THE POETRY OF EARTH

11.     What is celebrated in the poem “The Poetry of Earth’ ?
ANS : In the poem “The Poetry of Earth”, the music of nature is celebrated.
22.     ‘The Poetry of Earth is never dead” – What does the ‘poetry’ stand for here ?
ANS : In Keats’ sonnet, “The Poetry of Earth”, the ‘poetry’ stands for music of life.
33.     What does the poet suggest by this expression , “The Poetry of Earth is never dead ?
ANS : By the expression , “The Poetry of Earth is never dead”, the suggests that the music of nature continues forever.
44.     What do all the the birds do when they are faint with the hot sun ?
ANS : When all the birds are faint with the hot sun, hey hide in cooling trees.
55.     How are the birds in summer, according to Keats ?
ANS : According to Keats, the birds in summer are faint with the hot sun and hide in cooling trees.
66.     “…..a voice will run” – Whose voice is referred to here ?
ANS : In the poem , “The Poetry of Earth”, the voice of grasshopper is referred to here.
77.     Who takes lead in summer luxury ?
ANS : In Keats’ sonnet , “The Poetry of Earth”, the Grasshopper takes lead in luxury.
88.     “…..a voice will run” – What does the expression ‘a voice will run’ suggest ?
ANS : In the poem , “The Poetry of Earth”, the expression ‘a voice will run’ suggests the movement of Grasshopper.
99.     What does the expression ‘he has never done with his delights’ suggest ?
ANS : In the poem, , “The Poetry of Earth”, the expression ‘he has never done with his delights’ suggests the delights of the Grasshopper never come to an end.
110. “…..for when tried out…” – Who is tried out and why ?
ANS : In the poem , “The Poetry of Earth”, the Grasshopper is tried out due to fun it makes in summer.
111.  “The Poetry of Earth is ceasing never” – What does the poet suggests by the expression?
ANS : By the expression , “The Poetry of Earth is ceasing never”, John Keats wants to suggest that the music of nature continues forever.
112. When has the frost wrought a silence ?
ANS : In , “The Poetry of Earth”, the frost has wrought a silence on a lone winter evening.
113. “…..from the stove there shrills” – What does ‘shrills’ refer to ?
ANS : In Keats’ sonnet, “The Poetry of Earth”, ‘shrills’ refers to the song of the Cricket.
114. “…..in warmth increasing ever”, - Which warmth is referred to here ?
ANS : In the poem “The Poetry of Earth”, the warmth of the winter season is referred to here.
115. When does it seem as though the poetry of earth has ceased ?
ANS : It seems as though the poetry of earth has ceased in Winter.
116. “…..in warmth increasing ever” – What increasing in the warmth of winter ?
ANS : In the poem “The Poetry of Earth” the song of the Cricket increasing in the warmth of winter.
117. What does the Cricket’s song seem to one in drowsiness half lost ?
ANS : The Cricket’s song seems to be the song of the Grasshopper among some grassy fields to one in drowsiness half lost.
118. Where does the Grasshopper seem to be, according to one half lost in drowsiness ?
ANS : The Grasshopper seems to be among some grassy hills to one half lost in drowsiness.
119. What is expressed by Keats in the sestet part of his sonnet “The Poetry of Earth” ?
ANS : In the sestet part of his sonnet “The Poetry of Earth”, Keats expressed the song of the Cricket as the music of nature in winter.
220. What are the two insects referred to in the sonnet “The Poetry of Earth” ?
ANS : The two insects referred to in the sonnet “The Poetry of Earth” are the Grasshopper and the Cricket.
221. Which season does the Grasshopper represent in the poem, “The Poetry of Earth” ?
ANS : In “The Poetry of Earth”, the Grasshopper represents the season of summer.
222. What does the Cricket’s song remind one half-asleep in warmth of winter ?
ANS : The Cricket’s song reminds one half-asleep in warmth of winter the Grasshopper’s song and the beautiful days of summer.
223. Who has ‘never done/With his delights’ ?
ANS : The Grasshopper has ‘never done/With his delights.
224. Where do all the birds hide in Keats’s “The Poetry of Earth” ?
ANS : All the birds hide in the cooling trees in “The Poetry of Earth”.

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(By : - Rafikul Daldar)

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