📚HS ENGLISH:The Poetry of Earth-John Keats(MCQ+SAQ+DAQ)📚
✍️MCQ:
1. In the poem “The poetry of Earth”,summer is represented by –a) Weed b) Cricket c) Strove d) Grasshopper.
Ans: d) Grasshopper.
2. The name of the poet of the poem “The poetry of Earth” is –a) Gieve Patel b) John Keats c) William Shakespeare d) Arthur Rimbaud.
Ans: b) John Keats.
3. In the poem “The poetry of Earth”, winter is represented by –a) Weed b) Cricket c) Strove d) Grasshopper.
Ans: b) Cricket.
4. According to the poet, the dominant creature that represents summer is –
a) Grasshopper b) Birds c) Cricket d) Man
Ans: a) Grasshopper.
5. “The Poetry of Earth ” is a –a) sonnet
b) a poem written in free verse c) ode d) lyrical ballad.
Ans: a) sonnet.
6. The Grasshopper is happy in –a) Spring
b) Autumn c) Winter d) Summer.
Ans: d) Summer.
7. The meaning of ‘drowsiness’ is –a)depression b) working c) tiredness d) half-asleep.
Ans: d) half-asleep.
8. The word ‘coolling’ means –a) comforting
b) soothing c) brightening d) pleasing.
Ans: a) comforting.
9. The tone of the poem is –a) romantic b) nostalgic c) happy d) tragic.
Ans: a) romantic.
10. “He takes the lead.” – Who is ‘he’? –
a) cricket b) nature c) bird d) grasshopper.
Ans: d) grasshopper.
11. The grasshoppers-a) move and play b) move and sing c) run and hunt d) move and dance.
Ans: d) move and dance.
12. The cricket’s song seems to increase –
a) sorrow b) warmth c) joy d) rapture.
Ans: b) warmth.
13. “The Poetry of Earth” is a –a) dramatic poem b) descriptive poem c) narrative poem d) philosophical poem.
Ans: b) descriptive poem.
14. “The Poetry of Earth” is never dead because –a) nature’s music can be heard through all seasons b) the grasshopper sings through summer c) the cricket sings through winter.
Ans: a) nature’s music can be heard through all seasons.
15. “The Poetry of Earth” is a –a) Petrarchan Sonnet b) Spenserian Sonnet c) Keatsean Sonnet d) Shakespearean Sonnet
Ans: a) Petrarchan Sonnet.
16. The rhyme scheme of the Octave of the poem is –a) abab cdcd b) acbc bcac c) cbcd abcd d) abba abba
Ans: d) abba abba.
17. The rhyme scheme of the poem is –
a) abba abba cde cde b) abba cddc ef ef ef
c) abab addc efe efe d) abab cdcd ef ef gg
Ans: a) abba abba cde cde.
18. The meaning of the word ‘mead’ is –
a) a type of bird b) one type of food c) meadow d) middle.
Ans: c) meadow.
19. Winter evening is –a) silent b) gloomy
c) delightful d) hazy
Ans: a) silent.
20. Keats celebrates in this poem –a) the grasshopper b) the summer c) the cricket d) the music of earth.
Ans: d) the music of earth.
21. Keats finds inspiration in –a) poetry b) nature c) language.
Ans: b) nature.
22. The symbol used in this poem to signify poetry is –a) cricket b) grasshopper c) music
Ans: c) music.
23. The two seasons mentioned in this poem are –a) autumn and summer b) summer and winter c) spring and summer d) spring and monsoon.
Ans: b) summer and winter.
24. With what does the cricket warm the frost? –a) wings b) movement c) warmth d) music.
Ans: d) music.
25. The cricket’s song is heard from –a) the cooling place b) the hedge c) behind the fireplace d) the meadow.
Ans: c) behind the fireplace.
26. The poet contrasts summer with frost and then introduces warmth into frost. Why does he do so? –a) the poet does this in order to prove that the music of earth is a constant.
b) the poet does this in order to prove that winter is not cruel.
c) the poet does this in order to prove that the difference in seasons.
d) the poet does this in order to prove that the cricket has a better voice.
