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Class 11 English Elective (ESSAY)
3. PATTERNS OF CREATIVITY - S. Chandrasekhar
MAIN POINTS
☞ 'Patterns
of Creativity' has been taken from the book, Truth and Beauty which is a
collection of seven lectures addressing aesthetics and motivation in the
pursuit of science and contemplates patterns of scientific creativity.
☞ The
essay is written by S. Shandrasekhar who was an astrophysicist and Nobel
Laureate.
☞ In
this essay, the speaker tries to figure out the difference of patterns of
creativity by the scientists and the poets.
☞ He
says that many romantic poets like Wordsworth and Keats were against science.
They are of the view that science destroys all the beauty of nature.
☞ Lowes
Dickinson said, "When Science arrives, it expels Literature".
☞ Peter
Medawar countered Lowes Dickinson by saying that science and literature
represent complementary and mutually sustaining endeavours to reach a common
goal.
☞ However,
the writer supports Shelley's views. Shelley was considered a scientist's poet.
☞ Shelley
describes the mechanism of nature with precision. Shelley's work was a complete
fusion of science with poetry.
☞ Shelley
in his poem 'Cloud', mentions many scientifically true incidents.
☞ W.B.
Yeats called Shelly's A Defence of Poetry "the profoundest essay on the
foundation of poetry in the English language"
☞ By
giving the example of Shelley the writer wants to tell us that science and
poetry are not opposite to each other, rather they are complementary to each
other.
☞ S.
Chandrasekhar concludes by saying why there is no similar 'A Defence of
Science' written by a scientist.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. Who has written, 'Patterns of Creativity'?
a. S. Chandrasekhar
b.
Mark Twain
c.
G.N. Devy
d.
John Ruskin
2. Who has written the line"A fingering slave"?
a. Wordsworth
b.
Keats
c.
Shelly
d.
Darwin
3. Who has written the line"Do not all charms fly"?
a.
Wordsworth
b. Keats
c.
Darwin
d.
Shelly
4. Who said, "When Science arrives it expels
Literature"?
a.
Keats
b. Lowes Dickison
c.
Faraday
d.
Shelly
5. Who countered Lowes Dickinson?
a.
Keats
b.
Shelly
c. Peter Medawar
d.
Faraday
7. Who is a scientist's poet?
a.
Wordsworth
b.
Keats
c. Shelly
d.
Milton
8. Which poem of Shelley is a fusion of creative myth and
scientific monograph?
a.
Cloud
b.
Prometheus Unbound
c. Both a and b
d.
None of the above
9. Who discovered the laws of electromagnetic induction?
a.
Darwin
b.
Dickinson
c. Faraday
d.
Newton
10. Who has written 'A Defence of Poetry'?
a. Shelly
b.
Wordsworth
c.
Keats
d.
Darwin
11. Who was then the Chancellor of the Exchequer?
a.
Faraday
b.
Darwin
c. Gladstone
d.
Shelly
12. Who called 'A Defecse of Poetry' the profoundest essay on
the foundation of poetry?
a.
Darwin
b.
Shelly
c. W.B. Yeats
d.
Faraday
13. Who was a distinguished Astrophysicist and Nobel Laureate?
a.
Faraday
b.
Newton
c. S. Chandrashekhar
d.
Shelly
14. When was S.Chandrasekhar born?
a. 1910
b.
1920
c.
1930
d.
1900
15. When did S. Chandrashekhar die?
a.
1985
b. 1995
c.
1996
d.
1997
16. What question does the author have?
a. About contrasting patterns of creativity between the
practitioners of arts and science.
b.
About similarity in the patterns of creativity between the practitioners of
arts and science.
c.
About the better field-arts or sciences
d.
None of the above
17. Which two poets in the essay have negative views about
science?
a.
Keats and Shelly
b.
Wordsworth and Maxwell
c. Wordsworth and Keats
d.
Keats and Maxwell
18. As per Charles Darwin, he enjoyed poetry only till the age
of thirty, but now poetry is tolerably dull.
a. True
b.
False
c.
May be
d.
Can't say
19. Which of the famous essays written by Shelly is considered
as the foundation of poetry in the English language?
a. A Defence of Poetry
b.
A Defence of Story
c.
A Philosophy of Poetry
d.
A Defence of Science
20. Who are considered as "mirrors of futurity that casts
upon the present"?
a.
Scientists
b. Poets
c.
Artists
d.
Politicians
21. On reading 'A Defence of Poetry' a question occurs in the
author's mind that why is there no similar written.
a. A Defence of Science
b.
A Defence of Scientists
c.
A Story of Science
d.
A Study of Science
22. "Shelly's attitude to Science was at the opposite pole
to that of Wordsworth". Who has said this?
a.
A.N.Whitehead
b.
Desmond King-Hele
c.
Peter Medawar
d. Lowes Dickinson
23. Who formulated concepts like "lines of force" and
"fields of force"?
a.
Gladstone
b. Faraday
c.
Maxwell
d.
S. Chandrasekhar
24. 'Patterns of Creativity' is taken from the book
a. Truth and Beauty
b.
Modern Painters
c.
Aspects of the Novel
d.
Unto the Last
25. S. Chandrasekhar taught at the University of
a. Chicago
b.
Yale
c.
Oxford
d.
Cambridge
VERY SHORT QUESTIONS
1. What question does the author has?
Ans.
