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Question
Answer in your own word.
Who are the mighty dead? Why are they attributed with ‘grandeur’?
Solution
The mighty dead are the brave men who have sacrificed their lives for a purpose. They are an inspiration to all of us because of their innumerable sacrifices. They are attributed with grandeur because of their noble deeds.
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Read the following poem and write an appreciation of it with the help of the given points in paragraph format.
A Thing of Beauty is a Joy For Ever
A thing of beauty is a joy for ever :
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.
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 : yes, in spite of all,
Some shape of beauty moves a way the pall
From our dark spirits. Such the sun, the moon,
Trees old, and young, sprouting a shady boon
For simple sheep ; and such are daffodils
With the green world they live in ; and clear rills
That for themselves a cooling covert make
‘Gainst the hot season ; the mid forest brake,
Rich with a sprinkling of fair musk-rose blooms :
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.
Nor do we merely feel these essences
For one short hour ; no, even as the trees
That whisper round a temple become soon
Dear as the temple’s self, so does the moon,
The passion poesy, glories infinite,
Haunt us till they become a cheering light
Unto our souls, and bound to us so fast,
That, whether there be shine, or gloom o’ercast
They always must be with us, or we die.
- John Keats
You can use the following points while appreciating the given poem.
• Title
• Poet
• Theme/Central Idea (At least 2 to 3 lines)
• Rhyme Scheme
• Figures of speech
• Special Features
(Type of the poem, imagery, implied meaning if any etc.)
(At least 3 to 4 lines)
• Favourite line/lines
• Why I like/don’t like the poem
Recollect a picnic or a trip to a spot of natural beauty (a hill station/ a beach/forest area etc.) when you were younger.
Write four beautiful unforgettable scenes that left a deep impact on you.
1.__________________
2.__________________
3.__________________
4.__________________
Read the poem and fill in the table.
| Sr.No. | Expressions of Beauty (joy) | Expressions of sorrow |
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 3 | ||
| 4 | ||
| 5 | ||
| 6 |
Answer in your own word.
What does a thing of beauty keep in store, for us?
Answer in your own word.
How does the memory of a beautiful visual scene become a joy forever?
From the poem pick out words that we do not use often in modern times. They should match the meanings given below.
(a) gift
(b) the next day
(c) a protective spot (for animals)
(d) a cool shady spot under tall trees
(e) ferns
(f) edge
(g) depression
(h) cover for the dead
(i) streams
(j) poetry
Go through the poem again and write in your notebook an appreciation of the poem in the paragraph format.
Project:
Collect from various sources proverbs or maxims related to ‘beauty of nature.’ Make a chart/ poster with the same. Decorate it with images, drawings, pictures and put it up by turns in your class.
Read the following extract and do the given activities.
A1. Match the following words from Cloud 'A' with Cloud 'B':
| Cloud 'A' | Cloud 'B' |
| (a) A thing of beauty | (i) of immortal drink |
| (b) Endless fountain | (ii) rich with rose blooms |
| (c) Hot season | (iii) is a joy forever |
| (d) Sleep full of | (iv) sweet dreams |
|
A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: - John Keats |
A2. List any two things of beauty in the poem.
A3. List any two things that cause suffering and pain.
Read the following extract and do the given activities:
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A thing of beauty is a joy for ever : Full of sweet dreams, and health and quiet breathing. Of noble natures, of the gloomy days, From our dark spirits. Such the sun, the moon, That for themselves a cooling covert make |
(A1) Complete the web: (2)
(A2) List down two impacts of beautiful things on us: (2)
- _______
- _______
(A3) Write down the Rhyme - scheme of the first four lines. (1)