Ans: a) the poet does this in order to prove that the music of earth is a constant.
27. The grasshopper is tired –a) out of cold b) out of much fun c) out of excessive heat d) of both heat and cold.
Ans: b) out of much fun.
28. The cricket’s song reminds the song of –
a) the cuckoo b) The Nightingale c) the grasshopper d) the parrot.
Ans: c) the grasshopper.
29. “From hedge to hedge about the new-mown mead” – the meaning of the word ‘hedge’ is –a) park b) playground c) bush d) garden.
Ans: c) bush.
30. The ‘grassy hills’ symbolise –a) autumn b) winter c) spring d) summer.
Ans: d) summer.
31. A winter evening is –a) hazy b) gloomy c) silent a) delightful.
Ans: c) silent.
32. According to Keats, the music of Earth ceases –a) in summer b) in autumn c) in winter d) at no point.
Ans: d) at no point.
33. The birds are faint with –a) winter b) hot sun c) heavy rainfall d) snowfall.
Ans: b) hot sun.
34. Summer is luxurious to –a) the insects b) the birds c) the cricket d) the grasshopper.
Ans: d) the grasshopper.
35. The grasshopper’s voice is heard in –a) summer b) winter c) spring d) autumn.
Ans: a) summer.
36. In drowsiness, one –a) hears nothing b) excessively conscious c) hears song d) is half-lost.
Ans: d) is hslf-lost.
37. The meaning of the word ‘wrought’ is –
a) suspected b) walked c) created d) laughed
Ans: c) created.
38. Grasshopper fly in England in –a) spring
b) winter c) summer d) autumn.
Ans: c) summer.
39. Silence has been wrought by –
a) summer b) frost c) winter d) spring.
Ans: b) frost.
40. The word ‘stove’ means –
a) the oven b) fireplace c) the gas oven d) chimney.
Ans: b) fireplace.
✍️SAQ:
1. Who wrote the poem “The Poetry of Earth”?
Ans: John Keats, the famous romantic poet, wrote this poem.
2. What type of poem is it?
Ans: “The Poetry of Earth” is a Petrarchan sonnet.
3. Give the rhyme scheme of this sonnet.
Ans: The rhyme scheme is abba abba cde cde.
4. What do you mean by ‘new-mown mead’?
Ans: The phrase ‘new-mown mead’ refers to the grass of land which has been trimmed newly.
4. ‘The poetry of earth is never dead ‘- What does ‘poetry’ stand for?
Ans: Here the ‘poetry’ stands for music or song of life.
5. Who takes the lead in summer luxury? (2015)
Ans: The Grasshopper takes the lead in summer luxury.
6. When has the frost wrought a silence?
Ans: On a lonely winter evening the frost has wrought a silence.
7. What does the Cricket’s shrill voice seem to one in drowsiness?
Ans: To one in drowsiness the Cricket’s shrill song seems to be the continuation of the Grasshopper’s song.
8. Where was the Grasshopper seen in summer? (2017)
Ans: The Grasshopper was seen in the bushes, under the weeds, in the grassy hills in summer.
9. What might one hear on a lone cold silent winter evening?
Ans: On a lone cold silent winter evening one might hear the shrill song of the Cricket near the stove.
10. ‘…a voice will run.’ – Whose voice is referred to here?
Ans: Here the voice of the Grasshopper is referred to.
11. Which seasons are portrayed in “The Poetry of Earth”?
Ans: The seasons portrayed in “The Poetry of Earth” are summer and winter.
12. Where do all the birds take rest in hot summer?
Ans: All the birds take rest in cooling trees.
13. Where does the Grasshopper take rest?
Ans: The Grasshopper takes rest beneath some pleasant weed.
14. Who carries the music of Nature in winter?
Ans: Cricket carries the music Nature in winter.
15. From where does the Cricket shrill on a lone winter evening?
Ans: On a lone winter evening the Cricket makes a shrill sound from the fireplace.
16. What does Keats celebrate in the poem?
Ans: The poet Keats celebrates the music of earth in this poem.
17. What type of poem is ‘The Poetry of Earth”?
Ans: “The Poetry of Earth” is a descriptive poem.
