POETRY : JOHN KEATS
The Poetry of Earth
Short Answer-type Questions : 1 Mark
SAQ : 1 Mark
1️⃣ Who wrote ‘The Poetry of Earth’?
👉The poet of beauty John Keats wrote the poem, “The Poetry of Earth”.
2️⃣ What sort of a poem is “The Poetry of Earth”?*
👉The poem, “The Poetry of Earth” is a sonnet–an Italian or a Petrarchan sonnet.
Related Questions
[I] What type of sonnet is “The Poetry of Earth”?*
[II] What kind of a poem is “The Poetry of Earth?*
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3️⃣ What does ‘poetry’ symbolize in the expression, ‘The Poetry of Earth’?
👉In the expression ‘The Poetry of Earth’ ‘poetry’ symbolizes ‘music’.
Related Questions
[I] What does ‘poetry’ stand for in the expression, ‘The Poetry of Earth’?
[II] What does the poet mean to suggest by ‘poetry’ in his sonnet ‘The Poetry of Earth’?
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4️⃣ Which symbol is used in the poem to signify poetry?
👉The word ‘music’ is used in the poem,”The Poetry of Earth” to signify poetry.
5️⃣ What does Keats celebrate in the poem, “The Poetry of Earth”?* [WBCHSE H.S. 2020, 2023]
👉In the poem, “The Poetry of Earth” Keats celebrates the ever-ending music of earth.
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[I] What does Keats say about the poetry of earth?
👉Keats says that the poetry i.e. music of earth is never dead. It is ceasing never. It is a continuous celebration through the cycle of seasons.
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6️⃣ What is the predominant theme of this poem?
👉The predominant theme of the poem, “The Poetry of Earth” is the poetry i.e. music of earth is never dead. It is ceasing never. It is a continuous celebration through the cycle of seasons.
7️⃣ What do you understand by the phrase ‘The poetry of earth is never dead’?
👉By the phrase ‘The poetry of earth is never dead’ the poet means that the music of earth always remains alive. It is ceasing never. It is a continuous celebration through the cycle of seasons.
8️⃣ Which seasons are mentioned in the poem ‘The Poetry of Earth’?*
👉The two seasons mentioned in the poem ‘The Poetry of Earth’ are–summer and winter.
9️⃣ What do you mean by ‘The Poetry of Earth’?*
👉By ‘The Poetry of Earth’ the poet means ‘The Music of Earth’.
1️⃣0️⃣ How are the birds in summer according to Keats?* [WBCHSE Sample Question]
👉According to Keats, in summer the birds are faint with the hot sun. And being faint with the hot sun, they hide in cooling trees and stop their singing.
Related Questions
[I] What happens to the birds in summer?
[II] What is the condition of the birds in the summer days?
[III] How do the birds respond to the summer?
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1️⃣1️⃣ Where do all the birds hide in Keats’s ‘The Poetry of Earth’?* [WBCHSE H.S. 2016]
👉In Keats’s ‘The Poetry of Earth’ when all the birds are faint with the hot sun, they hide in cooling trees and stop their singing.
Related Questions
[I] Where do the birds hide when they are ‘faint with the hot sun’?* [WBCHSE H.S. 2019, 2022]
[II] What do the birds do when they are faint with the hot sun?* [WBCHSE H.S. 2023]
👉When the birds are faint with the hot sun, they hide in cooling trees and stop their singing.
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1️⃣2️⃣ Why do the birds hide in cooling trees?*
👉Being faint with the hot sun in summer, the birds hide in cooling trees and stop their singing.
1️⃣3️⃣ Why are the birds faint in summer?
👉The birds are faint in summer with the hot sun.
Related Questions
[I] How does the hot sun affect the birds?
[II] Why are all the birds faint in summer in Keats’s sonnet, “The Poetry of Earth”?
👉In Keats’s sonnet, “The Poetry of Earth” in summer all the birds are faint with the hot sun.
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1️⃣4️⃣ Who refuse to sing in the hot summer?
👉All the birds refuse to sing in the hot summer.
1️⃣5️⃣ Whose voice shall run from hedge to hedge?*
👉The poet of summer, the Grasshopper’s voice shall run from hedge to hedge.
