![]() ![]() These beautiful things are metaphorically an endless source of nectar that pours down to us from heaven bringing eternal joy for the soul’s grandeur. In addition to these objects of nature, there are wonderful tales of our legendary heroes, who lived and died heroically, which inspire us with their matchless beauty. These simple and even commonplace things lift the human spirit filling it with joy and delight. These include heavenly bodies like the sun and the moon, the old and young trees that provide cool shelter to sleep, the daffodil flowers encased in green leaves, the streams that flow through a shady passage which they make themselves with plants, and the bushes that bear fragrant flowers. The poet says that the objects of beauty are countless. It is at such depressing moments that a sight full of beauty dispels the pall of sadness from our spirits making room for hope and optimism.ĩ. How are the countless objects of beauty depicted? Life is full of trials and tribulations and we often find ourselves in the midst of gloom. We forget all our despair, of acute shortage of noble souls, of misfortunes that overtake us to test our forbearance. It helps us steer clear of despondency and disappointments. The fascination for flowers is our bonding with the earth. Every morning we collect fresh lovely flowers and prepare garlands. It is the beauty of nature that keeps us attached to this earth. It provides the beholder with a harbour of calmness and comfort. It is as pleasant as a cool quiet bower or sound sleep with sweet dreams or robust health and mental peace. In spite of all the sufferings, a beautiful thing helps us to do away with the cover of gloom or darkness from our lives.Ĩ. What is the subject matter of the poem “A Thing of Beauty”?Ī beautiful thing is a source of eternal joy, its attractiveness grows with the passage of time and its impact never fades away. Similarly, reading and attending to really beautiful tales fill our minds with joy beyond description.ħ. What does the line ‘Therefore are we wreathing a flowery band to bind us to earth’ suggest?Īs a result of all the beautiful things around us, every morning we are entwining a flowery wreath to bind us to the beauties of the earth in spite of all the sadness. These tales are beautiful since they can leave an unforgettable happiness in us and each time we recall these stories, we feel our problems lifted, mind refreshed and life moving happily in spite of all disturbances.Ħ. How are the ‘lovely tales’ ‘fountain of immortal drink?’Ī fountain of immortal drink provides us immortality. The poet refers to the truly beautiful stories that we have either heard or read. They are in the same way beautiful as they grieved for other people like the daffodils and trees, they provided happiness to others like the clear rills and they burnt for others like the sun.ĥ. Which ‘tales’ does the poet here refer to? Why are they lovely? They were mighty for the reason that it is more difficult to die for others than living for oneself. They are called so because they were generous and provided happiness for the others. The mighty dead are the great people who have given up their lives for the humanity by struggling and dying for others. The greatness with which the great people die is the ‘grandeur of the dooms of the mighty dead.’ The poet compares this importance with that of the beautiful things on account of the fact that the great people die for giving happiness to the rest of the world.Ĥ. Who are the mighty dead? Why are they called so? How are they beautiful? The musk rose’s readiness to share its goodness with the rest of the world makes it rich.ģ. What is the ‘grandeur of the dooms of the great people?’ How does the poet associate this ‘grandeur’ with that of the beautiful things? Moreover, it spreads its scent far away and makes the nature more beautiful and sweet. The humility of the great musk rose to grow with the dull leaf makes it beautiful. The musk rose grows and blooms along with palm leaf. ![]() What action of the ‘musk rose’ makes it beautiful? A really beautiful thing gives us such a happiness that will keep on increasing every day and will remain to be doing so for ever contrary to the ordinary things that give us happiness for some time and then disappears.Ģ. When we think of it we should be happy and in its absence too, it should fill our minds with heavenly memories of it. 1. How is a thing of beauty a joy forever?Ī thing is said to be a ‘thing of beauty,’ for the reason that it is a source of joy forever.
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