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प्रश्न
Go through the poem again and write in your notebook an appreciation of the poem in the paragraph format.
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उत्तर
| The poem, 'A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever' by John Keats is a part of the poem 'Endymion' composed just three years before he died at the young age of 25. The poem is written in rhyming couplets, and thus the rhyme scheme followed throughout in the poem is 'aabbcc'. The figures of speech used to enrich the poem include Alliteration, Anticlimax, Antithesis, Assonance, Climax, Consonance, Epigram, Metaphor, Personification and Repetition. An example of Antithesis is "Such the sun, the moon, trees old and young" where the contrasting ideas such as 'old' and 'young' are used in the same line to include all forms of living things on the earth. The central idea conveyed through the poem is that the loveliness in the things of Beauty gives us unending pleasure, and they will never cease to exist. One can keep relishing their sweetness irrespective of the limits of time and space. It depicts eternal hope because it frees the objects of beauty from any date of expiry. The best thing about beautiful things is that they help a person relax and give him/her a deep sense of satisfaction even in the worst of times. |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Make a list of 10 words related to the word ‘joy’, for example, happiness.
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Recollect a picnic or a trip to a spot of natural beauty (a hill station/ a beach/forest area etc.) when you were younger.
Write four beautiful unforgettable scenes that left a deep impact on you.
1.__________________
2.__________________
3.__________________
4.__________________
‘Meter’ in poetry is a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in lines of a poem. It gives rhythm to the poem.
Read the poem below aloud and with any coloured pen/ pencil put stress-marks ( ) on those syllables that are stressed in the words of the poetic lines
THE steadfast coursing of the stars,
The waves that ripple to the shore,
The vigorous trees which year by year Spread upwards more and more ;
The jewel forming in the mine, The snow that falls so soft and light,
The rising and the setting sun,
The growing glooms of night,
All-natural things both live and move In natural peace that is their own ;
Only in our disordered life Almost is she unknown.
Consonance and Assonance
Consonance: Repetition of consonant sounds within a word, phrase, or a short sentence.
For example: pitter-patter/chuckle-fickle/sick-duck/ Betty bought some bitter butter
Assonance: Repetition of vowel sounds within a word/ phrase/sentence.
For example: Jack had a bag. Men sell metal- kettle. Let the engineer steer without fear.
From the above poem pick out examples of consonance and of assonance within words/phrases.
Read the poem and fill in the table.
| Sr.No. | Expressions of Beauty (joy) | Expressions of sorrow |
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 3 | ||
| 4 | ||
| 5 | ||
| 6 |
Answer in your own word.
What is the impact of a beautiful thing on us?
Answer in your own word.
What does a thing of beauty keep in store, for us?
Read the poem and write -
Give four examples. Pick the line from the poem.
Consonance :
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Read the poem and write -
Give four examples. Pick the lines from the poem.
Assonance:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Project:
Collect from various sources proverbs or maxims related to ‘beauty of nature.’ Make a chart/ poster with the same. Decorate it with images, drawings, pictures and put it up by turns in your class.
