Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Solutions Term 2 Poem Chapter 2 – A Thing of Beauty

Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Solutions Term 2 Poem Chapter 2 – A Thing of Beauty

Poem Chapter 2 – A Thing of Beauty

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Solutions Term 2 Poem Chapter 2 A Thing of Beauty

Explanation of Poetic Lines

Line Nos.	Poem Lines	Explanation
1-3	A thing of beauty is a joy forever Its loveliness increases, it will never Pass into nothingness;	The poet says that beauty stays forever. It never fades away. Rather, it increases with the passing time.
3-5	but will keep A bower quiet for us, and a sleep Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing	Beauty is like a beautiful shady tree under whose shade all the creatures can sleep peacefully and enjoy good health.
6 & 7	Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing A flowery band to bind us to the earth,	Everyday, it is the beauty which fills us with the spirit to live. The beauty builds the desire in us to live and bind us to the earth.
8 & 9	Some shape of beauty moves away the pall From our dark spirits.	The beauty which is created by God, helps us to remove the sadness from our hearts.
9-11	Such the sun, the moon, Trees old, and young, sprouting a shady boon For simple sheep;	The beautiful things such as the sun, the moon, old and young trees are like a blessing bestowed on all the creatures by the earth. They provide us with shade and coolness. They are a boon to us.
11-14	and such are daffodils With the green world they live in : and clear rills That for themselves a cooling covert make Giants the hot season;	Daffodils are also beautiful with their green world. The clear stream cools the long hot summer.
14-17	the mid forest brake, Rich with a sprinkling of fair musk – rose blooms; An endless fountain of immortal drink; Pouring unto us from the heavens brink	The poet further carries on with the description of the more beautiful things present on the earth such as the beautiful musk roses with a nice fragrance. These things are the gifts from God for all of us. They are like nectar given by God to us. These are the beauties which are immortal and give us a reason to live on this earth despite having so many sorrows in our life.

Read and Understand

B. Choose the correct answers.

Question 1.
According to the poet, a thing of beauty is _______
(a) a joy forever
(b) a pain forever
(c) a suffering forever
(d) neglected
Answer:
(a) a joy forever

Question 2.
Beautiful things never “pass into nothingness ” means that they _______
(a) never increases
(b) create unpleasantness between friends
(c) never fade away
(d) always bring unhappiness
Answer:
(c) never fade away

Question 3.
“Will keep a bower quiet for us” means _______
(a) Will give us peace and calm
(b) will stop unpleasant sound
(c) make our beds fit to sleep
(d) reduces noise
Answer:
(a) Will give us peace and calm

Question 4.
Of all the unhealthy means _______
(a) Pain
(b) neglect
(c) suffering
(d) ill-health
Answer:
(c) ill-health

Question 5.
The sun, moon, trees, old and young are the things that _______
(a) Depress us
(b) remove the pall of gloom from our lives
(c) makes us laugh
(d) gives us oxygen
Answer:
(b) remove the pall of gloom from our lives

C. Answer the following.

Question 1.
How is a thing of beauty joy forever?
Answer:
A thing of beauty is a joy forever because it is a source of endless joy and its eternal beauty never fades away.

Question 2.
Why do we suffer?
Answer:
Over attachments to the earthly things are like a trap which binds us to the materialistic things and keeps us away from eternal happiness. So we suffer.

Question 3.
According to the poet, mention the evil things we possess?
Answer:
The evil things we possess are hatred, greed, and negativity.

D. Figure of Speech:

Alliteration is the repetition of the same consonant letters or similar sounds at the
beginning words in a set or series of words.

wild wind
curious clock
splendid scholar
memorable moments
creepy crawlies

Imagery is the way that a writer helps reader visualize or see in their minds what is
being described. These images often suggest emotions. Images appeal to one or more of
the five senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste or smell.

For example
It was dark and cloudy in the woods.
The boys were screaming and shouting in the playground.
The mountain was spewing and spitting the smoke.
The sauce was sweet and sour.

Identify the figure of speech in the following lines :

A bower quiet for us, and a sleep
Answer:
Metaphor: bower quiet
The calmness of a bower is compared to the calming effect of a beautiful thing.

Of noble natures, of the gloomy days
Answer:
1. Alliteration: Noble – Natures.
2. Anaphora: The use of the same word ‘of’ in two consecutive lines.

