmoiled that, , the, , good gifts of, , nature, , we, , cannot, , in the absence of sweet, , dreams, health and quiet breathing., , (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,, Ofall the unhealthy and o'er-darkened ways, , (Outside 2015C), , Made for our searching:, , The poet then draws a conclusion that since a beautiful thing gives us, eternal happiness, every morning we renew our link with nature when we, , weave a band of flowers. This wreath of beautiful flowers keeps our bond, with nature constant and unbroken. lt saves usfrom negativity arising out, ofdejection, disappointment and uncertainty. It helps us to get over low, spirits, loss ofhope and pain caused by absence ofhumanvalues aroundu, , (a), , What, according to the poet,, , does, , beauty inspire, , us, , to do every, , morning?, Beauty inspires us to keep alive our bond with nature and hence, every morning we weave a wreath of flowers which binds us to, the earth making us live a peaceful and joyous life., , (b), , Explain: 'wreathing a flowery band to bind us to the earth', Keats, as a worshipper of beauty, feels that every morning by, weavinga beautiful string of flowers we redeem our bond with, earth and live our lives away from darkness and, , (c), , pain., , What are the flowery bands that bind us to the earth?, The flowery bands', , are, , the beautiful things that, , keep our bond

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with Nature constant and unbroken. They are an expressi, our, , (d), , n, , admiration for Nature., , What does the expression 'spite of despondence'imply, The, , poet, , sees, , life, , as a, , struggle where, , man, , often suffers, , pain and, , dejections, hope. Thisexpression refers to these sufferings and, which man experiences at variousjunctures in life., loss of, , Why is there an 'inhuman, , (e), , There is, , an, , dearth of noble natures'?, , 'inhuman dearth of noble natures' because man is, , inherently selfish. There are only, , a, , few who possess, , nobility of, , character and rise above petty differences to show generosity., , Whatmakes, , our days'gloomy'?, , Our days are made gloomy by the pangs of defeat and loss of, hope that we suffer when our path towards success gets, , obstructed by the deceit and selfishness of our colleagues., , (g), , Explain:'unhealthy and o'er-darkened ways.', The unhealthy and over-darkened ways refer to the trials and, tribulations one encounters in the journey of life. To be able t, enjoy the light at the end of the dark tunnel, the poet motivates us, to transcend the darkness., , (3, yes, in spite of all,, , Some shape of, , beauty moves away the pall, From our dark, spirits. Such the sun, the moon,, , Trees old, and, young, sprouting a, For simple, , shady boon, , sheep; and such are daffodils, With the green world they live, in;, It is the, , sight of beauty that removes the, darkness of gloomjrom o, saves, it from being directionless, and makes way, for hope. The poo, , ouls,, , her

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reminds of the concept of eternal beauty by giving the examples of the, sun,, , and old and young trees that provide the blessing of a, rest place for the sheep of God ie., humans. He also cites the, , the, , shady, , moon,, , example of etemal beauty as seen in daffodils which live surrounded by, , thesplendourofgreen plants., (a), , What does 'in spite of all' refer to?, , The expression refers to all the pessimistic and negative, , thoughts that obstruct our way to happiness. In spite of the, sense of hopelessness and gloom that overshadow and darken, our ways, we are able to find our happiness in the beautiful, , objects ofnature., (b), , What, according to the poet, drives away the sadness from our, , life?, , Or, , What moves away the pall from our lives?, , (AI CBSE 2015C), , Beauty, in any shape or form, helps in driving away the sadness, , and despair from the dark corners of our life., , (c)Whatimages, of beauty has the poet referred to here?, (c), The poet sees beauty at its best through the various objects of, nature. He, , the, , appreciates this simple and serene beauty through, image of the sun, the moon, the trees, the sheep, the, , daffodils, musk-roses, the green pastures, and rivers., (d), , How does the poet celebrate the beauty ofa 'tree'?, , The poet, , sees, , the tree, whether young, , old, as a symbol of, protection. Nature, through the trees, showers on us the, or, , blessing of'shade', protecting us from heat and rain., (e), , What does the reference 'simple sheep', , symbolize?, , Lambs and sheep are envisioned as the embodiments of, innocent and trusting followers of Jesus Christ, an, of, , apostle, , peace. He is viewed, , as a, , shepherd surrounded by his flock of

