A THING OF BEAUTY

JOHN KEATS

Keats was a worshipper of beauty. For him beauty was truth and truth beauty. A
thing of is a constant source of pleasure . Keats is also a master craftsman. He was
fascinated by beauty in all its forms. The effect of Beauty on human like is explained
magnificently.

1. What advantages does man reap from beauty?

2. What binds us to the earth?
3. How is a thing of beauty a joy for ever?
4. What do you understand by a bower?
5. What kind of sleep does it provide?
6. What are we doing every day?
7. Which evil things do we possess and suffer from?
8. What negative aspects have been mentioned in the poem?
9. What makes life livable in these dark periods?
10. What removes the pall from our dark spirits?
11. What sprouts a shady boon for sheep and how?
12. How do daffodils and rills enrich the environment?
13. What makes the mid-forest brake rich?
14. What is lovelier than all lovely tales that we have heard or read?
15. What is the source of the endless fountain of immortal drink?
16. What is the effect of that immortal drink on us?
17. What makes human beings love life in spite of troubles and sufferings?
18. What do the lovely tales refer to?
19. What described as immortal drink?
20. List the things of beauty mentioned in the poem?
21. List the things that cause suffering and pain?
22. What does the line ‘therefore are we wreathing a flowery band to bind us to
the earth’?
23. What makes human beings love life in spite of troubles and sufferings?
24. Why is grandeur associated with a mighty dead?
25. Do we enjoy thing of beauty for a few moments only or do they leave a lasting
impression on us?
26. What is the use of our ‘gloomy days and dark spirits”?
27. What have we imagined for our ‘mighty dead’?
28. What is the message of the poem ?
29. What pleasure does a beautiful thing give us , according to Keats?
30. How does a thing of beauty provide us shelter and comfort?
31. How do we bind ourselves to the earth every morning?

Your passion will define your limits…..strive for more.

 32. What are the things that cause misery, sorrows and sufferings to man?
33. What spreads the pall of despondence over out dark spirits? How is it
removed?
34. Name the beauties of nature that are constant source of joy and happiness to
man?
35. Why and how is grandeur associated with the mighty dead?
36. How is a thing of beauty lovelier than all the lovely tales we have heard and
read?
37. What is the sources of the endless fountain and what is its effect?
38. What is the message of the poem?

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