English - Poetry Chapter 4: Ode to Autumn short Answer Questions

SHORT QUESTIONS ANSWER

1. How do the sun and summer help in ripeness of fruits in autumn?

Answer ⇒ The sun and summer help the blossoms turn into fruit, and let the fruit grow. In autumn they reach their maturity and are filled with flesh and juice.

2. How are autumn and summer related to spring?

Answer ⇒  Autumn and summer are related to spring as old age and youth are related to adolescence.

3. What to autumn and spring symbolise in the poem? Explain.

Answer ⇒ In the poem spring is the symbol of youth, and autumn is the symbol of maturity. Spring is the time of flowering, autumn is the time of fruition. Spring is the symbol of desire, autumn is the symbol of fulfilment.

4. How does Keats personify Autumn in the poem?

Answer ⇒ John Keats was a great lover of Nature. In the poem ‘Ode To Autumn’ he describes the beauty and characteristic spirit of Autumn in a series of memorable pictures. There he reveals the principle of beauty in nature in the autumn.

Question 5. What do autumn and spring symbolize in the poem? Explain.

Answer: Autumn and spring both the season are good for fruits like mellow and plump. It fills all fruit with ripeness to the core to swell the goud, and plump the hazel shells.

Question 6. Do you like this poem? Give two reasons?

Answer: Yes, I like this poem. It shows the good relationship between two seasons and also shows how these seasons are dependent to each other.