A Thing of Beauty


Think it out

1. List the things of beauty mentioned in the poem.

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2. List the things that cause suffering and pain.

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3. What does the line, ‘Therefore are we wreathing a flowery band

to bind us to earth’ suggest to you?

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4. What makes human beings love life in spite of troubles and

sufferings?

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5. Why is ‘grandeur’ associated with the ‘mighty dead’?

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6. Do we experience things of beauty only for short moments or do

they make a lasting impression on us?

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7. What image does the poet use to describe the beautiful bounty

of the earth?

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