Hi! Students today I have discussed most important short question and answers from the poem “The Poetry of Earth” written by John Keats. I hope these short types questions will help all the students for their HS final examination.
⦿⦿Most important short questions from the poem The Poetry of Earth | John Keats | WBCHSE
➣➣ Answer the following questions, each in a complete sentence:
Q.- 1:- Who wrote the poem, ‘The Poetry of Earth’?
Ans:- John Keats wrote the poem, ‘The Poetry of Earth’.
Q.- 2:- “ The poetry of earth is never dead” – What does the word ‘poetry’ mean ?
Ans:- In the poem ‘The Poetry of Earth’, the word ‘poetry’ means the natural music of the earth.
Q.- 3:- When is the music of the Cricket heard?
Ans:- The music of the cricket is heard onna lone winter evening.
Q.- 4:- What does the Cricket's song seem to ‘one in drowsiness half lost’ ?
Ans:- The Cricket's song seems to be the song of the Grasshopper to the ‘one in drowsiness half lost’.
Q.- 5:- How are the birds in summer according to Keats ?
Ans:- According to Keats, the birds in summer are faint with the hot sun.
Q.- 6:- What type of poem is ‘The Poetry of Earth’?
Ans:- ‘The Poetry of Earth’ is a Petrarchan sonnet.
Q.- 7:- Why do the birds hide in the cooling trees ?
Ans:- The birds hide in the cooling trees because they try to protect themselves from the scorching of the Sun.
Q.- 8:- When does the grasshopper take the lead ?
Ans:- The Grasshopper takes the lead in summer.
Q.- 9:- Why do the birds faint in summer in the poem, ‘The Poetry of Earth’?
Ans:- In the poem ‘The Poetry of Earth’, the birds faint in summer because they get exhausted by the scorching heat of the Sun.
Q.- 10:- Where does the grasshopper sing ?
Ans:- The Grasshopper sings among the hedges and bushes.
Q.- 11:- Whose voice continues the poetry of earth in winter ?
Ans:- The Cricket’s voice continues the poetry of earth in winter.
Q.- 12:- Why is the warmth ever increasing ?
Ans:- In the lone winter evening everyone on earth keeps indoors and an atmosphere of silence prevails all around. It is the Cricket whose shrill voice breaks the silence and adds warmth to the chilly weather.
Q.- 13:- On winter evening, what has wrought a silence ?
Ans:- On a winter evening, frost has wrought a silence.
Q.- 14:- What does Keats mean when he says that the grasshopper is never done with his delight ?
Ans:- Keats try to say that the delight of the Grasshopper never ceases. Even in hot summer he sings merrily. Hot sun fails to dampen his spirit and he keeps the music of Nature alive.
➣➣Last Years Questions | HS Final Examination:
Q.- 1:- “…..a voice will run” – Whose voice is referred to here ? HS –’15
Ans:- The Grasshopper’s voice is referred to here.
Q.- 2:- Who takes the lead in ‘summer luxury’ ? HS –’15
Ans:- The Grasshopper takes the lead in ‘summer luxury’.
Q.- 3:- Where do the all birds hide in Keats ‘The Poetry of the Earth’ ? HS - ’16
Ans:- In Keats ‘The Poetry of the Earth’, all the birds hide in cooling trees when they are faint with hot sun.
Q.- 4:- Who has ‘never done/ With his delight’ ? HS – ’16
Ans:- The Grasshopper has ‘never done/ With his delight’ .
Q.- 5:- Where was the Grasshopper seen in summer ? HS – ’17
Ans:- In summer, the Grasshopper was seen beneath some pleasant weed.
Q.- 6:- What might one hear on a lone, cold and silent winter evening ? HS - ’17, ’19
Ans:- On a lone, cold and silent winter evening, one could hear the song of the Cricket.
Q.- 7:- From where is the shrill of the Cricket heard in ‘The Poetry of Earth’ ? HS - ’18
Ans:- From the stove, the shrill of the Cricket is l heard in ‘The Poetry of Earth’.
Q.- 8:- Where does the Grasshopper rest? HS – ’18
Ans:- The Grasshopper takes rest beneath some pleasant weed.
Q.- 9:- Where do the birds hide when they are ‘faint with the hot sun’ ? HS - ’19
Ans:- The birds hide in the cooling trees when they are ‘faint with the hot sun’.
Q.- 10:- What does Keats celebrate in the poem ‘The Poetry of Earth’ ? HS – ’20
Ans:- In the poem ‘The Poetry of Earth’, Keats celebrates the unceasing music of earth.
Q.- 11:- Whose voice run from hedge to hedge ? HS - ’20
Ans:- The Grasshopper's voice run from hedge to hedge.
➣➣Frequently asked questions (FAQs):
Q.- 1:- Why does the poet use capital letter for Grasshopper and Cricket ?
Ans:- The poet considers the Grasshopper as the poet of summer and the Cricket as the poet of winter. Therefore he personifies the Grasshopper ans the Cricket. So the poet uses capital letter to describe the importance of the Grasshopper and the Cricket in greeting nature.
Q.- 2:- Which season does the sestet of the sonnet portray ?
Ans:- The sestet of the sonnet portrays the winter season.
Q.- 3:- When will the poetry of earth end ?
Ans:- According to the poet John Keats, the poetry of earth is never end.
Q.- 4:- Who sing among the grassy hills ?
Ans:- The Grasshopper sings among the grassy hills.
Q.- 5:- Explain the line “ The poetry of earth is never dead”.
Ans:- The line “The poetry of earth is never dead” expressess that the music of earth is never ceases. In the peak of scorching summer when all the birds stop singing, the Grasshopper takes the lead and carries on the music while the Cricket infuses warmth in the silent winter evening with its shrill voice. Thus the poetry of earth is never cease.
Q.- 6:- How does the Grasshopper celebrate summer ?
Ans:- The Grasshopper celebrates summer merrily through his cheerful song and keeps the music of earth alive in the peak of the scorching summer.
Q.- 7:- Why is the poetry of earth not dead in summer ?
Ans:- In summer when the all birds are faint with hot sun they hide in cooling trees but it is the Grasshopper who takes lead in hot summer through his cheerful song and keeps the earth’s music alive. So the poetry of earth is not dead in summer.
Q. – 8:- What shrills from the stove ?
Ans:- The Cricket’s shrills song is heard from the stove.
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