When does he take the lead ? How does he take the lead ? *****
Ans: In the poem " The Poetry of Earth ", the Grasshopper takes the lead.
In summer, the birds are tired with the hot sun. Then they take rest in the cooling shade of trees. At that time the Grasshopper takes the lead.
The Grasshopper takes the lead by singing delightfully. He sings from hedge to hedge. He enjoys the luxury of summer. When he gets tired, he takes rest beneath some pleasant weeds. After some time he starts his song and makes the nature living. Thus the poetry of earth continues even in the scorching summer.
(Q.2) How Does The Poet, Keats Describe That The Poetry Of Earth Is Never Dead? Or, How does Keats show that the poetry of earth never Ceases?
Ans. “The Poetry Of Earth” is a beautiful sonnet by John Keats. According to Keats the poetry of earth never comes to an end because the song of nature never stops. It goes on forever. Nature is vibrant with the song of the singing birds and the music of insects, i.e. grasshopper and cricket. In Summer, The grasshopper sings merrily as he moves about from hedge to hedge in the meadow. The cricket’s shrill cry breaks the silences of the winter evening. Thus the poet believes that the poetry of earth never comes to an end.
(Q.3) Write the substance of the poem "The poetry of Earth ".
Or, Show, after Keats that the poetry of earth never come to an end.
Or, What is the theme of the poem ?
Or, What is the message of the poem?
Or, Justify the aptness of the title " The Poetry of Earth ".
Or, What is the central idea of the poem, “The Poetry Of Earth?” (MN)
Ans. In the sonnet, " The Poetry of Earth", John Keats develops the theme that Poetry i.e. muse in nature never stops. Nature is full of music. Though the season changes, the music and the poetry of earth never perish. Neither the hot sun of summer nor the frosty atmosphere of winter can affect the continuity of the music of nature. Chirping of the Grasshopper fills the void when all the song birds are exhausted by the heat of the sun. In winter, the little cricket’s song triumphs over the silence produced by the winter frost. Thus the whole poem shows the continuity of the songs of nature. The poem appreciates the never ending music of nature and justifies the idea that the poetry of earth is never dead.
(Q: 4) " And seems to one in drowsiness half lost, The Grasshopper's among some grassy hills"--
Who is one? What vision is referred to here? Why does one have such a vision? ******
Ans. In the poem, " The Poetry of Earth", by John Keats, the 'one' " refers to the person who is dozing beside a fireplace.
One who is dozing beside the fireplace, the cricket's Song Seems to be the Continuation of the Grasshopper's Song. Such a vision of a winter evening has been referred to here.
One has Such a vision because he was half-asleep. The Shrill voice of the cricket in Such a Cold evening reminds him of the continuous process of music of earth. He fails to differentiate between the Song of the Grasshopper and cricket. The Person is fully engrossed with the music and makes him think Such a vision.
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Ans. In the poem " The Poetry of Earth ", 'One' refers to a person who is half-asleep, experiencing a state of drowsiness or daydreaming.
The vision referred to is the imagined presence of the grasshopper chirping in some distant grassy hills. It symbolizes the continuation of the music of nature during summer, even when everything else is silent due to the heat.
The person has this vision because, in their half-conscious state, their mind conjures up the soothing sounds of the grasshopper. This reflects how nature’s poetry persists in the background, providing comfort and continuity, even when one is not fully alert. This aligns with the poem’s central theme of the unending and omnipresent music of nature.
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