Class 12 English (Flamingo) Chapter 4 Question Paper (POETRY)

A THING OF BEAUTY

H.S. EXAM. QUESTIONS

A. Short type questions:                                                                               Marks: 2

1. How is a thing of beauty a joy forever? [HS ’12,’17]

2. Explain the line: “A thing of beauty is a joy forever.” [HS ’13]

3. What is the message that Keats wants to con- vey through “A Thing of Beauty” [HS ‘14,16]

4. What is the legend on which the poem ‘A of Beauty’ is written? [HS ’15]

5. What, according to Keats, never ‘passes into nothingness’? [HS ’15]

6. Name the things of nature that are constant sources of beauty. [HS ’16]

7. What increases continuously in ‘A Thing of Beauty’? [HS ’18]

B. Important extracts for comprehension.

(a) A thing of beauty is a joy forever

Its loveliness increases, it will never

pass into nothingness but; but will keep

A bower quiet for us, and a sleep

Full of sweet dreams, and health and

quiet breathing. [HS ’16]

Questions:

(a) Who is the poet of these lines and what is the title of the poem? 2

(b) Why is a thing of beauty a joy forever? 1

(c) What is a bower? 1

Type: Himashree Bora.