Related Questions
[I] “.…….a voice will run.” Whose voice is referred to here?* [WBCHSE H.S. 2015, 2020]
👉The poet of summer, the Grasshopper’s voice is referred to here.
[II] “A voice will run from hedge to hedge.” Whose voice will run and from where?*
👉The Grasshopper’s voice will run from hedge to hedge about the new-moan mead.
[III] What does the expression ‘a voice will run’ suggest?
👉The expression ‘a voice will run’ suggests that the voice of the Grasshopper will run from hedge to hedge about the new-moan mead and will make summer musical.
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1️⃣6️⃣ Who makes summer musical?
👉The Grasshopper, the poet summer, makes summer musical.
1️⃣7️⃣ Where will run the voice of the Grasshopper?
👉The voice of the Grasshopper will run from hedge to hedge about the new-moan mead.
1️⃣8️⃣ What does the voice speak of in Keats’s ‘The Poetry of Earth’?* [WBCHSE Sample Question]
👉In Keats’s ‘The Poetry of Earth’ the voice speaks of the ever ending music of earth.
1️⃣9️⃣ Who takes the lead in summer luxury?* [WBCHSE H.S. 2015]
👉The Grasshopper, the poet of summer, takes the lead in summer luxury.
2️⃣0️⃣ What does the Grasshopper represent?*
👉The Grasshopper represents the music of summer.
2️⃣1️⃣ What exhausts the Grasshopper in summer?*
👉In summer the Grasshopper is exhausted with fun.
2️⃣2️⃣ Where was the Grasshopper seen in summer?* [WBCHSE H.S. 2017]
👉In summer the Grasshopper was seen from hedge to hedge about the new-mown mead.
2️⃣3️⃣ Who ‘has never done with his delights’?* [WBCHSE H.S. 2016]
👉The Grasshopper ‘has never done with his delights’.
Related Question
[I]“He has never done with his delights.” Whose delights are spoken of here?
👉The poet of Summer, the Grasshopper’s delights are spoken of here.
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2️⃣4️⃣ “He has never done with his delights.” What does the poet suggest by the line?
👉By the line the poet suggests that the poet of summer, the Grasshopper’s delights of movement with its music has never come to an end.
2️⃣5️⃣ “He has never done with his delights.” What does the expression mean?
👉By the above expression the poet means that the poet of summer, the Grasshopper’s delights of movement with its music has never come to an end.
2️⃣6️⃣ How does the Grasshopper enjoy summer?
👉The Grasshopper enjoys summer with its delights while singing the song of summer.
2️⃣7️⃣ With what has the Grasshopper never done?
👉The Grasshopper has never done with his delights.
2️⃣8️⃣ “He has never done /With his delights.” What does this line imply?
👉This line implies that the delights or fun of the Grasshopper has never to an end.
2️⃣9️⃣ When does the Grasshopper rest?*
👉When tired out with fun, the Grasshopper rests at ease beneath some pleasant weed.
Related Question
1️⃣ When does the Grasshopper take rest and where?
👉When tired out with fun, the Grasshopper takes rest at ease beneath some pleasant weed.
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3️⃣0️⃣ Where does the Grasshopper rest?* [WBCHSE H.S. 2018]
👉The Grasshopper rests beneath some pleasant weed.
Related Question
[I] Where does the Grasshopper take rest at ease in summer?
👉In summer the Grasshopper takes rest at ease beneath some pleasant weed.
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3️⃣1️⃣ When does frost create silence in nature?*
👉On a lone winter evening frost creates silence in nature.
3️⃣2️⃣ Who breaks the silence of winter?*
👉The Cricket, the poet winter, breaks the silence of winter.
3️⃣3️⃣ What has wrought a silence in winter?
👉Frost has wrought a silence in winter.
Related Questions
[I] What has wrought a silence on a lone winter evening?
👉On a lone winter evening frost has wrought a silence.
[II] What has created a silence in winter?
[III] What has made the winter evening noiseless?
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3️⃣4️⃣ When is the music of the Cricket heard?
👉On a lone winter evening the music of the Cricket is heard.
3️⃣5️⃣ Whose music is heard in winter?
👉The Cricket’s music is heard in winter.
Related Question
[I] Whose song does the poet Keats listen to in winter?
