U7 L3 On The Morning Of Christ's Nativity

Question 1

What is an ode?

Answer 1

poem with elevated theme and dignified manner

Question 2

What is the main idea of ‘On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity’?

Answer 2

celebrates Christ’s birth

Question 3

What is a Muse?

Answer 3

• source of insp

- 1/9 sisters, goddesses in Greek myth, who inspired man’s inventions

Question 4

Stanza I and II: Christmas is a time to remember what?

Answer 4

significance of Jesus’ birth

Question 5

Stanzas III and IV: It starts a recreation of what? Nature makes preparations for who?

Answer 5

• Christ’s birth

- Maker

Question 6

Stanzas III-VIII: What did Christ bring to the earth?

Answer 6

peace

Question 7

Stanzas IX-XIII: What did the shepherds hear?

Answer 7

heavenly music

Question 8

Stanza XIV: If people listen to heavenly music as it was in Christ’s birth, what will melt away? What must humanity wait for first?

Answer 8

• sin

- final judgment to purify world

Question 9

Stanza XVIII: How does the poem console the reader?

Answer 9

Christ’s birth begins purification

Question 10

Stanza XIX: What is Jesus replacing?

Answer 10

false gods

Question 11

Stanza XXVI: What does it conclude?

Answer 11

concludes XIX about fake gods

Question 12

Stanza XXVII: What does the poet emphasize?

Answer 12

Christ’s birth is God’s promise to save men from worshipping false gods and weary existence on earth

Question 13

What is darkness, unpleasant noise, silence, always associated with?

Answer 13

the earth

Question 14

What is light and music associated with?

Answer 14

heaven

Question 15

What is the summary of On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity?

Answer 15

• Christmas for Christ birth significance
• re-creation of birth
• peace
• shepherds hear heavenly music
• music= melt sin
• comfort reader
• Jesus replace false gods
• birth=God’s promise to save man from false god worship and weary existence on earth