NCERT SOLUTIONS FOR CLASS 10 - ENGLISH NOTES - FOR ANNE GREGORY - WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - CBSE

 

FOR ANNE GREGORY

WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS

 

THINKING ABOUT THE POEM

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?
Ans: The young man in the poem praises the extraordinary honey-colored hair of Anne. Anne's hair have been called rampart, which means a wall. It is called so in light of the fact that they act as a wall, as they keep young men from looking past those yellow hair and into her soul. Her hair are appealing to the point that young men can't take a gander at whatever else. Anne's yellow hair are pretty to such an extent that young men pitifully become hopelessly enamored with her. She is pretty to such an extent that everybody needs her, which can't happen; henceforth, they are tossed into despair.

 

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?
Ans: Anne s hair are yellow, similar to the colour of honey. She says that she can change it to dark, brown or carrot; she implies that she can change it to any colour she needs. Anne says as much to show that external beauty is alterable and not permanent or true. She needs young men to glance in her soul and love her for her internal beauty. To do as such, she needs to show them the triviality of her outer beauty.

 

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 emphasize?
Ans: People desire objects in view of their qualities that suit their need. The things we consume, goods we utilize like a vehicle, a telephone, a dress and so on actual physical qualities matter the most. Prior to purchasing anything, it is constantly viewed as that the object is tough and looks pretty. If I somehow happened to sell a dress, I would choose the one that is extremely interesting to the eye and agreeable for the body. Then, at that point I would emphasize on the toughness of the dress so the customer feels that he/she is spending his/her money at the right place and in the right thing.