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A thing of beauty is a joy forever: Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness; but still will keep A bower quiet for us, and a sleep Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing. (a) How does the loveliness of beautiful things increase? (b) What does the poet mean by ‘nothingness’? (c) What do beautiful things give man? (d) What image is evoked by the word ‘bower’?

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(a) Beautiful things make an everlasting impression on man’s mind and soul. Recalling a beautiful thing only increases its beauty with the passage of time. 

(b) The poet means that a beautiful thing can never pass into oblivion. It can never be forgotten. 

(c) Beautiful things give man sound sleep and peaceful mind . 

(d) A ‘bower’ is a shade created by overhanging foliage. Here it is a symbol of a relaxing, soothing peaceful place.



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