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sheep-, , his followers. The, , poet has made specific reference, , symbols of common people, sheep, bounties provided by God., as, , (, , who have, , faith, , t, , in, , the, the, , Explain: 'With the green world they livein., Nature's beauty is at its best in the lush green surroundingS of, meadows and pastures which provide the life support to all, , plants and animals. No living creature can be happy away from, nature, and it is in this green world that they find the true joy and, , happiness of life., , (4), and clear rills, That for themselves a cooling covert make, , Gainst the hot season; the mid forest brake,, Rich withasprinkling of fair musk-rose blooms;, And such too is the grandeur of the dooms, , The poet draws our attention to the small rivers with clear water that cool, , the, , bushy thickets, , in, , the hot, , season., , He, , reminds, , us, , of the resplendent, , beauty of the thick ferns found in forests, , which have fragrant flowers, spread in between. These ordinary things too have the potential to lift the, human spiritandfill itwith, (a), , purejoy., , What does'clear rills' refer to?, , Clear rills' refers to the, , rivers and streams which are the, natura, source of water, the, elixir of life., (b), , How are they, , beneficial to mankind?, , Streams are the, sources of water, and are, by, the survival of all, life. In, , supporting, , sight provides, , beneficial to maikind, addition, their beau, , coolingeffect and respite in the hot seasO

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(c), , Explain: 'the mid forest brake., which is brimming, It is the thick forest undergrowth, rose flowers, , (d), , with musk-, , spread in between., , What does 'grandeur of the dooms' imply?, , It implies that in nature, growth and decay, , march hand in hand., , Since they are two vital aspects of life, the poet, , sees, , beauty even, , in decay and death., , OV, , (e), , What contrasting aspects of life has the poetreferred, The poet has referred to the, , here?, , contrasting aspects of warmth, , and, , coolness, growth and decay, and soft fragrance and rough, marsh. It, , suggests that every, , season, every, , aspect, , of lite, , contrasts with the other and each has its own charm., How is the grandeur of the dooms related to the theme of the, , (Foreign 2016), , poem?, , The poem is based on the theme that a beautiful thing provides, everlasting joy. The grandeur of doom is also a source of, Co, , everlasting joy because decay and death of doom provides, , ground for new and beautiful nature., , (5), We have imagined for the mighty dead;, All lovely tales that we have heard or read;, , Anendless fountain of immortal drink,, Pouring unto us from the heaven's brink., *ee, , The poet goes a step further and reminds us that beauty is also, found in, legends that narrate the grand sacrifices of our martyrs. The stories that, are heard or, read in praise of those brave hearts who, sacrificed their lives, anoble, for, cause also make usfeel, happy.Thesewonderful tales inspire us.

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n the concluding couplet, the poet compares this form of supermatural, , beauty to an eternal fountain that is a source of the drink of immortality., t is like a gift that is being poured on usfrom the corner of heaven. This, , blessed nectar is, , of unending peace, happiness,, pleasure, and delight enabling with the strength tofight the odds oflife, an, , elixir which is a, , source, , us, , (a), , Who are the 'mighty dead'?, , (Foreign 2016; Delhi 2015C), , The, , b), , 'mighty dead' refers to those great men and warriors who, glorified death by embracing it gracefully., , What have we done for, , them?, , (Foreign 2016), alive in our memories by, hearing or reading, tales, lovely, about their, bravery., Why does the poetmake this reference?, We have kept them, , (c), , The, , poet refers to the 'mighty dead' because, beauty, in birth, , not only, , (d), , and growth, but also in, , What 'lovely tales have we, , can, , be, , seen, , death and decay., , heard or read'?, , Wehave heard or read the, , glorious and magnificent accounts of, glory in death. They are an, everlasting, source of motivation to, us., brave men who achieved, , (e), , What metaphor has been, , usedfor'lovely tales'?, , "Anendless fountain of immortal, What is referred, , Beauty,, , in all, , (Foreign 2016), , drink"., , to as an'endless fountain of, , immortal drink?, (Delhi 20150), , respects, whether, , in, , growth, , in, , Is an, decay,, a, from where we can, drink the immortal elixu, irof, life. It is a, perennial source of motivation and a, us, gift showe d, upon by the divine, powers., Explain:"Pouring unto us from the heaven's brink.", Beauty is the greatest, gift of God to man, which has been, , endless fountain, , or

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showered upon us rom the heavens above. This beauty is, eternal and everlasting, in whose glory men on earth bask and, , derive their perennial source ofjoy and happiness., , (h), , What does the word 'brink' mean?, , Brink", , means, , the, , corner, , of heaven, , or a, , place where the mortal, , merges with the immortal. A place where man leaves behind, , earthly sorrows and worries to accept heavenly peace and, , pleasures.