ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

JOHN KEATS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“A Thing of Beauty is Joy Forever” is written by
A
John Milton
B
PB Shelley
C
William Blake
D
John Keats
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Endymion is a poem by John Keats first published in 1818 by Taylor and Hessey of Fleet Street in London. John Keats dedicated this poem to the late poet Thomas Chatterton. The poem begins with the line “A thing of beauty is a joy for ever".

Detailed explanation-2: -John Keats began writing poetry in 1814 and would publish his first book of collected poems three years later.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to John Keats a thing of beauty is a joy of forever. It is a constant source of happiness and pleasure. Its loveliness increases every moment. It will never pass into nothingness.

Detailed explanation-4: -A Thing of Beauty is by the famous poet John Keats. Furthermore, the poet says that a beautiful thing can give us extreme happiness and delight. Moreover, a beautiful thing is eternal that never declines or fades.

Detailed explanation-5: -The title is a reference to John Keats’ 1818 poem, Endymion, which begins with “A thing of beauty is a joy for ever."

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