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Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.“Some shape of beauty moves away the pall From our dark spirits,”(a) How does beauty help us when we are burdened with grief? (b) Explain; “Some shape of beauty.” (c) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines. (d) Why are our spirits referred to as ‘dark’? |
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Answer» (a) Whenever we look at a beautiful object, we are filled with comfort and joy. When we are burdened with grief, a thing of beauty comes as a ray of hope, and makes us forget our sorrow and suffering at least for some time. (b) Beauty is an abstract idea and has no specific shape. The poet here means beauty in some form or some beautiful object which pleases us. (c) The above lines present an example of metaphor. Our souls are steeped in sadness and disappointment which are compared to a pall or shroud covering the dead. (d) Our spirits are dejected due to extreme sadness and disappointment which may be the result of our own evil actions. So, the poet refers to them as dark, because of the hopelessness we feel. |
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