Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions:
A thing of beauty is a joy for ever
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.

a) What does the poet feel about a thing of beauty?

Question

Read the following extracts and answer the questions for any one of the given two, (a) or (b) :

Those who prepare green wars,
wars with gas, wars with fire,
victory with no survivors,
would put on clean clothes
and walk about with their
brothers
in the shade, doing nothing.

(Keeping Quiet)

Answer 1

Step 1: Understanding the Extract:
Keats presents beauty as a permanent, comforting presence in human life.
Step 2: Answering:
He believes genuine beauty continually nourishes the soul, providing lasting happiness, calm and healthful rest rather than a fleeting pleasure.

Final Answer:
According to the poet, a thing of beauty brings joy that never ends, growing lovelier over time and providing a quiet, comforting refuge and peaceful sleep.

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