That for themselves a cooling covert make
Answer:
Alliteration: That – themselves; cooling – covert.

A Thing of Beauty Additional Questions

I. Poem Comprehension and poetic Devices.

1. A thing of beauty is a joy forever
Its loveliness increases, it will never
Pass into nothingness;

Question a.
What is joy forever?
Answer:
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Question b.
What are its qualities?
Answer:
Its loveliness increases and it never fades away.

2. Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing
A flowery band to bind us to the earth,

Question a.
What are we wreathing every day?
Answer:
We are wreathing a flowering band every day.

Question b.
Why do we wreath a flowery band?
Answer:
We wreathe it to bind us to the earth.

3. An endless fountain of immortal drink,
Pouring unto us from the heaven’s brink

Question a.
What is the immortal drink?
Answer:
All the beautiful things are like nectar which is immortal.

Question b.
From where does the immortal drink pour?
Answer:
It pours on us from heaven.

Question c.
identify the figure,pf speech.
Answer:
Metaphor; Immortal drink.

4. Full of sweet dreams and health, and quiet breathing
Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing

Pick out the rhyming words.
Answer:
Breathing – Wreathing is rhyming words.

5. A thing of beauty is a joy forever
Its loveliness increases, it will never
Pass into nothingness, but will keep
A bower quiet for us, and a sleep.

What is the rhyming scheme of these lines?
Answer:
The rhyming scheme is “aabb”.

6. A flowery band to bind us to the earth,
What is the literary device used here?
Answer:
‘Imagery’ is used here as the poet makes us visualize that a flowery band binding us to the earth.

7. For simple sheep; and such are daffodils

Which are the words alliterated here?
Answer:
simple – sheep – such are the alliterated words.

II. Short Questions and Answers.

Question 1.
What is bower?
Answer:
A hower is a pleasant shady place under trees or climbing plants.

Question 2.
List the things of beauty mentioned in the poem.
Answer:
The Sim, the moon, shady trees, daffodil flowers, streams of water, dense green forest are things of beauty mentioned here.

Question 3.
What do the flowing streams do to us?
Answer:
The flowing streams of water cool and refresh us in the hot summer.

Question 4.
How are the beautiful things?
Answer:
They are like a fountain of immortality bestowed upon us by God.

Question 5.
What is ‘rill’?
Answer:
A rill is a small clear stream.

6. Mention the natural objects mentioned in the poem.
Answer:
The sun, the moon, trees, sheep, flowers, clear rills, forest, and fountain are the natural objects mentioned in the poem.

7. Write down the name of the poet?
Answer:
John Keats, a British romantic poet was the author of this poem.

8. Write down the name of the poem from which the except has been taken.
Answer:
Endymion is the poem from which this excerpt has been taken.

9. Who was Endymion?
Answer:
Endymion was the name of a young shepherd.

10. Why did Endymion wander?
Answer:
Endymion had a vision of cynthia, the Moon goddess. He wanted to seek her out. So he wandered away.

11. What does the fountain pour?
Answer:
The fountain pours the immortal drink.

12. Where does the immortal drink come from?
Answer:
The immortal drink comes from heaven.

13. What do you know about the fountain?
Answer:
The fountain is an endless fountain.

14. What kind of sleep is provided by the thing of beauty?
Answer:
A thing of beauty provides us a sleep full of sweet dreams, health and quiet breathing.

15. What is the effect of this ‘immortal drink’ on us?
Answer:
The immortal drink gives us immense joy, a joy that is everlasting, one that will never come to an end.

16. Explain “Some shape of beauty.”
Answer:
Beauty is an abstract idea and has no specific shape. The poet here means beauty in some form or some beautiful object which pleases us.

IV. Paragraph Questions with Answers.

Question 1.
What is the central idea of the poem A thing of beauty’?
Answer:
Beauty is a heavenly tonic or drink. It is an endless fountain of nectar. This beauty comes in different forms like a tale, a poem, a play, a lovely object of nature, or the heavenly bodies. It soothes us. spirits and gives us good health, sound sleep, and mental peace. It removes sadness from our lives and gives an everlasting joy. So beauty is a gift of God to all of us.

