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WORKING WITH THE POEM
1. The poet says, “Beauty is heard in ..."
Can you hear beauty? Add a sound that you think is beautiful
to the sounds the poet thinks are beautiful.
The poet, Keats, said:
Heard melodies are sweet,
But those unheard are sweeter.
What do you think this means? Have you ever 'heard a song in
your head, long after the song was sung or played?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Yes, beauty can be heard anywhere. When we hear something enchanting, it attracts us towards it. We want to hear it again and again. It can be a melodious song by a bird, sound of leaves, air etc. Keats said in the above lines that melodies which we can hear are sweet, but those which we can’t hear are even sweeter. They can only be imagined and beauty lies in the imagination. Yes, sometimes a melodious song stays in one’s mind for long and it keeps playing in one’s head as it has touched that person’s soul.