🌼 POEM SUMMARY: “For Anne Gregory”
This poem is a conversation between a young man and a young woman (Anne Gregory).
The young man says that no young man will love Anne for who she truly is,
but they will love her for her beautiful honey-coloured hair.
Anne replies that she can change her hair colour anytime —
she can dye it black, brown or carrot.
So boys should love her, not her hair.
A religious man says that only God can love someone for their true self.
Humans love based on outer appearance, but God loves the inner soul.
🌼 HINDI
यह कविता एक लड़के और एनी ग्रेगरी के बीच बातचीत है।
लड़का कहता है कि कोई भी युवा लड़का एनी से उसके असली व्यक्तित्व के लिए प्यार नहीं करेगा,
बल्कि उसके सुंदर सुनहरे (पीले) बालों के लिए करेगा।
एनी जवाब देती है कि वह अपने बालों को किसी भी रंग में रंग सकती है—काले, भूरे या नारंगी।
अगर लड़के सच में उसे प्यार करते हैं, तो बालों के रंग से क्या फर्क पड़ता है?
अंत में एक धार्मिक व्यक्ति कहता है कि सिर्फ भगवान ही किसी को उसके असली रूप के लिए प्यार कर सकते हैं।
मनुष्य हमेशा दिखावे से प्रभावित होता है, पर ईश्वर आत्मा से प्रेम करता है।
🌼 WORD MEANING
| Word | Hindi |
|---|---|
| Ramparts | किले की ऊँची दीवारें (यहाँ बालों के लिए रूपक) |
| Despair | निराशा |
| Honey-coloured | शहद जैसा पीला |
| Declare | कहना / घोषणा करना |
| Prove | साबित करना |
| Hair-dye | बाल रंगने की दवा |
| For yourself alone | सिर्फ आपके असली व्यक्तित्व के लिए |
🌼 VERY SHORT QUESTIONS (1 Mark)
Q1. Who is the poet of “For Anne Gregory”?
Ans. W.B. Yeats
Q2. What colour is Anne’s hair?
Ans. Honey-coloured (yellow)
Q3. What can Anne change about herself?
Ans. Her hair colour.
Q4. According to the religious man, who can love truly?
Ans. Only God.
🌼 SHORT QUESTIONS (2–3 Marks)
Q1. Why does the young man admire Anne Gregory?
Ans. He admires her for her beautiful honey-coloured hair, not her personality.
Her hair is compared to “ramparts,” meaning it attracts all young men.
Q2. How does Anne Gregory defend herself?
Ans. She says she can change her hair colour anytime.
If boys loved her truly, they would love her personality, not her hair.
This shows she wants inner beauty to be valued.
Q3. What message does “For Anne Gregory” give?
Ans. The poem teaches that people usually love others for outward beauty, not inner qualities.
Only God loves someone for their true nature.
Real love should be based on character, not appearance.
🌼 LONG QUESTION (5–6 Marks – CBSE Style)
Q1. Compare the views of the young man, Anne Gregory, and the religious man. What is the poet trying to say?
Answer (Easy Language):
The young man believes that no boy will love Anne for her true self;
they will love her because of her attractive yellow hair.
He feels outer beauty controls love.
Anne Gregory disagrees.
She says she can dye her hair any colour she wants.
She believes people should love her for her inner qualities and real personality, not just her looks.
The religious man adds another truth:
Only God can love someone for who they really are.
Human beings judge based on appearance, but God sees the soul.
Through their conversation, the poet shows that true love is rare.
Most people fall for outer beauty, not inner goodness.