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Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
A thing of beauty is a 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 dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.
(a) Which two qualities of beauty are mentioned here?
(b) How does it give calm to a troubled mind?
(c) What does the word ‘bower’ mean?
(d) How does beauty lead to ‘a sleep full of sweet dreams’?
Solution
(a) The two qualities of beauty mentioned here are its joy forever and its loveliness.
(b) Beauty is like a bower, the shade of a tree where a person can rest. The quiet and calm nature of beauty gives us peace. It helps us to meditate and calm our mind.
(c) Bower means a shelter under the shade of trees which provides protection from scorching sunlight and rain. Bower here is used as a metaphor. It symbolises the calming and peaceful effect of beauty.
(d) A thing of beauty leads to ‘a sleep full of sweet dreams’ by providing peace to the mind and inducing a relaxing sleep full of blissful dreams. A bower provides such a place and a source for re-energising and rejuvenation.
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