Poem – 11

For Anne Gregory

In this post, we have given the Important Questions of Poem 11 “For Anne Gregory”. It is the 11th chapter of Class 10th English.

Board	CBSE Board, UP Board, JAC Board, HBSE Board, UBSE Board, PSEB Board, RBSE Board
Textbook	NCERT
Class	Class 10
Subject	English Beehive
Chapter no.	Poem 11
Chapter Name	For Anne Gregory
Category	Class 10 English Important Questions
Medium	English

Poem 11 For Anne Gregory

Question 1. What does the young man mean by “great honey-coloued /Ramparts at your ear?” Why does he say that young men are “thrown into despair” by them?

Answer: The young man in the poem praises the great honey-colored hair of Anne. Anne’s hair have been called rampart, meaning a wall. It is called so because they act as a wall, as they prevent young men from looking beyond those yellow hair and into her soul. Her hair are so attractive that young men cannot look at anything else. Anne’s yellow hair are so pretty that young men hopelessly fall in love with her. She is so pretty that everyone wants her, which cannot happen; hence, they are thrown into despair.

Question 2. What colour is the young woman’s hair? What does she say she can change it td? Why would she want to do so?

Answer: Anne s hair are yellow, like the colour of honey. She says that she can change it to black, brown or carrot; she means that she can change it to any colour she wants. Anne says so to show that outer beauty is changeable and not permanent or real. She wants young men to look in her soul and love her for her inner beauty. In order to do so, she needs to show them the superficiality of her external beauty.

Question 3. Objects have qualities which make them desirable to others. Can you think of some objects (a car, a phone, a dress…) and say what qualities make one object more desirable than another? Imagine you were trying to sell an object: what qualities would you emphasise?

Answer: People desire objects because of their qualities that suit their need. The things we consume, goods we use such as a car, a phone, a dress etc. physical qualities matter the most. Before buying anything, it is always considered that the object is durable and looks pretty. If I were to sell a dress, I would select the one that is very appealing to the eye and comfortable for the body. Then I would emphasise on the durability of the dress so that the customer feels that he/she is spending his/her money at the right place and in the right thing.

Question 4.. What is the colour of the young woman’s hair? What do you think why she wants to change it?

Answer. The young woman has yellow hair which she says can be dyed brown, black or carrot. She desires this change to improve her looks and appear beautiful in the eyes of young men.

Question 5. What wisdom was imparted to the poet by an old religious man? Do you agree with the opinion?

Ans. The old religious man quoted a text, that–It is only God who can love a person for himself regardless of his appearance and other attributes. I agree that God’s love for his creation is unconditional; but people do get influenced by the appearance and other physical traits of a person.

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