18. What does Keats celebrate in the poem “The Poetry of Earth”?
Ans: In this poem, Keats celebrates the music of earth.
19. Why does John Keats make the voices of the grasshopper and the cricket follow each other?
Ans: John Keats makes the voices of the grasshopper and the cricket follow each other in order to prove that music never ceases.
20. The poet contrasts summer with frost and then introduces warmth into frost. Why does he do this?
Ans: The poet does this in order to prove that the music of earth is a constant.
21. Where are the grasshoppers seen?
Ans: The grasshoppers are seen from hedge to hedge.
22. What quality is reflected by the expression “summer luxury”?
Ans: The expression “summer luxury ” reflects the poet’s sensuousness.
23. What does the man sitting beside the hearth feel in winter?
Ans: The man sitting beside the hearth feels that he hears the music of the grasshopper.
24. What does the Grasshopper do when he becomes tired?
Ans: When he becomes tired from mirth in summer, the Grasshopper takes comfortable rest under a weed.
25. When does the Cricket sing in “The Poetry of Earth”?
Ans: In the poem “The Poetry of Earth” by John Keats, the Cricket sings shrilly in a lonely frosty evening.
26. What brings warmth to winter evening in “The Poetry of Earth”?
Ans: In the poem “The Poetry of Earth”, the shrill sound made by the Cricket brings warmth to winter evening.
27. From where is the shrill song of the cricket heard in “The Poetry of Earth”? (2018)
Ans: The shrill song of the cricket is heard from the stove or fireplace in the poem “The Poetry of Earth”.
28. Where does the Grasshopper rest? (2018)
Ans: The Grasshopper rests beneath some pleasant weed.
29. “He has never done with his delights.” – Who is ‘he’ referred to here?
Ans: Here in the poem “Poetry of Earth”, ‘he’ refers to the Grasshopper.
30. What do you mean by the word ‘stove’?
Ans: The word ‘stove’ means a hot house for plants. In this poem, the word means a fireplace.
31. What does the word ‘summer’ symbolize in the poem?
Ans: In the poem “The Poetry of Earth”, ‘summer’ symbolizes ‘youth’.
32. Which music of earth is heard in summer?
Ans: The music of the grasshopper is heard in summer.
33. “The poetry of earth is never dead.” – What does the poet want to mean through this line?
Ans: In the above-quoted line, the poet wants to mean that the music of earth is never ceased or stopped.
34. How does the poet introduce warmth into frost?
Ans: In the poem “The poetry of Earth”, the poet John Keats introduces warmth into frost by making nature loud with the song of the crickets.
35. Which music is mentioned in the Octave?
Ans: The music of the grasshopper is mentioned in the Octave.
36. Which music is mentioned in the Sestet?
Ans: The music of the cricket is mentioned in the Sestet.
37. How does the poet describe nature in the poem ” The Poetry of Earth”?
Ans: The poet describes nature as ever vibrant with joy.
38. When was John Keats born?
Ans: John Keats was born on 31st October in 1795 in London.
39. How does the poet talk about the poetry of earth?
Ans: The poet John Keats talks about the poetry of earth by describing the songs of the Grasshopper and the Cricket.
40. What do the phrases like ‘hedge to hedge’, ‘new-mown mead’ evoke?
Ans: The phrases like ‘hedge to hedge’, ‘new-mown mead’ evoke the image of the rich beauty of summer.
41. What do the words like ‘luxury’, ‘delights’, ‘pleasant’ present in the poem?
Ans: In the poem, the words like ‘luxury’, ‘delights’, ‘pleasant’ present the abundance of the season.
42. What is the predominant theme of the poem “The Poetry of Earth”?
Ans: The predominant theme of the poem “The Poetry of Earth” is the never-ending music of the earth. Nature is full of songs and music which never come to an end.
43. What do you understand by the phrase ‘the poetry of earth is never dead’?
Ans: By the phrase ‘the poetry of earth is never dead’ the poet John Keats means that the music of nature never stops.
44. What does the grasshopper do when it is tired?
Ans: When the grasshopper is tired, it rests beneath some pleasant weed at ease.
