JKBOSE 9th Class English Solutions chapter – 10 BEAUTY

The poet says that he has seen the beauty of the rising sun and the beauty of the setting sun. He has seen it on the plains and also on the hills where winds blow. These sights appeared to him to be very impressive and beautiful. They appeared to be as full of beauty and melody as the slow old tunes of Spain. The poet says that he has seen the beautiful daffodils blossoming in the month of April. He has seen the lovely grasses that spring up with the coming of this month. He has also enjoyed the soft warm showers of the April rain.

Then the poet mentions some other things of beauty that he has seen or heard. He says that he has heard the song of the blossoms. He has heard the old song of the sea. He has seen strange lands while standing under the arched white sails of ships. But he says that the loveliest thing God has ever shown him is his beloved’s voice, her hair, her eyes, and the dear red curve of her lips.

कवि कहता है कि उसने उदय होते हुए सूर्य की सुन्दरता देखी है तथा उसने अस्त होते हुए सूर्य की सुन्दरता देखी है। उसने यह मैदानों में देखी है तथा पहाड़ों पर भी जहां ज़ोर की हवाएं चलती हैं। ये नज़ारे उसे बहुत प्रभावशाली और सुन्दर प्रतीत होते थे । वे सुन्दरता और लय से उतने ही भरपूर लगते थे जितनी स्पेन देश की पुरानी धीमे-धीमे स्वरों वाली धुनें हुआ करती थीं । कवि कहता है कि उसने अप्रैल के महीने में खिले हुए सुन्दर नरगिसी फूल देखे हैं। उसने वे सुन्दर-सुन्दर घासें देखी हैं जो इस महीने के आने के साथ-साथ फूट आती हैं। उसने अप्रैल वे महीने में होने वाली कोमल और हल्की गर्म बौछारों का आनन्द भी लिया है।

फिर कवि सुन्दरता की कुछ अन्य चीज़ों का वर्णन करता है जो उसने देखी हैं या सुनी हैं। वह कहता है कि उसने खिली हुई कलियों के गीत सुने हैं। उसने समुद्र का पुराना गीत सुना है। उसने अजीब-अजीब जगहें देखी हैं जब वह जहाज़ों के सफेद बादबानों के नीचे खड़ा होता था । किन्तु वह कहता है कि सबसे सुन्दर चीज़ जो ईश्वर ने कभी उसे दिखाई है, वह है उसकी प्रेमिका की आवाज़, उसके बाल, उसकी आँखें और उसके होंठों की प्यारी-प्यारी लाल गोलाई ।

In this poem, the poet praises the beauty of his beloved. He compares it with the beauty of some natural objects. He says that he has watched the beautiful sights of sunrise and sunset. He has watched the beauty of daffodils and lovely grasses that spring up in April. He has enjoyed the soft showers of rain in this month. He has heard the song of blossoms and the old song of the sea. He has seen strange lands from his ships on the sea. But the poet says that the loveliest thing that God has ever shown him is his beloved’s voice, her hair, her eyes and the dear red curve of her lips. The poet means to say that God has not created anything so beautiful as his beloved.

I have seen dawn and sunset on moors and windy hills

Coming in solemn beauty like slow old tunes of Spain.

I have seen the lady April bringing the daffodils,

Bringing the springing grass and the soft warm April rain.

Explanation : The poet says that he has watched the beautiful sights of dawn and sunset while standing on moors. He has also watched these sights from the windy hills. These sights have a solemn beauty. They look as impressive as the slow old tunes of Spain. The poet has also seen how April brings with it the beautiful daffodils. He has seen the lovely grass that begins to spring up in this month. And he has enjoyed the soft shower of warm rain in this month. The poet says that he has watched all these things of beauty.

1. Name the poem and the poet.

2. Where has the poet seen the dawn and the sunset ?

3. How does he describe their beauty ?

4. What does lady April bring ?

1. The name of the poem is Beauty’. The name of the poet is John Masefield.

2. He has seen them in moors and windy hills.

3. He says that they come in solemn beauty like slow old tunes of Spain.

4. It brings daffodils, lovely grass and warm rain.

I have heard the song of the blossoms and the old chant of the sea,

And seen strange lands from under the arched white sails of ships ;

But the loveliest things of beauty God ever has showed to me

Are her voice, and her hair, and eyes, and the dear red curve of her lips.

Explanation : The poet says that he has often heard the song of blossoms. He that he was often heard the has heard the old song of sea-waves also. While on the sea, he often stood under the arched white sails of ships. Standing there, he would sometimes see strange lands. All these were the various things of beauty that the poet saw in his life. But he says that the loveliest thing of beauty that God has ever shown to him is his beloved. It is her voice, her hair, her eyes and the dear red curve of her lips. The poet means say that God has created many beautiful things. But he has not created anything so beautiful as his beloved. He says that she is God’s most beautiful creation in the world.

(A) (i) What song has the poet heard ?

(ii) What old chant does he talk of ?

(iii) Where has he seen the strange lands from ?

(B) Choose the most appropriate options :

(i) The poet has heard ……..  .

(a) the songs of blossoms (b) the chant of the sea  (c) both (a) and (b)  (d) the strange stories.

(ii) The word ‘arched’ here is …… .

(a) an adjective  (b) emphatic pronoun (c) an adverb.    (d) a verb in past tense.

(iii) The poet remembers the ………. of his beloved.

(a) voice (b) hair (c) lovely eyes (d) all of these three.

(C) What does the poet call the loveliest things of beauty ?

(A) (i) He has heard the song of blossoms.

(ii) It is the old chant of the sea.

(iii) He has seen them from under the arched white sails of ships.

(B) (i) (c) both (a) and (b) (ii) an adverb (iii) (d) all of these three.

(C) The loveliest things for him are the voice, the hair, the eyes and the red lips of his beloved.

Ans.— The speaker has watched the beautiful sights of sunrise and sunset. He has watched the beauty of daffodils and lovely grasses that spring up in April. He has seen strange lands from his ships on the sea.

Ans.— The poet has seen many objects of natural beauty. But the loveliest things God has ever shown him are his beloved’s voice, her hair, her eyes and the dear red curve of her lips.

Ans.— They refer to the poet’s beloved.

Ans.— It is because the coming of dawn and sunset is very soft and soothing. It is pleasing to the senses like slow old tunes.

Ans.— God’s creation appears to the poet in many different forms. But the loveliest of these are the voice, hair, eyes and lips of his beloved.

Ans.— It is the soft rustling music of the blossoms when the air blows through them. It symbolises beauty.

Ans.— The rest of the poem lists some beautiful creations of God. The last line shows what the poet considers to be the loveliest creations of God. He says they are the voice, the hair, the eyes and the lips of his beloved.