FOR ANNE GREGORY
WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS
This poem is a
conversation between a young man and a young woman. What are they arguing
about?
यह कविता एक युवा
आदमी और एक युवा औरत के बीच में वार्तालाप है। ये क्या तर्क देते हैं?
Never shall a young man,
Thrown into despair
By those great honey-colored
Ramparts at your ear,
Love you for yourself alone
And not your yellow hair
Explanation- There is a conversation between the poet
and a girl named Anne Gregory. In the first stanza of the poem the poet says to
the girl that a young man can become sad or hopeless , if you reject him. But
it doesn’t mean he has true love in his heart for you. He falls in love with
you because of your golden hair. The poet says to the girl that her golden hair
(means beautiful hair) fall on her ears and seem like they are protecting them
in a similar way as a boundary wall protect the fort. The stanza suggests that
people often focus on physical beauty instead of appreciating someone's inner
qualities.
Hindi- कवि और एक लड़की जिसका नाम ऐनी ग्रेगरी है, के बीच बातचीत हो रही है। कविता के पहले पद में कवि लड़की
से कहता है कि यदि वह किसी युवक को अस्वीकार कर दे, तो वह उदास या निराश हो सकता है। लेकिन इसका मतलब यह नहीं है कि उसके दिल में
आपके लिए सच्चा प्रेम है। वह आपसे प्रेम करता है क्योंकि आपके सुनहरे बाल हैं। कवि
कहता है कि उसके सुनहरे बाल (अर्थात सुंदर बाल) उसके कानों पर गिरते हैं और ऐसा
लगता है जैसे वे किले की दीवार की तरह उनकी रक्षा कर रहे हैं। यह पद बताता है कि
लोग अक्सर किसी की आंतरिक विशेषताओं की सराहना करने के बजाय शारीरिक सुंदरता पर
ध्यान केंद्रित करते हैं।
"But I can get a
hair-dye
And set such colour there,
Brown, or black, or carrot,
That young man in despair
May love me for myself alone
And not my yellow hair."
Explanation- In the second stanza of this poem, Anne
Gregory replies to the poet that she can change her hair color by dyeing it
brown, black, or red (carrot). She hopes that by changing her hair, young men
will no longer be distracted by her yellow hair and will start to love her for
who she truly is inside. This shows her desire to be valued for her inner self
rather than her appearance.
Hindi- कविता के दूसरे पद में, ऐनी ग्रेगरी कवि को जवाब देती है कि वह अपने बालों का रंग बदल सकती है और
उन्हें भूरा, काला या लाल (गाजरी) रंग में
रंग सकती है। उसे आशा है कि बालों का रंग बदलने से युवा पुरुष उसके सुनहरे बालों
से विचलित नहीं होंगे और उसकी आंतरिक सुंदरता के लिए उसे पसंद करेंगे। यह उसके इस
इच्छा को दर्शाता है कि वह अपनी बाहरी सुंदरता के बजाय अपनी आंतरिक विशेषताओं के
लिए सराही जाए।
"I heard an old
religious man
But yesternight declare
That he had found a text to prove
That only God, my dear,
Could love you for yourself alone
And not your yellow hair.
Explanation- In the last stanza of this poem, the poet
replies to Anne Gregory after listening her thoughts about love for internal
beauty and not external. He says that he had heard an old religious man saying
that only God can love us for what we are, and he can prove this by the fact
mentioned in a religious book. The stanza suggests that true love that looks
beyond appearances is very rare.
Hindi- कविता के अंतिम पद में, ऐनी ग्रेगरी के आंतरिक सुंदरता के प्रेम के विचार सुनने के बाद, कवि उसे जवाब देता है। वह कहता है कि उसने एक बूढ़े धार्मिक व्यक्ति को कहते सुना है कि केवल भगवान ही हमें
हमारी असली पहचान के लिए प्रेम कर सकते हैं,
और वह इसे एक
धार्मिक पुस्तक में लिखे तथ्य से साबित कर सकते हैं। यह पद बताता है कि सच्चा
प्रेम, जो बाहरी सुंदरता से परे जाकर व्यक्ति को देखता है, बहुत दुर्लभ होता है।
WILLIAM BUILER YEATS
William Butler
Yeats (1865-1939) was an Irish nationalist. He was educated in London and
Dublin, and was interested in folklore and mythology. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923.
