The Lines From Endymion

Q1. What things of beauty did Keats find most inspiring in the poem “Lines from Endymion”?

Ans. The poem Lines from Endymion written by John Keats. The long poem is divided into four books. The poem tells the story of Endymion, the brain — sick prince, with whom the goodness, Cynthia falls in love. The poet says that a thing of beauty is a constant source of joy. The world is full of beautiful objects of nature such as the sun, the moon, shady trees, the flowing streams, the thick groves and the wild roses give us pleasure, the poet also loves the stores of the great men. When we read these stories, it seems that these are the fountains of everlasting inspirations pouring into our soul from the heaven.

Q2. What ideas Keats expressed in the poem “Endymion” about the impact of beauty on human life?

Ans. John Keats created a character of Endymion and he gave the following ideas about the impact of beauty on human life.

i. A thing of beauty is a permanent source of joy and pleasure.

ii. The loveliness of beauty goes on increasing.

iii. The world is miserable, but the form of beauty gives us happiness.

iv. The sun, the moon, the trees, the following streams and the flowers give us happiness.

v. We catch glimpses of beauty of garden places.

Q3. Explain “A thing of beauty is a joy forever” in the light of poem “Lines from Endymion” by John Keats.

Ans. Endymion was the brain sick shepherd prince with the whom the goddess, Cynthia falls in love. Line from Endymion composed by John Keats. The poem begins with an asserting statement about beauty. He says that a thing of beauty is a constants source of joy. Once a beautiful thing is seen and enjoyed, it remains preserved in the memory. His loveliness increases with the passage of time.

Q4. How can we get source of eternal joy and forms of beauty according to poet?

Ans. Keats mentions a number of those sources of eternal joy and forms of beauty which are spread all around us in the world. For example, the sun and moon, tall and shady trees, fragment flowers and sheltering bowers, clear rills and golden daffodils all are the form of beauty, attracting our attention and pacifying our gloomy hearts. Keats also includes in the list of beautiful objects, the great works of literature or art are forms of external excellence immortal beauty and abounding pleasure.