👉The poet Keats listens to the Cricket’s song in winter.
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3️⃣6️⃣ When does the Cricket sing or shrill in Keats’s sonnet?
👉In Keats’s sonnet, “The Poetry of Earth” the Cricket sings or shrills in winter.
3️⃣7️⃣ From where is the shrill song of the cricket heard in “The Poetry of Earth”?* [WBCHSE H.S. 2018, 2022]
👉In “The Poetry of Earth” the shrill song of the Cricket is heard from behind the fireplace.
Related Questions
[I] Where from does the Cricket’s song shrill?
👉In “The Poetry of Earth” the Cricket’s song shrills from behind the fireplace.
[II] Where does the Cricket’s song come from?
👉The Cricket’s song comes from behind the fireplace.
[III] Where from does the Cricket shrill in winter?
👉In winter the Cricket shrills from behind the fireplace.
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3️⃣8️⃣ What might one hear on a lone, cold and silent winter evening?* [WBCHSE H.S. 2017, 2019]
👉On a lone, cold and silent winter evening one might hear the shrill song of the Cricket from behind the fireplace.
3️⃣9️⃣ What increases the warmth of winter?
👉The shrill song of the Cricket increases the warmth of winter.
4️⃣0️⃣ How does the Cricket warm the winter frost?
👉The Cricket warms the winter frost with its shrill song.
Related Question
[I] Who increases the warmth of the winter frost?
👉The Cricket with its music increases the warmth of the winter frost.
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4️⃣1️⃣ Who mistakenly identifies the Cricket’s song as the song of the Grasshopper?*
👉One in drowsiness half-lost mistakenly identifies the Cricket’s song as the Grasshopper.
4️⃣2️⃣ What does the person ‘half lost’ in drowsiness imagine?
👉The person ‘half lost’ in drowsiness imagines the Cricket’s song as the song of the Grasshopper among some grassy hills.
Related Questions
[I] What does ‘one in drowsiness half-lost’ look upon the Cricket’s song?
👉 ‘One in drowsiness half-lost’ looks upon the Cricket’s song as the song of the Grasshopper among some grassy hills.
[II] What does the Cricket’s shrill seem to one in drowsiness?
👉To one in drowsiness the Cricket’s shrill seems as the song of the Grasshopper among some grassy hills.
[III] What is the condition of the man in winter evening?
👉In winter evening the man in drowsiness half-lost imagines the Cricket’s song as the song of the Grasshopper among some grassy hills.
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4️⃣3️⃣ Why does the person in the poem imagine the Cricket’s song to be the Grasshopper’s?
👉The person in the poem, “The Poetry of Earth” imagines the Cricket’s song to be the Grasshoppers because he is in drowsiness half lost.
4️⃣4️⃣ What does the winter season symbolize?
👉The winter season symbolizes the music of winter.
4️⃣5️⃣ What seasons do the Grasshopper and the Cricket symbolize?
👉The Grasshopper and the Cricket symbolize the summer season and the winter season respectively.
4️⃣6️⃣ Why does Keats make the voice of the Grasshopper and the Cricket follow each other in his sonnet?
👉In his sonnet, “The Poetry of Earth” Keats makes the voice of the Grasshopper and the Cricket in order to prove that the music of earth never ceases.
4️⃣7️⃣ What does the Cricket’s song seem to ‘one in drowsiness half lost’?*
👉To ‘one in drowsiness half lost’ the Cricket’s song seems the Grasshopper’s among some grassy hills.
4️⃣8️⃣ What similarity do you find in the octave and sestet of the poem?
👉In the octave and sestet of the poem, “The Poetry of Earth” there is a similarity which is that the poetry i.e. music of earth never ceases at any point of time.
4️⃣9️⃣ When, according to Keats, will the poetry of earth cease?*
👉According to Keats, the poetry of earth will cease never at any point of time.
5️⃣0️⃣ When the Grasshopper gets tired, where does he rest?* [WBCHSE H.S. 2024]
👉When the Grasshopper gets tired, he rests at ease beneath some pleasant weed.
5️⃣1️⃣ Why is the poetry of earth never dead?* [WBCHSE H.S. 2024]
👉The poetry of earth is never dead because it is ceasing never. It is a continuous celebration through the cycle of seasons.