For Anne
Gregory Summary
The poem "For Anne Gregory" by W.B. Yeats explores the idea that
people often fall in love based on physical appearance rather than a person's
true self. Anne Gregory, a young woman with yellow hair, is told by the speaker
that young men are likely to love her because of her beautiful hair. Anne
replies that she could dye her hair a different color (like carrot, black,
brown) to see if someone would love her for who she truly is, rather than just
her looks. The poet says that an old religious man then declares that only God
can love a person for who they truly are, beyond their physical appearance. The
poem highlights the superficial nature of human love and contrasts it with the
pure, unconditional love of God.
Poetic
Device
1. Rhyme Scheme- ABCBDB
2. Metaphor- A
metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike
things without the use of ‘like’ or ‘as’.
Example
Honey-coloured
Ramparts at your ear ( Anne’s hair is compared to the ramparts of a fort)
3. Alliteration- Alliteration
is the repetition of the same consonant sound (not consonant letter) in several
words.
Example
set such,
he had
4. Anaphora- Repeated use of a word at the beginning of two lines (That he………..that only
god)
For Anne
Gregory Extract Based Questions
1. Never
shall a young man,
Thrown into despair
By those great honey-coloured
Ramparts at your ear,
Love you for yourself alone
And not your yellow hair.
a. Fill the blank with one word.
The
speaker believes that a young man will be thrown into despair by the sight of
Anne Gregory's ___________ hair.
Answer- Yellow
b. What does the speaker suggest about the nature of love in these lines?
Answer- The speaker suggests that love is often superficial, focusing on physical
attributes like hair color rather than the inner qualities of a person.
c. Which of the following best describes the speaker's attitude towards
superficial love?
A.
Accepting
B. Critical
C. Encouraging
D. Ambivalent
Answer: B. Critical
d. Comment on the poet’s use of imagery in these lines.
Answer- The poet uses vivid imagery to convey the superficial nature of love. The
phrase "great honey-coloured Ramparts at your ear" creates a striking
visual image of Anne Gregory's hair, emphasizing its beauty and allure. This
imagery underscores the idea that young men are often enamored by outward
appearances rather than the true essence of a person. The use of
"ramparts" also suggests a barrier, implying that this superficial
attraction prevents deeper emotional connection.
2.
"But I can get a hair-dye
And set such colour there,
Brown, or black, or carrot,
That young man in despair
May love me for myself alone
And not my yellow hair."
a.
Which of the following best captures the theme of
the stanza?
A. The superficiality of love
B. The permanence of beauty
C. The inevitability of change
D. The complexity of relationships
Answer- A The Superficiality of love
b.
Give below are the tagline of four hypothetical
brands. Choose the correct option that fits the best with the first three lines
of the given stanza.
Option-1 Option-2
LITELIFE GET SET
Food that makes you light My home. My
gym.
Option-3 Option-4
LOOKBOOK PLANET
FOOD
No game over, get makeover Eat!
Eat! Eat! Repeat!
A. Option (1)
B. Option (2)
C. Option (3)
D. Option (4)
Answer- C
c.
Identify the literary device used in the phrase
"set such colour there".
Answer- The literary device used is alliteration.
d.
Why do you think the poet chose the colors
"brown, black, or carrot" specifically? What might these colors
symbolize?
Answer: The poet chose "brown, black, or
carrot" to symbolize a range of common hair colors, representing the
possibility of change and diversity. These colors also contrast with her
natural "yellow" hair, emphasizing the idea that any change might
help reveal her true self, free from superficial judgments.
3.
