What pleasure does a beautiful thing give us? Are beautiful things worth treasuring?
Solution and Explanation
The world is filled with negative elements which make our life dull, sad, depressing and bereft of hope. In such moments, a beautiful thing gives us everlasting joy and helps us forget our sorrows. Yes, a beautiful thing is worth treasuring because even its memory soothes our nerves and inspires us to overcome the challenges of life.
Top Questions on A thing of beauty
- Read the following extract and answer the following questions:
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;
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.
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(i) Select the phrase that suggests the following :
The small streams make a shelter for themselves.
(ii) What does the phrase ‘An endless fountain of immortal drink, Pouring unto us from the heaven’s brink’ not imply in the extract?
(A) unlimited beauty
(B) eternal inspiration
(C) finite resources
(D) everlasting joy
(iii) Complete the following suitably:
In the line, ‘the grandeur of the dooms’, the word ‘dooms’ refers to ___.
(iv) The poet has used phrases like ‘mighty dead’ to illustrate the ___ (irony/satire) in the lasting impact of beauty and heroism.
(v) Read the assertion and the reason below, with reference to the given extract.
Assertion: The poet views beauty as a finite source of inspiration.
Reason: Natural elements and tales of heroism provide a continuous flow of joy and inspiration.
Choose the correct option regarding their relationship:
(A) Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
(B) Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
(C) The assertion is true, but the reason is false.
(D) The assertion is false, but the reason is true.
(vi) State in one sentence, what message you would give to those seeking inspiration from nature.- CBSE CLASS XII - 2025
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- A thing of beauty
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: yes, in spite of all,
Some shape of beauty moves away the pall
From our dark spirits.- CBSE CLASS XII - 2025
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- A thing of beauty
- According to the poet, beauty is everlasting. Explain.
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- English Core
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- What is the importance of beauty in a man's life? (A Thing of Beauty)
- CBSE CLASS XII - 2025
- English
- A thing of beauty
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:
- CBSE CLASS XII - 2024
- English Core
- A thing of beauty
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- Complete the following sentence suitably with reference to paragraph 3.
One significant advantage of humour is that it helps one ....... .- CBSE CLASS XII - 2025
- Reading Comprehension
- Misha, Sarita and Isha were partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2 : 1. With effect from 1st April 2024, they decided that they will share profits and losses equally. The gain or sacrifice by the partners due to change in profit sharing ratio will be :
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- Profit sharing ratio
Complete and balance the following chemical equations: (a) \[ 2MnO_4^-(aq) + 10I^-(aq) + 16H^+(aq) \rightarrow \] (b) \[ Cr_2O_7^{2-}(aq) + 6Fe^{2+}(aq) + 14H^+(aq) \rightarrow \]
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- Chandan, Deepak and Elvish were partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 2. Their Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2024 stood as follows:
Balance Sheet of Chandan, Deepak and Elvish as at 31st March, 2024
Chandan retired from the firm on 1st April, 2024 on the following terms:Liabilities Amount (₹) Assets Amount (₹) Capitals: Fixed Assets 27,00,000 Chandan 7,00,000 Stock 3,00,000 Deepak 5,00,000 Debtors 2,00,000 Elvish 3,00,000 Cash 1,00,000 General Reserve 4,50,000 Creditors 13,50,000 Total 33,00,000 Total 33,00,000
[(i)] Fixed assets were to be depreciated by 10%.
[(ii)] Debtors of ₹ 30,000 were to be written off as bad debts.
[(iii)] Goodwill of the firm was valued at ₹ 6,00,000 and the retiring partner’s share is adjusted through the capital accounts of the remaining partners.
[(iv)] Chandan was paid through cash brought in by Deepak and Elvish in such a way so as to make their capitals proportionate to their new profit sharing ratio. Prepare Revaluation Account and Partners’ Capital Accounts. - An electric dipole consists of charges \(\pm 4 \mu C\) separated by a distance of \(6\,cm\). Calculate the electric field at a point on the axial line at a distance \(20\,cm\) from its center.