For Class XII English The Poetry Of Earth

1. The poem, ‘The poetry of earth is a    –Petrachan Sonnet.

2. The rhyme-scheme of the poem ‘The poetry of Earth’ is   --   abba abba cde cde.

3. The sonnet follows the following pattern  --Octave + sestet.

4. Keats finds inspiration in  -- Nature.

5. Two seasons are mentioned in this poem, these are –Summer and Winter.

6. Summer is represented by –Grasshopper.

7. Winter is represented by –Cricket.

8. Which insect carries the song of summer in this poem ?

Ans. In the poem, ‘The Poetry of Earth’ the Grasshopper carries the song of summer.

9. Which insect carries the song of winter in the poem, ‘The Poetry of Earth’ ?

Ans. In Keats’ ‘The Poetry of Earth’ the cricket carries the song of winter.

10. What does the poet mean by “The poetry of earth is never dead” ?

Ans. “The poetry of earth is never dead” implies that the music of Nature never stops.

11. Why do all birds faint in the poem, ‘The Poetry of Earth’ ?

Ans. All the birds are fainted as they are tired of the scorching heat of the Sun.

12.  Where do all the birds hide in Keats’ poem, ‘The Poetry of Earth’ ?

Ans. In Keats’ poem, ‘The Poetry of Earth’ all birds hide in the cooling shade of the trees.

13. “…..   a voice will run.” –Whose voice is referred to here ?

Ans. The voice of the Grasshopper is referred to here in the sonnet, ‘The Poetry of Earth’.

14. Where does the Grasshopper rest when it tires out with fun in Keats’ sonnet ?

Ans. The Grasshopper rests beneath some pleasant weed when it tires out with fun in keats’ sonnet, The                 Poetry of earth’.

15. Where will run the voice of the Grasshopper ?

Ans. The voice of the Grasshopper will run from hedge to hedge about the new-mown mead.

16. What wrought a silence on a lone winter evening in Keats’ sonnet, ‘The Poetry of Earth’ ?

Ans. The frost wrought a silence on a lone winter evening in Keats’ sonnet, ‘The Poetry of Earth’.

17. What shrills on a lone winter evening in Keats’ sonnet, ‘The Poetry of Earth.’

Ans. Cricket shrills on a lone winter evening and breaks the silence in Keats’ sonnet, ‘The Poetry of Earth.’

18. How does the person half lost in drowsiness perceive the Cricket’s song in Keats’ sonnet, ‘The Poetry of Earth’?

Ans. In the poem, ‘The Poetry of Earth’ the person half lost in drowsiness, perceives the Cricket’s song as the song of Grasshopper, singing among some grassy hills.

19. Who warms the winter frost with its music in Keats’ sonnet, ‘The Poetry of Earth’?

Ans. The Cricket warms the winter frost with its music.

20. Why does Keats use capital letters for the Grasshopper and the Cricket ?

Ans. Keats’ uses capital letters for the Grasshopper and the Cricket to personify them in his sonnet, ‘The Poetry of Earth’.

21. What does Keats use as a symbol of poetry in the poem, ‘The Poetry of Earth’?

Ans. In Keats’ sonnet, ‘The Poetry of Earth’ Keats uses music as a symbol of poetry.

22. Where from does the Cricket shrill in winter?

Ans. In winter the Cricket shrills from the stove.

23. What is meant by the phrase ‘the new-mown mead?

Ans. The new-morn mead’ suggests that the grass of the land has been trimmed recently.

24. What similarity do you find in the opening lines of both the octave and the sestet of ‘The Poetry of Earth’.

Ans: The opening lines of both octave and the sestet present that the poetry of earth never stop in keats’ sonnet, ‘The Poetry of Earth’.

Meaning

Hedge—wild  growth of plants and bushes in Nature, New-mown—freshly  cut, weed—unwanted growth of wild plants, ceasing—stopping, wrought—created or made, pleasant—charming, stove—fire place.