"I heard an old religious man
But yesternight declare
That he had found a text to prove
That only God, my dear,
Could love you for yourself alone
And not your yellow hair."
a.
Fill the blank with one word.
The old religious man declared that only ________ could
love Anne Gregory for herself alone and not her yellow hair.
Answer- God
b.
What does the old religious man's declaration imply
about human love?
Answer- The old religious man's declaration
implies that human love is often superficial and based on physical appearances.
In contrast, divine love, represented by God's love, is pure and sees beyond
external attributes to love a person for their true self.
c.
Which of the following best describes the speaker's
attitude towards the old religious man's declaration?
A. Accepting
B. Skeptical
C. Respectful
D. Indifferent
Answer: C. Respectful
d.
Comment on the poet’s use of religious reference in
these lines.
Answer- The poet uses a religious reference to
emphasize the idea that true, unconditional love is rare among humans and can
only be found in a divine context. By invoking God, the poet contrasts the
superficial nature of human affection with the profound and genuine love that God
offers. This religious reference elevates the theme of the poem, suggesting
that the ultimate form of love transcends physical appearances and is rooted in
a deeper spiritual connection.
4.
“Never shall a young man,
Thrown into despair
By those great honey-coloured
Ramparts at your ear, Love you for yourself alone And not your yellow hair.”
Question
(a) What does ‘ramparts’ mean?
(b) What is the colour of Anne’s hair?
(c) What does the poet mean by, “love you for yourself alone and not your
yellow hair”?
(d) What does ‘despair’ mean in the stanza?
Answer:
(a) Ramparts refers to wall that protects a fort. Here, it has been used
metaphorically to mean the lock of hair around her ear.
(b) Anne’s hair are honey-coloured.
(c) The poet means that young men love Anne for her beautiful looks and not for
her real character.
(d) Despair means hopelessness.
5.
“But I can get a hair-dye
And set such colour there,
Brown, or black, or carrot,
That young men in despair
May love me for myself alone
And not my yellow hair.”
Question
(a) Who is the speaker of these lines?
(b) Why does Anne say that she can change her hair colour?
(c) Which word in the stanza means ‘colour’?
(d) What is the rhyming scheme adopted in this stanza?
Answer:
(a) The speaker of these lines is Anne Gregory.
(b) Anne says that she can change her hair colour to show that external beauty
is not real and permanent.
(c) The word is Dye.
(d) The rhyming scheme adopted in this stanza is abcbdb.
6.
“I heard an old religious man
But yesternight declare
That he had found a text to prove
That only God, my dear,
Could love you for yourself alone
And not your yellow hair.”
Question
(a) Who had found a ‘text’?
(b) What does the text prove?
(c) What does ‘yesternight’ mean?
(d) Find a word from the passage which is an antonym of ‘concial or hide’.
Answer:
(a) An old religious man had found a text.
(b) The text proves that only God is capable of looking beyond external beauty,
into the soul of a person.
(c) Yesternight means last night.
(d) The antonym is ‘declare’
For Anne Gregory Objective Questions
1.
“For Anne Gregory” is composed by ____________.
a) William Wordsworth
b) WB Yeats
c) John Keats
d) John Donne
2.
‘You’ in the above mentioned lines refers to __________.
a) Anne Gregory
b) poet (WB Yeats)
c) God
d) none
3.
The color of her hair is _________.
a) yellow
b) black
c) green
d) carrot
4.
‘Men in Despair’ means _____________.
a) ugliness
b) happiness
c) hopelessness
d) none
5.
What are the different colors of the hair mentioned
by the poet?
a) green, black, red
b)white, black, brown
c) brown, black, carrot
d) yellow, golden, white
6.
What do “I” refer to?
a) Anne Gregory
b) poet
c) God
d) religious man
7.
The poem “For Anne Gregory” strongly defies the idea
of___________.
a) internal qualities
b) external beauty
c) spiritual self
d) divinity
8.
