Chapter--4
The Poetry of Earth
John Keats
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1. The rhyme-scheme of the octave of the sonnet, 'The Poetry of Earth' is
a) abwab cd cd
b) Abba CDCs
c) abwab abwab
d) Abba Abba ✔
2. ".....a voice will run / From hedge to hedge" -Here 'a voice' refers to the voice of
a) a song-bird
b) the Grasshopper ✔
c) the poet
d) the Cricket
3. The Grasshopper is happy in
a) winter
b) summer ✔
c) spring
d) autumn
4 . Which of the following is a thematic line?
a)The poetry of earth is never dead ✔
b) That is the Grasshopper'-he takes the lead
c) He rests at ease beneath some pleasant weed
d) And seems to one in drowsiness half lost
5. What is the opening line of the sonnet 'The Poetry of Earth'?
a) The poetry of earth is ceasing never
b) When all the birds are faint with the hot sun
c) The poetry of earth is never dead ✔
d) He rests at ease beneath some pleasant weed
6. "The poetry of earth is never dead"-What does the word 'poetry' refer to?
a) songs and music of nature ✔
b) poetic composition of Keats
c) songs of birds
d) murmur and other sounds
7. All the birds are faint because of
a) coldness
b) excessive sound
c) hot sun ✔
d) cooling trees
8. The voice of the Grasshopper will run from
a) the stove
b) the cooling trees
c) hedge to hedge about the new-mown mead ✔
d) some pleasant trees
9. "That is the Grasshopper"-Here 'that' refers to
a) the beauty of the Grasshopper
b) the color of the Grasshopper
c) the voice of the Grasshopper ✔
d) the movement of the Grasshopper
10. " a voice will run" -Whose voice is this?
a) the voice of the song-birds
b) the voice of the Cricket
c) the voice of the poet
d) the voice of the Grasshopper ✔
11. The birds hide in
a) shade of trees
b) shadow of trees
c) cold trees
d) cooling trees ✔
12. The Grasshopper is associated with the season
a) winter
b) autumn
c) summer ✔
d) spring
13. The Grasshopper sings
a) from hedge to hedge ✔
b) in the forest
c) hiding in cooling trees
d) in a hut
14. The hot sun makes all the birds
a) sing in joy
b) fly away to a distant land
c) faint ✔
d) gay
15. The sonnet 'The Poetry of Earth' is also known as
a) Summer and Winter
b) On the Grasshopper and the Cricket ✔
c) Nature
d) Songs of Nature
16. The Grasshopper takes the lead in
a) summer luxury ✔
b) winter luxury
c) autumn luxury
d) spring luxury
17. Being tired, the Grasshopper rests beneath
a) a tree
b) a bush
c) some pleasant weed ✔
d) grassy hill
18. When birds stop singing on a hot summer day, we hear the song of a/an
a) Cricket
b) Grasshopper ✔
c) frog
d) Dowel
19. Expressions like 'hot sun' and 'cooling trees' suggest that the season is
a) winter
b) autumn ✔
c) spring
d) summer
20. In the heat of summer, the Grasshopper moves about
a) joyfully ✔
b) sorrowfully
c) indifferently
d) reluctantly
Short Question Answer
1. What does Keats present in the octave of the poem, 'The Poetry of Earth'? ['The Poetry of Earth'
Ans. In the octave of the poem, 'The Poetry of Earth', Keats presents the voice of the Grasshopper as the music of summer. ['The Poetry of Earth']
2. Where does the Grasshopper rest at ease in summer?
Ans. In summer the Grasshopper rests at ease beneath some pleasant weed.
3. Which word and expressions convey the feeling of summer in 'The Poetry of Earth'? ['The Poetry of Earth'
Ans. Words and expressions such as 'birds', 'faint', 'hot sun, 'cooling trees', 'summer luxury, 'tired' etc. convey the feeling of summer. ['Birds' 'faint, 'hot sun', 'cooling trees, 'summer luxury'
4. What similarity do you find in the opening lines of both the octave and the sestet of 'The Poetry of Earth'? ['The Poetry of Earth'-
Ans. The opening lines of both the octave and the sestet of 'The Poetry of Earth' present the same idea that the poetry of earth never stops. ['The Poetry of Earth'-
5. "... he has never done with his delights …" -Whose delights are spoken of here?
Ans. The delights of the Grasshopper are spoken of here.
6. How are the birds in summer according to Keats?
Ans. According to Keats, the birds in summer are faint.
