CBSE Class 12 · English · Flamingo / Vistas
A Thing of Beauty
Chapter summary, hard words and model exam answers for Class 12 English.
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About the author
John Keats (Endymion extract). Beautiful things remove earth's pall - sun, moon, trees, tales - and give reason to live despite misery, evil, and death.
Summary
Joy forever; never passes into nothingness.
Joy forever; never passes into nothingness.
Removes pall from darkness; gives hope.
Removes pall from darkness; gives hope.
Sun, moon, trees, musk rose, tales.
Sun, moon, trees, musk rose, tales.
Heat, cold, despondence, dearth of noble natures.
Heat, cold, despondence, dearth of noble natures.
Immortal drink from heaven's brink.
Immortal drink from heaven's brink.
Hard words & meanings
| bower | shady retreat |
| despondence | loss of hope |
| dearth | lack |
| pall | dark covering |
| musk | strong scent |
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