Chapter:The Human Seasons
(Sonnet)
Q1..What does "pale misfeature" mean?
Q2..What happens when he has his summer?
Q3..How much is the measure of the year?
Answers
Answer:
1.(Ans) Then, man has his Winter, which brings man's “pale misfeature,” a phrase that can be read as death. ... Keats died at the age of twenty-five, and it is amazing that he was able to produce this kind of reflective work so young.
2.(Ans) During his Summer, by reflecting on his Spring, man gains a sense of enlightenment, or “dreaming high,” that is “nearest unto heaven.” While growing nearer to heaven, both in acquiring a sense of self and more literally aging towards a time of death, man enters the “quiet coves” of Autumn.
3.(Ans) Keats begin his poem by stating the simple known fact that "Four seasons fill the measure of the year". Then he starts personifying these seasons as man's four seasons of mind. First is the spring that is "lusty", symbolizing the vigor and excitement of man's youthful life. Second comes the summer season.
Answer:
Q1) Pale means not bright and misfeature means misshapen or an incident. So, pale misfeature means not bright incident which is referred to as death.
Q2) When he has his summer he starts thinking seriously and starts dreaming about his future.
Q3) Four seasons fill the measure of the year.
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