Poems suggestion Higher secondary 2025
The poetry of Earth
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]
Or
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]
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Identify the voices of the ‘Poetry of Earth’. How does Keats establish its continuity through its voices? [2+4 = 6] [H.S. = 2020]
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Justify the title of the poem.
2.What picture of summer is presented in the poem.
3.How does Keats present winter in his sonnet?
On killing a tree
1)How does the poet describe the growth of a tree over the years? What are the different steps taken for killing a tree? [4+2 = 6] [H.S. = 2019]
2)Justify the title of the poem ‘On Killing A Tree’. [6] [H.S. = 2016]
3)And then it is done”. – What is being referred to here? How is it done? On what tone does the poem end? [1+2+2 = 6] [H.S. = 2020]
4)It takes much time to kill a tree’ – Why does it take much time to kill a tree? According to the poet, how is the tree finally killed? [3+3 = 6] [H.S. – 2015, 2018]
Shall I compare thee to a summers day
1)How does Shakespeare compare the beauty of his friend to that of a summer’s day? [6] [H.S. = 2016]
2). “So long lives this, and this gives life to you.” – What does ‘this’ refer to here? Whom does ‘this’ give life to? How does the poet think that ‘this’ will give life to ‘thee’? [1+1+4 = 6] [H.S. = 2022]
3) ‘But thy eternal summer shall not fade Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st.’ – Whose ‘eternal summer’ is being referred to here? What does ‘eternal summer’ mean? What conclusion does the poet draw at the end of his poem? [1+2+3 = 6] [H. S. = 2017]
Asleep in the Valley
- The humming insects don’t disturb his rest” – Who rests and where? Why is his rest not disturbed by the insects? [1+2+3 = 6] [H.S. – 2020]
2) In his side, there are two red holes” – Who is the person referred to here? What do the ‘two red holes’ signify? What attitude of the poet about war is referred to here? [1+2+3 = 6] [H.S. – 2017, 2022]
3) How does the poet express the futility of war through the poem ‘Asleep in the Valley’? What message does he want to convey? [4+2 = 6] [H.S. – 2018]
4) Describe the Valley in the poem “Asleep In The Valley