SAQ from the poetry of earth class 12

The poetry of earth SAQ questions answers

1) Who is the writer of the poem, "The Poetry of Earth"?

Ans-John keat's is the writer of the poem "The Poetry of Earth".

2) What type of sonnet is "The Poetry of Earth"?

Ans- "The Poetry of Earth " is a Petrarchan Sonnet .

3) What does Keats celebrate in the poem "The Poetry of Earth"?

Ans- Here in the poem Keats celebrates the music of nature .

4) What do you understand by the phrase "The Poetry of earth is never dead"?

Ans - The phrase refers that the music of nature is never come to an end , it will continue through the cycle of seasons .

5) Which seasons are mentioned in the poem "The Poetry of Earth"?

Ans- The seasons summer and winter are mentioned in the poem "The Poetry of Earth ".

6) What is the rhyme scheme of the poem "The Poetry of Earth" ?

Ans - It is a petrarchan sonnet so the rhyme scheme of the poem is abba abba cd cd cd .

7) How does the hot sun affect all the birds?

Ans - In summer all the birds are faint with the hot sun and they hide in cooling trees .

8) What do all birds faint with the hot sun do ?

Ans - Being faint all the birds hide in cooling trees .

9) "........a voice well run..... ." -Whose voice is referred to?

Ans - Here in the poem the voice of grasshopper is referred .

10) What does the voice speak of in "The Poetry of Earth"?

Ans- The voice speak of the music of nature in the season of summer .

11) Who takes the lead in Summer luxury?

Ans- The Grasshopper takes the lead in summer luxury in the poem "The Poetry of Earth " .

12) What does the grasshopper represent?

Ans- In the poem the grasshopper represents the music of the summer .

13) Where was the Grasshopper seen in summer?

Ans- In summer the Grasshopper is seen under the bushes and plants and about the new moan mead .

14) Who has never done with his delights?

Ans- The Grasshopper has never done with his delights in this poem .

15) Where does the Grasshopper rest?

Ans- The Grasshopper takes rest beneath some pleasant weed .

16) When does frost create silence in nature?

Ans- The frost creates silence on a lone winter evening in the poem The poetry of Earth .

17) Who breaks the silence of winter?

Ans - The cricket breaks the silence of winter in the poem .

18) What has wrought a silence in winter?

Ans-The frost has wrought a silence in winter .

19) In "The Poetry of Earth" , the poet contrasts summer with frost and then introduces into frost. Why does he do so?

Ans- The poet contrasts summer with frost and then introduced into frost to represent the two extreme condition of nature .

20) When does the cricket sing?

Ans- The cricket sings in winter in Keats' poem .

21) What is increasing ever?

Ans - The warmth is increasing ever .

22) What increases the warmth of winter in the poem "The Poetry of Earth"?

Ans- The music of cricket increases the warmth of winter in the poem ' The Poetry of Earth ' .

23) What does the person 'half lost' in drowsiness imagine?

Ans- The person who is half- lost in drowsiness imagines the cricket's song as the song of grasshopper among some grassy hills .

24) How are the crickets related to the Grasshopper?

Ans - Both the cricket and the Grasshopper are the agent of nature and they represent the music of earth in different seasons .

25) Why does Keats use capital letters for the Grasshopper and the Cricket?

Ans- Keats uses the capital letters for the Grasshopper and the Cricket to highlight them as they represents the music of nature in the extreme condition .

26) When, according to Keats will the poetry of earth cease?

Ans- According to Keats the poetry of earth will be ceasing never .

27) Who takes the lead in 'Summer luxury'?

Ans- The Grasshopper takes the lead in summer luxury .

28) Who has never done 'with his delights'?

Ans - The Grasshopper has never done with his delights .

29) Where do all the birds hide in Keats, "The Poetry of Earth"?

Ans- All the birds hide under the cooling trees in Keats "The Poetry of Earth "

30) What might one hear on a lone, cold and silent winter evening?

Ans-One might hear the music of cricket on a lone , cold and silent winter evening .

31) What do you mean by the poetry of earth ?

Ans - Poetry of earth means the music of nature created by the agent of nature .

32) From where is the shrill song of the cricket heard in "The Poetry of Earth"?

Ans -The shrill song of the cricket is heard from the fire side .

33) What is the condition of birds in summer ?

Ans- In the poem "The Poetry Of Earth" here, all song birds are faint and feel tired because of the scorching heat of the sun in the summer season.

34) Where do the birds hide when they are faint with hot sun?

Ans- When the birds are faint with hot sun, they take rest in the 'cooling trees'.