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WBCSHE Board Class 12th THE POETRY OF EARTH by JOHN KEATS

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1. What type of poem is ‘The Poetry of Earth’ ?

Keats’ “The Poetry of Earth” is a Petrarchan sonnet.

What is a sonnet?

A sonnet is a 14 line poem with a fixed rhyme scheme using iambic pentameter.

How many types of sonnets are there?

There are mainly two types of sonnets -Petrarchan or Italian sonnet Octave (8 lines)+Sestet (6 lines) and Shakespearean or English sonnet { 3 quatrains (4 lines each) + a couplet (2 lines)}

2. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem/ sonnet ?

ABBA ABBA  CDE  CDE.

3. What does Keats celebrate in the poem ?

In the poem Keats celebrate the continuous music of earth.

4. When according to Keats will the poetry of earth cease ?

According to Keats the poetry of earth will never cease.

5. How are the birds in summer according to Keats ?

According to Keats the birds in summer are faint with the hot sun.

6. Why do the birds faint in summer ?

The birds get tired by the scorching heat of the sun during summer and faint.

7. Where do the birds hide when they are faint in the hot sun ?

When the birds are faint with the hot sun they hide in cooling trees.

8. Why do the birds hide in cooling trees ?

The birds hide in the cooling trees in order to protect themselves from the burning heat of the sun.

9. “...a voice will run”-Whose voice is referred to here ?

The grasshopper's voice is referred to here.

10. What does Keats refer to as the “new mown mead” in his sonnet ?

Here ‘new mown mead’ refers to the meadow where the crops are just mowed or cropped. 

11. Why does Keats refer to as the “new mown mead” in his sonnet ?

Keats refers to the ‘new mown mead’ in his sonnet in order to present a pictorial description of a summer’s days before us.

12. Why are the birds tired ?

The birds are tired because of the scorching heat of summer.

13. When according to Keats will the poetry of earth cease ?

According to Keats, the poetry of earth will never cease.

14. Explain summer luxury ?

Summer is a luxury to the grasshopper. He enjoys the abundance of the summer season. He flies from hedge to hedge and through his endless music, he carries forward the poetry of earth.

15. Who takes the lead in summer luxury ?

The Grasshopper takes the lead in summer luxury.

16. Which season does the grasshopper and cricket celebrate ?

The grasshopper celebrates the season of summer and the cricket celebrates the season of winter.

17. What does Keats mean when he says that the Grasshopper is never done with his delights ?

Keats tries to convey that the delight of the Grasshopper never comes to an end. Even under the scorching heat of the sun he continues his songs. Terrible heat fails to dampen/ suppress his spirit and he goes on greeting nature.

18. Why is the poetry of Earth never dead in summer ?

In the scorching heat of summer, the poetry of Earth is not dead as the Grasshopper spreads across the music of earth.

19. From where is the shrills song of the cricket heard in the poetry of Earth ?

In ‘The Poetry of Earth’ the shrill song of the cricket is heard from the stove.

20. Explain ‘Warmth increasing ever’.

In winter, when the world lies still under the thick blanket of snow and frost, the cricket with his shrill voice breaks the stillness. The crickets song adds warmth to the cold weather, thereby continuing ‘The poetry of Earth’.

21. Why is the winter evening loved ?

The winter evening is loved because the cricket’s song uplifts the mood and helps to overcome the drowsiness of winter.

22. What does the cricket’s song seem to ‘one in drowsiness half lost’ ?

The cricket’s song seems to be the song of the Grasshopper to ‘one in drowsiness half lost’.

23. Why does the drowsy person take the cricket’s song for that of the Grasshopper ?

The drowsy person takes the cricket’s song for that of the Grasshopper because he is half asleep which prevents him from differentiating between the two very similar voices.

24. “The Poetry of Earth is never dead”-explain.

The expression of the poetry of earth is never dead means the music of earth never comes to an end.

25. What is presented in the Octave ?

The music of the summer carried by the grasshopper is presented in the octave.

26. What is presented in the sestet ?

The music of winter carried by the cricket is presented in the sestet.

27. What do you mean by ‘The Poetry of Earth’?

The Poetry of earth means the music of nature.

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