7. What does the voice speak of in Keats 'The Poetry of Earth?" 'The Poetry of Earth'
Ans. The voice speaks of the pleasures of summer and continuity of the songs of nature even on a hot summer day.
8. Why, according to the poet, is the poetry of earth never dead?
Ans. According to the poet, the poetry of earth is never dead because Nature's music can be heard through all seasons.
9. When does the Grasshopper carry the music of nature?
Ans. In summer when the birds, being faint with the hot sun, hide in cooling trees, the Grasshopper carries the music of nature.
10. When does the Grasshopper fly?
Ans. The Grasshopper flies in summer.
LONG QUESTIONS ANSWERS
1. "When all the birds are faint..."-Why are all birds faint? What do the birds do? Who
Ans. Song-birds feel exhausted and are faint owing to the scorching heat of the sun in summer.
• The birds are the natural songsters of the earth. They sing in joy and express the mood of the season. But here, the birds are exhausted by the intolerable heat of summer. So they take shelter in the cool shady trees and fall silent.
2. "A voice will run "-Where does the line occur? What is the 'voice' referred to here? When will the voice run?
Ans. The line occurs in Keats' poem, 'The Poetry of Earth. • The 'voice' referred to here is the voice of the Grasshopper.
• In summer, the hot sun threatens to sap every drop of energy. All song-birds are faint with the scorching heat of the sun. So they stop singing and take shelter in the cool shade offered by the leafy boughs of the trees. When the birds retire to cooling shade and stop singing, the void is filled up by the Grasshopper. The Grasshopper becomes the poet of summer, chirping merrily from hedge to hedge. He takes the lead, luxuriating in the gaiety and abundance of the season. 'The Poetry of Earth' 'voice'
3. "... he has never done/With his delights"-Who is 'he'? What does he do? What does the extract mean?
Ans. Here 'he' is the Grasshopper.
• In summer, the scorching heat of the sun makes all the song-birds exhausted. They become too tired to sing then. At this hour, the Grasshopper comes forward and sings in joy. He keeps the flow of the song of Nature alive. He expresses immense joy, luxuriating in the gaiety of the season. He becomes the poet of the season. When he becomes tired of singing, he takes rest beneath some pleasant weed only to resume his song with renewed energy.
• The extract shows the tireless effort of the Grasshopper in making Nature vibrant with his songs. His delights never come to an end. As a result, the poetry of earth goes on forever.
4. "... he takes the lead"-Who takes the lead? When does he take the lead? How does he take the lead?
Ans. The Grasshopper takes the lead in Keats' sonnet, 'The Poetry of Earth.
• In summer, song-birds are exhausted by the intolerable heat. They take shelter in the cool shade offered by the leafy boughs of the trees. They stop singing. So a void is created. At this moment the Grasshopper takes the lead.
• The Grasshopper takes the lead by chirping merrily from hedge to hedge. His song expresses immense joy. The sound of the Grasshopper fills the air and shows summer luxury. When he is tired, he rests beneath a pleasant weed for a moment to resume his song with renewed energy. Thus the Grasshopper takes the lead as the poet of summer and keeps the flow of the poetry of earth alive even in the scorching heat of summer.
5. "He rests at ease ease..."-Who is 'he' here? Where does he rest? How does he enliven Nature? 'he'
Ans. Here 'he' is the Grasshopper in the poem, 'The Poetry of Earth' written by John Keats. In the absence of the song-birds, the Grasshopper fills up the void in Nature by his song. But whenever he feels tired, he takes rest beneath some pleasant weed only to resume his song with renewed energy.
• When all the song-birds stop singing, the Grasshopper enlivens Nature by chirping merrily. He moves
6. Name the poet who meant by 'the poetry of earth'? How does the poet read 'the of Earth' poetry of earth'
Ans. John Keats, the romantic poet of beauty, composed the poem, 'The Poetry of Earth! The expression 'the poetry of earth' means the songs of nature.
• The poet perceives the poetry of earth through his senses and poetic imagination. The poet establishes continuity of the poetry of the earth through the voices of birds, the Grasshopper and the Cricket. These voices act as that of the poets of Nature. In the scorching heat of summer, the song-birds become tired. They fall silent and take shelter in cool shade. Then the Grasshopper moves from hedge to hedge in the meadow and sings to express his joy. In winter the song of the Cricket maintains the continuity of the song of Nature. To a person, half asleep in drowsiness, the song of the Cricket evokes the image of the song of the Grasshopper. Thus, Keats reads 'the poetry of earth' through these voices.
EDITING BY-- Liza Mahanta
