The Poetry of Earth SAQ (Short Questions and Answers) - John Keats - WB H.S

Class-XII

Poetry

Chapter- 4

The Poetry of Earth

John Keats

The Poetry of Earth SAQ

Short Questions and Answers (SAQ)

1.Who writes the poem The Poetry of Earth?

Ans:- John Keats writes the poem The Poetry of Earth.

2.What type of poem is The Poetry of Earth?

Ans:- The Poetry of Earth is a sonnet.It is a type of Petrarchan sonnet.

3.What is the rhyme scheme of the sonnet The Poetry of Earth?

Ans:- The rhyme scheme of the sonnet The Poetry of Earth is ABBA ABBA in the Octave and CDECDE in the sestet.

4.What is the symbol used by John Keats in the poem The Poetry of Earth?

Ans:- In the poem The Poetry of Earth John Keats has used Music as a symbol.

5.What does Keats represent in the Octave of the poem?

Ans:- The music of Summer through the voice of the Grasshopper has been represented in the Octave of the poem.

6.What does Keats represents in the Sestet of the poem?

Ans:- The music of winter through the voice of the Cricket has been represented in the Sestet of the poem.

7.What do you mean by ‘new-mown mead’?

Ans:- The phrase ‘new-mown mead’ refers to the grass of land which has been trimmed newly.

8.‘The poetry of earth is never dead ‘- What does ‘poetry’ stand for?

Ans:- Here the ‘poetry’ stands for music or song of life.

9.Who takes the lead in summer luxury?

Ans:- The Grasshopper takes the lead in summer luxury.

10.When has the frost wrought a silence?

Ans:- On a lonely winter evening the frost has wrought a silence.

11.What does the Cricket’s shrill voice to one in drowsiness?

Ans:- To one in drowsiness the Cricket’s shrill song seems to be the continuation of the Grasshopper’s song.

12.Where was the Grasshopper seen in summer?

Ans:- The Grasshopper was seen in the bushes, under the weeds, in the grassy hills in summer.

13.What might one hear on a lone cold silent winter evening?

Ans:- On a lone cold silent winter evening one might hear the shrill song of the Cricket near the stove.

14.‘…a voice will run.’ – Whose voice is referred to here?

Ans:- Here the voice of the Grasshopper is referred.

15.Which seasons are portrayed in “The Poetry of Earth”?

Ans:- The seasons portrayed in “The Poetry of Earth” are summer and winter.

16.Where do all the birds take rest in hot summer?

Ans:-  All the birds take rest in cooling trees.

17.Where does the Grasshopper take rest?

Ans:- The Grasshopper takes rest beneath some pleasant weed.

18.Who carries the music of Nature in winter?

Ans:- Cricket carries the music Nature in winter.

19.From where does the Cricket shrill on a lone winter evening?

Ans:- On a lone winter evening the Cricket makes a shrill sound from the fireplace.

20.What does Keats celebrates in the poem?

Ans:- The poet Keats celebrates the music of earth in this poem.

21.What type of poem is ‘The Poetry of Earth”?

Ans:- “The Poetry of Earth” is a descriptive poem

22.When does the Grasshopper lead the music of Earth?

Ans:- The Grasshopper leads the music of Earth in Summer.

23.When does  Cricket lead the music of Earth?

Ans:- The Cricket leads the music of Earth in winter.

24.Which season is represented by the Grasshopper? 

Ans:- The Grasshopper represents Summer.

25.Which season is represented by the Cricket?

Ans:- The Cricket represents Winter.

26.Where does the Grasshopper take rest when he is tired out of fun?

Ans:- The Grasshopper takes rest beneath some pleasant weeds when he is tired out of fun.