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.
(A Thing of Beauty)
The expressions ‘shady boon’ and ‘cooling covert’ are used by the poet to indicate the _________ quality of nature.
The expressions ‘shady boon’ and ‘cooling covert’ are used by the poet to indicate the _________ quality of nature.
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Solution and Explanation
The poet says the old and young trees give a 'shady boon' to simple sheep.
He adds that clear rills make a 'cooling covert' against the hot season.
Step 2: Find what they have in common:
Shade and a cool shelter both save living beings from the heat.
So nature is shown as a kind friend that looks after the weak.
Final Answer:
protective (nurturing / soothing / refreshing are also accepted).
Read the Assertion and the Reason below, with reference to the given extract.
Assertion : The poet believes stories and myths add to life’s beauty.
Reason : The ‘grandeur of the dooms’ comforts humans.
Choose the correct option regarding their relationship :
Read the Assertion and the Reason below, with reference to the given extract.
Assertion : The poet believes stories and myths add to life’s beauty.
Reason : The ‘grandeur of the dooms’ comforts humans.
Choose the correct option regarding their relationship :
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- Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.
- Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.
- Assertion is true, but Reason is false.
- Assertion is false, but Reason is true.
The Correct Option is B
Solution and Explanation
The poet counts 'all lovely tales that we have heard or read' among the things of beauty.
So the Assertion is true.
Step 2: Test the Reason:
The 'grandeur of the dooms we have imagined for the mighty dead' does bring comfort to people.
So the Reason is also true.
Step 3: Check the link:
Stories add beauty because they are lovely and an endless source of joy, not only because they comfort us.
So the Reason does not explain the Assertion; option (B) is right and (A), (C), (D) are wrong.
Final Answer:
Option 2: Both are true, but Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.
Select the correct option from those given in the brackets, to fill in the blank.
According to the poet, the trees, the sun, the moon, the flowers are things of __________ (beauty/disdain).
Select the correct option from those given in the brackets, to fill in the blank.
According to the poet, the trees, the sun, the moon, the flowers are things of __________ (beauty/disdain).
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Solution and Explanation
The sun, the moon, old and young trees and daffodils are all described with pleasant words like 'shady boon' and 'cooling covert'.
Step 2: Choose the fitting word:
'Disdain' means scorn, which does not suit things the poet praises.
'Beauty' matches the title of the poem and its theme.
Final Answer:
beauty
What does the imagery of an ‘endless fountain’ not represent in the given extract ?
What does the imagery of an ‘endless fountain’ not represent in the given extract ?
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- abundance
- eternity
- limitation
- sustenance
The Correct Option is C
Solution and Explanation
The tales are called 'an endless fountain of immortal drink' pouring from the heaven's brink.
Step 2: Match each option:
Endless and overflowing means abundance, so (A) is represented.
Immortal means eternal, so (B) is represented.
A drink that feeds the spirit means sustenance, so (D) is represented.
An endless source cannot suggest limitation, so (C) is the one not represented.
Final Answer:
Option 3: limitation
Complete the following suitably :
The beautiful tales that we have heard or read give us ___________ .
Complete the following suitably :
The beautiful tales that we have heard or read give us ___________ .
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Solution and Explanation
The poet lists 'all lovely tales that we have heard or read' among the things of beauty.
Right after it he describes these beautiful things as an endless fountain of immortal drink.
Step 2: Read what such things do:
Like a refreshing drink, lovely tales lift the spirit, so they give us delight.
Final Answer:
happiness / joy (hope or inspiration is also accepted).
Complete the sentence suitably :
Keats paints a picture of an endless fountain of nectar that pours of ___________.
Complete the sentence suitably :
Keats paints a picture of an endless fountain of nectar that pours of ___________.
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Solution and Explanation
The last two lines read 'An endless fountain of immortal drink, Pouring unto us from the heaven's brink'.
Step 2: Complete the sentence:
The nectar pours down from the edge of heaven.
Final Answer:
heaven's brink (heaven / heaven's edge is also accepted).
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