The Poetry of Earth
(Short Questions and Answers)
Q. What type of poem is Keats’ ‘The Poetry of Earth’?
Ans- Keats’ ‘The Poetry of Earth’ is a Petrarchan sonnet.
Q. Which insect caries the song of summer in Keats’ The Poetry of Earth’?
Ans- In Keats’ ‘The Poetry of Earth’ the Grass- hopper carries the song of summer.
Q. Which insect carries the song of winter in Keats’ ‘The Poetry of Earth’?
Ans- In Keats’ “The Poetry of Earth’ the Cricket carries the song of winter.
Q. What does the poet mean by “The poetry of earth is never dead”?
Ans- By the statement, “The poetry of earth is never dead”, Keats means that the music of Nature never stops.
Q. Why do all the birds faint in Keats’ sonnet,The Poetry of Earth’?
Ans- In Keats’ sonnet, ‘The Poetry of Earth’ all the birds faint because of the scorching heat of the sun.
Q. Where do all the birds hide in Keats’ sonnet, The Poetry of Earth’?
Ans- In Keats’ sonnet, The Poetry of Earth’ all the birds hide in the cooling shade of the trees.
Q. Who takes the lead in summer luxury?
Ans- The Grasshopper takes the lead in summer luxury in Keats’ sonnet, ‘The Poetry of Earth.
Q. Who has never done with his delights Keats’ sonnet, ‘The Poetry of Earth’?
Ans- The Grasshopper has never done with his delights in Keats’ sonnet, ‘The Poetry of Earth’.
Q. Where does the Grasshopper rest when it tires out with fun?
Ans- The Grasshopper rests beneath some pleasant weed when it tires out with fun.
Q. When, according to Keats, will the poetry of earth cease?
Ans- According to Keats, the poetry of earth will never cease.
Q. What wrought a silence on a lone winter evening in Keats’ sonnet, The Poetry of
Earth’?
Ans- The frost wrought a silence on a lone winter evening.
Q. Who warms the winter frost with its music in Keats’ sonnet, The Poetry of Earth’?
Ans- The Cricket warms the winter frost with its music in Keats’ sonnet, ‘The Poetry of Earth’.
Q. What does Keats use as a symbol of poetry in the poem, The Poetry of Earth’?
Ans- In the poem, The Poetry of Earth’ Keats uses music as a symbol of poetry.
Q. Why does Keats use capital letters for the Grasshopper and the Cricket?
Ans- Keats uses capital letters for the Grass hopper and the Cricket to personify them and to highlight their contribution to the poetry of earth.