Question 2.
Do the things of beauty’ make a lasting impression on us?
Answer:
We feel happy by coming into contact with things of beauty. They make a lasting impression on us. Keats makes it clear at the outset. A thing of beauty is a joy forever. It is a constant source of joy and pleasure. Its beauty never declines or diminishes. Its loveliness goes on increasing every moment. Its value remains undiminished. It never passes into nothingness. It removes the pall of sadness that covers our dark spirits.

A Thing of Beauty Summary

The poet says that a beautiful thing is a source of endless joy. It has eternal beauty which never fades away. A beautiful thing is like a shady shelter which gives us a sleep Full of sweet dreams, good health, and relaxation.

Our attachments to the Earthly things are like a flowery wreath. They are traps which bind us to the materialistic things and keep us away from eternal happiness. The Earth is full of hatred, greed, and negativity. According to the poet, the gloom and sadness caused by this negativity fade away with the positive vibes of the beautiful things that surround us.

The poet lists out some of the beautiful things that surround us. As the saying goes – “lies in the eyes of the beholder” says that the numerous creations of God, like the sun, which gives us energy, the moon’s beauty, the trees which give us shade are the natural beauties around us. The various animals, like the sheep that surround us make our world lively. The pretty flowers like daffodils make the world green and lively.

The following streams of water cool and refresh us in the hot summer season. The forests which are full of the pretty musk rose flowers are a beautiful sight to the eye. All these are things of beauty. Also, the stories of the brave soldiers who laid their lives to protect their people are beautiful and inspiring. These beautiful things are like a fountain of immortality bestowed upon us by God. They inspire us to live on and maintain our faith in goodness.

A Thing of Beauty Summary in Tamil

இந்தக் கவிதை அழகின் வல்லமையைக் கூறுகிறது. அழகு நிரந்தரமானது. நமக்கு ஆரோக்கியத்தையும் மகிழ்வையும் அளிக்கிறது. தீய உணர்வுகளை விரட்டுகிறது. மலர்கள், ஓடைகள், காடுகள், நீருற்றுக்கள், மலைகள் யாவும் நமக்கு சாகாத வரம் தரும் ஜீவ நீரை சொர்க்கத்திலிருந்து வழங்குகிறது.

About the Author in English A Thing of Beauty

John Keats (1795 – 1821) was a British Romantic poet. Although trained to be a surgeon, Keats decided to devote himself wholly to poetry. Keats’ secret, his power to sway and delight the readers, lies primarily in his gift for perceiving the world and living his moods and aspirations in terms of language. A thing of beauty is an excerpt from his poem ‘Endymion: A Poetic Romance’. The poem is based on a Greek legend, in which Endymion, a beautiful young shepherd, and poet who lived on Mount Latmos, had a vision of Cynthia, the Moon Goddess. The enchanted youth resolved to seek her out and so wandered away through the forest and down
under the sea.

About the Author in Tamil A Thing of Beauty 

ஜான் கீட்ஸ் (1795 – 1821) வரை வாழ்ந்த பிரிட்டிஷ் ரொமான்டிக் காலப்புலவர். மருத்துவராக இருந்த போதிலும் தன்னை கவிதைக்கு அர்ப்பணித்தார். கீட்ஸின் ரகசியம், என்னவென்றால், நேயர்களை மகிழ்விப்பார். தன் மொழிவளத்தால் தன் மனநிலை ஆசைகள் இவற்றை நேயர்களும் கண்டு மகிழுமாறு செய்வார். ‘என்டிமியான்’ என்ற புத்தகத்தில் உள்ள ஒரு சிறு பகுதி இங்கு தரப்பட்டுள்ளது. இது கிரேக்க புராணத்தை தழுவியது. இந்தக் கவிதை ஒரு கிரேக்க புராணத்தை அடிப்படையாகக் கொண்டது. அதில் லாட்மோஸ் என்ற மலையில் வாழ்ந்த ஓர் அழகான இளம் மேய்ப்பரும் கவிஞருமான எண்டிமியான், சிந்தியா என்னும் சந்திர தேவி மீது பார்வை கொண்டிருந்தார். மந்திரித்த இளைஞர்கள் அவளைத் தேடத் தீர்மானித்தார்கள். அதனால் காடு வழியாகவும் கடலுக்கு அடியிலும் அலைந்து திரிந்தார்கள்.