1.A thing of beauty is a joy forever Its loveliness increases, it will never Pass into nothingness; but will keep A bower quiet for us, and a sleep Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.
Questions :
1. How is a thing of beauty a joy forever?
2. What do you understand by a ‘bower’?
Answer:
1. A thing of beauty is the source of constant joy. Its beauty goes on increasing. It will never pass into nothingness.
2. A bower is a pleasant place in the shade under a tree. It protects persons/animals from the hot rays of the sun.

2.Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing A flowery band to bind us to the earth, Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth Of noble natures, of the gloomy days, Of all the unhealthy and o’er-darkened ways Made for our searching:
Questions :
1. Why are we despondent?
2. What removes the pall from our dark spirits?
Answer:
1. We possess the evil qualities of malice and disappointment. We suffer from the lack of noble qualities. That is why we feel despondent.
2. Some beautiful shapes or a thing of beauty removes the pall of sadness from our hearts or spirits.

3.………………….. yes, in spite of all, Some shape of beauty moves away the pall From our dark spirits. Such the sun, the moon, Trees old, and young, sprouting a shady boon For simple sheep; and such are daffodils With the green world they live in, and clear rills That for themselves a cooling covert make ‘Gainst the hot season; the mid forest brake, Rich with a sprinkling of fair musk-rose blooms;
Questions:
1. What sprouts a shady boon for sheep and how?
2. How do ‘daffodils’ and ‘rills’ enrich the environment?
Answer:
1. Old and young trees sprout to make a green covering. It proves a blessing for simple sheep as it serves them as a shelter.
2. Daffodils bloom among the green surroundings. The rills or small streams of clear water make a cooling shelter for themselves against the hot season.

4.And such too is the grandeur of the dooms We have imagined for the mighty dead; All lovely tales that we have heard or read; An endless fountain of immortal drink, Pouring unto us from the heaven’s brink.
Questions:
1. Explain: ‘the grandeur of the dooms’.
2. What is the things of beauty mentioned in these lines?
3. What image does the poet use in these lines?
4. What do the words ‘from the heaven’s brink’ suggest?
Answer:
1. The magnificence that we imagine for our mighty dead forefathers on the doomsday.
2. The lovely tales of mighty men – our forefathers are mentioned in these lines.
3. The poet uses the image of ‘an endless fountain of immortal drink’ to describe the beautiful bounty of the earth. The earth has bestowed us with flora and fauna that lends us ‘joy forever’ endlessly.
4. The words ‘from the heaven’s brink’ suggest that all the ‘things of beauty that bring us ‘joy’ are the gifts of nature. They have been blessed to us from the threshold of Heaven, i.e., from the abode of God.