45. Where do all the birds hide in Keats’ poem “The Poetry of Earth”?
Ans: All the birds in Keats’ poem “The Poetry of Earth”, hide in the cooling trees.
46. Who breaks the silence of winter?
Ans: The Cricket breaks the silence of winter.
47. When, according to John Keats, will the poetry of earth cease?
Ans: According to John Keats, the poetry of earth will never cease.
48. What seasons do the grasshopper and the cricket symbolize?
Ans: The Grasshopper and the Cricket symbolize the summer and the winter seasons respectively.
49. What similarity do you find in the octave and the sestet of the poem?
Ans: Both in octave and sestet, the music of earth continues playing.
50. Who sings in grassy hills?
Ans: The Grasshopper sings in a grassy hills
✍️DAQ:
1)Why does Keats feel that the poetry of earth is never dead? [6] [H.S. = 2015]
Or. How does Keats show that the poetry of earth never ceases? [6] [H.S. = 2019]
Or. How does Keats show that the poetry of earth is never dead? [6] [H.S. = 2022]
Ans. John Keats feels that the poetry of earth is never dead. To confirm his view, he presents two tiny objects of nature in two different seasons – summer and winter. On hot and scorching summer days, the birds are exhausted. They are unable to sing. They take shelter in the cooling shed of trees. At that moment, a grasshopper takes the lead. It fills the air with its sweet voice and keeps alive the poetry of earth. In winter, life becomes dull and monotonous. The frost creates an icy silence everywhere. But in this time, the shrill song of cricket breaks the silence of winter and warms the earth. In this way, Keats shows that the earth’s poetry i.e. music of earth knows no end.
2) What picture of summer is presented in “The Poetry of Earth”? How has it been carried on to the picture of winter? [4+2 = 6] [H.S. = 2016]
Ans. John Keats presents a beautiful picture of summer in the octave part of his poetry, ’The Poetry of Earth’. ‘The hot sun’ indicates the scorching heat of summer that makes all the birds exhausted. They cannot sing. They take shelter in the cooling shed of trees. But it does not affect the grasshopper. It takes the lead. Its voice runs from hedge to hedge. It seems that the grasshopper enjoys the summer. His delights of singing never come to an end. When it is tired out of singing, it takes a rest comfortably under some pleasant weed and again resumes its singing with fresh energy.
On a lone winter evening, when frost makes an icy silence everywhere, the song of cricket increases warmth. The songs of cricket seem to be the songs of the grasshopper to a man who is asleep in drowsiness. In this way, the picture of summer has been carried on to the picture of summer.
3) What does Keats mean by ‘poetry of earth’? Why does he say that this poetry never ceases? [2+4 = 6] [H.S. = 2017]
Ans. By ‘poetry of earth’ John Keats means that the music of earth which is everlasting. In this poem, music is created in the form of the songs of two insects.
For the second part, see the answer to Question No. 1.
4) Identify the voices of the ‘Poetry of Earth’. How does Keats establish its continuity through its voices? [2+4 = 6] [H.S. = 2020]
Ans. The voices of the ‘Poetry of Earth’ in Keats’ sonnet are the grasshopper and the cricket.
Keats establishes a continuity of the poetry of earth through the songs of the grasshopper in summer and the cricket in winter. Avoiding the adversities of nature, the grasshopper continues its singing when all other creatures faint with the hot sun. In frosty winter, when life becomes intolerable, the shrill song of the cricket warms the earth.
5) Justify the title of Keats’s sonnet ‘The Poetry of Earth’. [6] [H.S. = 2018]
Ans. The title, ‘The Poetry of Earth’ indicates the theme of the sonnet. The poetry of earth signifies the music of earth which is never dead. In the sonnet, John Keats shows two little insects which represent the music of the earth. The grasshopper sings in summer avoiding the scorching sun. In winter, cricket warms the earth with its singing. The weather might be harsh, but someone would definitely take over the charge of the singing. So, the main theme of the sonnet is the permanence of poetry in all seasons and it was nicely established by the poet. Thus the title of the poem is appropriate.
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