Choose the phrase that best represents, “love you
for yourself alone”.
a) Unconditional love
b) Unseemly love
c) Unrequited love
d) Understated love
9.
Name the literary device used in the line ‘honey-coloured
ramparts at your ear’
a) oxymoron
b)metaphor
c) assonance
d) simile
10.
Name the literary device used in the line ‘and set
such color there’
a) oxymoron
b) simile
c) metaphor
d) alliteration
11.
Who can love us for who we are and not for how we
look?
a) poet
b) young man
c) Anne Gregory
d) God
12.
What does the girl think she can do to get rid of lovers?
a) cut her hair
b) dye her hair
c) cover her hair
d) all of them
13.
What color will the girl dye her hair?
a) black
b) brown
c) carrot
d) all of them
14.
What is the mood of the young man?
a) sad
b) happy
c) romantic
d) miserable
15.
What hair color is the lover attracted to?
a) carrot
b) black
c) yellow
d) brown
16.
What should we look for in a lady before falling in love?
a) spiritual beauty
b) outer beauty
c) hair
d) face
17. What is the poet’s
view on people and love?
a) people love others on the basis of physical attraction
b) the color of skin and hair is more important for people
c) the real worth of a person hardly matters.
d) all of the above
18.
Who was it that the poet had heard?
a) a priest
b) an old religious man
c) a king
d) a young girl
For Anne Gregory Short Question Answer
1.
Between whom does the conversation in the poem take
place?
Answer- The conversation in the poem "For Anne
Gregory" takes place between the speaker and Anne Gregory. The speaker
tells Anne about the superficial nature of young men's love, which is often
based on her physical appearance, particularly her yellow hair. Anne responds
by suggesting she could dye her hair a different color to see if someone would
love her for her true self. The speaker then relays a statement from an old
religious man, who says that only God can love a person for their true self,
beyond physical appearance.
2.
What does the poet mean by, “those great
honey-coloured ramparts at your ear”?
Answer- In the poem "For Anne Gregory,"
the phrase "those great honey-coloured ramparts at your ear" refers
to Anne Gregory's beautiful, yellow hair. The poet uses the word
"ramparts" to describe her hair as a barrier or wall, emphasizing its
striking appearance and the way it captivates and perhaps even obstructs deeper
appreciation of her true self.
3.
Why do young men love Anne for her hair and not for
herself alone?
Answer- Anne Gregory is so beautiful that no man
is capable of ignoring her external beauty and looking inside her real nature.
Her attractive external*features stop men from knowing the real person. This is
what that makes the speaker say that young men love Anne for her hair and not
for herself alone.
4.
What are Anne’s views on external beauty?
Answer- Anne does not believe in external beauty
and wants to be loved for herself. She says that her beautiful hair that
attract so many men can be changed and coloured differently. This shows that Anne
thinks that external beauty is not important and is changeable.
5.
What has, According to the speaker an old religious man found?
Answer- The speaker says that an old
religious man has found a text that proves that only God is capable of looking
at a person’s real self, beyond the external beauty.
6.
Why is only God capable of loving Anne for herself?
Answer- Only God is capable of loving Anne for
only herself because humans do not have the power to look the beauty of soul.
Only God is capable of not caring for the outer beauty, looking the beauty of
one’s soul.
For Anne Gregory Long Question Answer
1.
The poet in the poem, ‘For Anne Gregory’ conveys
that we should give importance to the inner beauty and not the physical
appearance. Elaborate with reference to the poem.
Answer- In the conversation that takes place
between Anne Gregory and another speaker, the poet has tried to show that inner
beauty is real beauty, whereas physical appearance is changeable and hence,
unimportant. The first speaker says to Anne that young men love her for her
beautiful yellow hair and may never love her for what she really is. To this,
Anne replies that her hair-colour can be changed into black, brown or carrot,
meaning that external beauty is all superficial and men should not love her for
that. Through Anne’s reply, the poet has made clear his preference for internal
beauty over physical appearance.
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