Class 10 English Poetry Chapter 1 The Fountain question answer

UP Board classes for Class 10 English Poetry Chapter 1 The Fountain question answer (James Russell Lowell) :-

Comprehension Questions

(1) Into the sunshine, ……….. From morn till night ! [2011]

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Question 1: How does the fountain appear in the sunshine?
Answer: The fountain looks full of light in the sunshine.

Question 2: What does the poet describe in the above lines?
Answer: The poet describes that a fountain is leaping and flashing from morning till night.

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(2) Into the moonlight, …………….. When the winds blow ! [2010, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]

Question 1: How does the fountain look like in the moonlight?
Answer: In the moonlight the fountain looks whiter than snow.

Question 2: What kind of movement does the word ‘waving’ suggest?
Answer: Waving suggests the movement to and fro. ‘So’ means ‘like’.

Question 3: What colour is the fountain in moonlight?
Answer: In the moonlight the colour of the fountain is white. The word ‘into’ denotes eternal movement.

Question 4: What is the effect of the moonlight on the fountain?
Answer: Moonlight makes the fountain whiter than snow.

Question 5: What happens when the winds blow?
Answer: The fountain waves like a flower when the winds blow.

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(3) Into the starlight,…………………Happy by day! [2009]

Question 1: How do you know that the fountain is always happy?
Answer: The fountain is joyfully busy moving up and up all day and night, showing it is always happy.

Question 2: Which quality of the fountain affects the poet?
Answer: The poet is impressed with the fountain’s happiness in all conditions.

Question 3: What do you understand by the word ‘spray’?
Answer: ‘Spray’ suggests that the fountain spreads its happiness in all directions.

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(4) Ever in motion, ……Never a weary; [2014, 16, 18]

Question 1: From which poem has the above stanza been taken? Who is the author?
Answer: The stanza is from “The Fountain” by James Russell Lowell.

Question 2: How does the fountain remain in motion?
Answer: The fountain remains blithesome and cheery in motion.

Question 3: In which direction does the fountain climb?
Answer: The fountain climbs heavenward.

Question 4: What lesson can we learn from the fountain?
Answer: We should work hard constantly to achieve higher goals of life.

Question 5: Why has the fountain been called ‘ever in motion’?
Answer: Because it never stops and always moves upward.

Question 6: Describe the qualities of the fountain.
Answer: Always active, happy, cheerful, upward, and never tired.

Question 7: Rhyming words?
Answer: cheery – aweary.

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(5) Glad of all weathers, … Motion the rest; [2009, 12, 16]

Question 1: Condition of the fountain in all weathers?
Answer: The fountain looks glad in all weathers.

Question 2: How does the fountain move?
Answer: The fountain moves upward and downward.

Question 3: Meaning of ‘Motion thy rest’?
Answer: The fountain never rests, motion itself is its rest.

Question 4: Lesson in the stanza?
Answer: We should always remain active to achieve life’s higher goals.

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(6) Full of nature … Ever the same; [2009]

Question 1: Why can nothing ‘tame’ the fountain?
Answer: The fountain has a natural instinct to rise upward, nothing can stop it.

Question 2: What is the nature of the fountain?
Answer: Its nature is uncontrollable.

Question 3: What do the words ‘Changed every moment, ever the same’ mean?
Answer: The fountain changes but looks the same.

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(7) Ceaseless aspiring … The element; [2009, 11, 13, 16]

Question 1: Qualities of the fountain?
Answer: Always eager to rise yet satisfied.

Question 2: What are the elements of the fountain?
Answer: Darkness (night) and sunshine (day).

Question 3: Nature of the fountain?
Answer: Always going upward without stopping.

Question 4: Lesson from the stanza?
Answer: Stay fresh, steady, work hard from morning till night without feeling tired.

Question 5: Rhyming words?
Answer: content – element.

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(8) Glorious fountain! ……Upward like thee! [2009, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17]

Question 1: From which poem is the stanza? Author?
Answer: From “The Fountain” by James Russell Lowell.

Question 2: Why called ‘glorious’?
Answer: Because it looks very beautiful when rising upward.

Question 3: Qualities poet wishes to have?
Answer: Fresh, changeful, constant, and upward.

Question 4: Why ‘changeful’ and ‘constant’ together?
Answer: Life has ups and downs, but like the fountain, we must stay constant.

Question 5: Qualities mentioned?
Answer: Fresh, changeful, constant.

Question 6: Rhyming words?
Answer: be – thee.

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Appreciation of the Poem

Question 1: Who is addressing whom?
Answer: The poet is addressing the fountain.

Question 2: Which qualities poet wants?
Answer: Freshness, changefulness, constancy.

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Central Idea of the Poem

The fountain is a source of inspiration for the poet. It looks charming day and night, glad in all weathers, natural in motion, untiring, happy, ceaseless, fresh and glorious. The poet wishes to remain fresh, constant and upward like the fountain.

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