question and answer of grasshopper and the cricket
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Explain “wrought a silence” meaning
The phrase “wrought a silence” is used to describe the condition of living things during the winter’s evening. It is chilling cold outside and snow is everywhere. Wrought means to exert (force upon) something. Hence the winter has forced the humans as well as animals to remain silence.
What does the line “in warmth increasing ever” mean?
Warmth simply means warm. During winters, the people keep their home warm using fire. The cricket creeps into the kitchen near the stove which is burning. It keeps increasing the heat. So for the cricket, heat keeps increasing which makes it feel more comfortable. Read summary of this poem.
what does the poet say about the poetry of earth?
According to the poet, the poetry (singing and merry-making) never ends though it may be summer or winter. Her merry-making is not limited to spring. During the hot summer, grasshopper sings while in the winters, cricket sings. So the nature is always alive and merry-making.
Who said “the poetry of the earth is never dead”?
John Keats, a Romantic Poet said that the poetry of the earth is never dead.
What is the poetry of the earth?
The poetry of earth is its nature of being alive. Plants, flowers, animals, insects etc all make up the nature. All of them keep the earth merry-making. During spring, flowers bloom and all the birds chirp. During summer when birds hide themselves from heat of sun, grasshopper takes the lead and kee
What does the poet mean by “take the lead in summer luxury?
The phrase "take the lead in summer luxury" is used for the grasshopper's singing. According to the poet, when the sun heats up during the summer, all the birds hide themselves and their chirping is heard no more. At such a time, the grasshopper appears and takes the lead of keeping the nature alive.