Question

And such too is the grandeur of the dooms;
We have imagined for the mighty dead;
My lovely tales that we have heard or read;
An endless of immortal drink,
Pouring unto us from heaven’s brink.

Questions to be answered
a) Name the poem and the poet of these lines.
b) Explain: 'the grandeur of the dooms'.
c) What is the thing of beauty mentioned in these lines?
d) What image does the poet use in these lines?

Answer 1

Hint: The poem describes how nature and its wonder enchant us and wash away all the sorrow that we encounter from time to time. Endymion is a poem written by John Keats that was first published in 1818.

Complete answer:
Here are some words that are included in the given stanza.
i) Grandeur - something is prestigious or socially significant/important.
ii) Mighty - massive
iii) Immortal - something that never dies or that lives forever.
iv) Brink - the extreme edge of something.

Now let us look at the questions:
(a) John Keats wrote the poem 'A thing of beauty.'

(b) The term "grandeur of the dooms" refers to the glory and magnificence that the dead are entitled to on the Doom Day following their death.

(c) The group of stories celebrating the glory of our powerful ancestors that we have read or heard is the thing of beauty mentioned in these lines.

(d) The poet uses the image of an "endless fountain" falling from heaven to us. Nature and other beautiful things around us, he believes, are a gift from God that brings us infinite delight and joy.

Note: Explanation of the above given paragraph
The poem then goes on to describe some of the most amazing things on Earth. Then he tells the stories of great heroes who gave their life for their country or for mankind. He claims that these lovely items are God's blessings to all of humanity. They are like nectar offered to us by Heaven, and these are the beauties that are eternal and that gives us a reason to survive on this planet amid our many sorrows.