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    A THING OF BEAUTY BY JOHN KEATS

    SUMMARY –

    ‘A Thing of Beauty’– is a poem taken from the poem titled – “Endymion – A


    Poetic Romance’ written by the famous poet John Keats.

    The poet says that a beautiful thing is a source of endless joy. It has eternal
    beauty which never fades away. A beautiful thing is like a shady shelter that
    gives us a sleep full of sweet dreams, good health, and relaxation.
    Our attachments to the Earthly things are like a flowery wreath. They are traps
    that bind us to materialistic things and keep us away from eternal happiness.
    The Earth is full of hatred, greed, and negativity. According to the poet, the
    gloom and sadness caused by this negativity fade away with the positive vibes
    of the beautiful things that surround us.

    The poet lists out some of the beautiful things that surround us. As the saying
    goes -Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. He says that the numerous
    creations of God like the Sun which gives us energy, the moon’s beauty, the
    trees which give us shade are the natural beauties around us. The various
    animals like the sheep that surround us make our world lively. The pretty
    flowers like daffodils make the world green and lively. The flowing streams of
    water cool and refresh us in the hot summer season. The forests which are full
    of the pretty musk rose flowers are a beautiful sight to the eye. All these are
    the things of beauty.

    Also, the stories of the brave soldiers who laid their lives to protect their
    people are beautiful and inspiring. These beautiful things are like a fountain of
    immortality bestowed upon us by God. They inspire us to live on and maintain
    our faith in goodness.

    EXPLANATION (lines 1-5)


    The poet says that beauty stays forever. It never fades away. Rather, it
    increases with the passing time. The perception of the poet regarding beauty is
    that it never goes off with the passing time, rather it beautifies more and more.
    For the poet, beauty is like a beautiful shady tree under whose shade all the
    creatures can sleep peacefully and enjoy good health.
    EXPLANATION (lines 6-13)
    The poet says that every day, it is the beauty which fills us with the spirit to
    live. It is the beauty which builds the desire in us to live though there are sad
    moments and cruel people around us. So here the poet wants to say that
    without beauty the earth will be full of cruel people, sad and gloomy moments.
    It is the beauty which is created by god which helps us remove the sadness
    from our hearts.

    EXPLANATION (lines 13-19)


    Here the poet describes the beautiful things which are present on earth. These
    are the sun, moon, trees, flowers (daffodils) and the rivers. Poet says that all
    these things are like a blessing bestowed on all the creatures by earth. He
    further describes that the trees provide us with their shade, flowers with their
    beauty and rivers with their coolness during the hot summers. All of these are
    the beauties of nature which are like a boon for us.

    EXPLANATION (lines 20-25)


    The poet further carries on with the description of the more beautiful things
    present on earth. such as the beautiful musk roses which have such a nice
    fragrance. Then he describes the tales of the mighty warriors who laid their
    lives for their countries or for humanity. He says that these beautiful things are
    the gifts from god for all of us. They are like a nectar given by god to us and
    these are those beauties which are immortal and give us a reason to live on
    this earth despite having so many sorrows in our life.

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