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Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow. 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 heaven’s brink(a) Name the poem and the poet. (b) What is the thing of beauty mentioned in these lines? (c) What image does the poet use in these lines? (d) What is the effect of this ‘immortal drink’ on us? OR(a) Who are the ‘mighty dead’? How do we know about them? (b) What images does the poet use to convey that beauty is everlasting? (c) What is the effect of the immortal drink? (d) Write the words from the extract which mean (i) stories (ii) magnificence |
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Answer» (a) The poem is ‘A thing of beauty’ and the poet is John Keats. (b) The thing of beauty mentioned in these lines is the group of stories celebrating the glory of our powerful ancestors, which we have read or heard. (c) The poet uses the image of an ‘endless fountain’ coming down to us from heaven. According to him, nature and other beautiful things around us are like a gift from God, which give us infinite delight and Joy. (d) The immortahtirrnk gives us immense joy, a joy that is everlasting, one that will never come to an end. OR (a) Our ancestors, who were great in their own ways and the dead emperors have been referred to as the mighty dead. We come to know about them by reading or hearing valorous tales, which speak of their innumerable sacrifices. They are a source of motivation for all who go through them. (b) ‘Endless fountain’ of joy is the image that has been used to convey that beauty is everlasting. Things of beauty are an eternal source of motivation, a precious gift from heaven which give us infinite pleasure and defight. (c) The immortal drink that nature’s endless fountain pours on us gives us immense joy and pleasure. (d) (i) tales (ii) grandeur |
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