The author questions why the patterns of creativity among practitioners in the
arts and practitioners in the sciences are contrasting.
2. How does he plan to answer this question?
Ans.
The author does not plan to answer the question immediately but to make an assortment
of remarks that could give him an answer.
3. What does he consider first in the essay?
Ans.
The author considers knowing the perspective of a scientist and a poet about
one another.
4. What does one think of when he thinks of the attitude of
poets to science?
Ans.
The author mentions that if someone thinks of the attitude of poets to science,
he should think of Wordsworth and Keats and their off-quoted lines.
5. What do the off-quoted lines by Wordsworth that the author
has mentioned in the chapter "Patterns of creativity" depict?
Ans.
According to the author, the off-quoted lines by Wordsworth in the chapter
"Patterns of creativity" depict the echo in the statement made by
Lowes Dickinson, "When Science arrives, it expels Literature."
6. Who is Shelley? Why does the author mention him in his
lesson?
Ans.
Shelley was a scientist's poet. The author mentions him in the essay because he
wants scientists to consider their attitude toward Shelley.
7. What Desmond King-Hele had remarked about Shelley?
Ans.
Desmond King-Hele had remarked about Shelley that his attitude to science
emphasises the surprising modern climate of thought in which he chose to live,
as he has demonstrated the mechanisms of nature with an accuracy and a wealth
of detail unparalleled in English poetry.
8. What does A.N.Whitehead say about Shelley's attitude to
science?
Ans.
A.N. Whitehead says that the attitude of Shelley to science was contrasting to
that of Wordsworth. Shelley loves science and he is never tired of writing
poetry about the thoughts which it suggests. Poetry about science symbolises
his joy, peace and illumination.
9. Name two works of Shelly that have been mentioned in the
lesson?
Ans.
The two works mentioned in the lesson are 'Cloud" and 'Prometheus Unbound'.
10. What was Faraday's contribution in the field of Science?
Ans.
Faraday discovered the laws of electromagnetic induction and his discoveries
led him to formulate concepts such as 'lines of force' and 'fields of force.
SHORT QUESTIONS
1. How does Shelley's attitude to science differ from that of
Wordsworth and Keats?
Ans.
Both Wordsworth and Keats considered science which destroys literature.
According to them Science ruins all beautiful things. However, Shelley is often
called a scientist's poet. He loved science and was never tired of expressing
it in this poetry. Science symbolised to him joy, peace and illumination.
2. It is not an accident that the most discriminating literary
criticism of Shelley's thought and work is by a distinguished scientist,
Desmond King- Hele. How does the statement bring out the meeting point of
poetry and science?
Ans.
Desmond King-Hele was a British physicist and he appreciated Shelley's thought
and work. He said that Shelley's attitude to science emphasises the surprising
modern climate of thoughts in which he chose to live. Shelley describes the
mechanisms of nature with precision. Shelley's work was a complete fusion of
science with poetry. Shelley in his poem, 'Cloud' mentions many scientifically
true incidents.
3. What do you infer from Darwin's comment on his indifference
to literature as he advanced in years?
Ans.
Darwin was a great scientist. He is known for his law of evolution. He enjoyed
literature until the age of thirty. He enjoyed poetic works of Byron,
Coleridge, Shelley and many other poets. However, as he grew in years, his mind
became skeptical and thus his love for literature died away.
4. How do the patterns of creativity displayed by scientists
differ from those displayed by poets?
Ans.
The poets celebrate nature while scientists cultivate nature. The poets like
Wordsworth and Keats criticised humans for exploiting nature. However,
scientists utilize the resources of nature to create useful things. However, we
can say there is no enmity between poets and scientists. There are poets, like
Shelley, who have beautifully fused poetry with science. He has shown that
patterns of creativity-whether by scientists or by the poets can remain the
same.
5. What is the central argument of the speaker?
Ans.
In this essay the speaker tries to figure out the difference of patterns of
creativity by the scientists and the poets. He says that many romantic poets
like Wordsworth and Keats were against science. They are of the view that
science destroys all the beauty of nature. However, the writer supports
Shelley's views. Shelley was considered a scientist poet. He describes the
mechanisms of nature with precision. Shelley's work was a complete fusion of
science with poetry. Shelley in his poem Cloud mentions many scientifically
true incidents. By giving the example of Shelley the writer wants to tell us
that scientists and poets are not opposite to each other, rather they are
complementary to one another.
LONG QUESTIONS
1. 'Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world'.
Discuss.
Ans.
This statement was made by Shelley in his poem. 'A Defence of Poetry'.
According to Shelley poetry makes everything immortal with its beauty. It has
the power of inspiring humanity. It can bring change and also ignite the human
minds. Poetry beholds the past and mirrors the present as well. Shelley calls
poets revolutionaries of the society. In fact, not just poets, all great
authors are revolutionaries. They participate in the society not just as silent
onlookers but they watch and express their criticism or appreciation through
their works.
2. Poetry and science are incompatible. Discuss.
Ans.
There are always two perspectives to every doctrine and statement. The poets
like Wordsworth and Keats were against science. They were of the opinion that
science destroys all beautiful things of nature. On the other hand, Shelley was
called a scientist poet. In his poems he has celebrated science. The same thing
is about the scientists. Scientists like Faraday loved poetry. However, the
great scientist Darwin was against literature. Thus we can say that there will
be many such poets and scientists who are fond of science and poetry
respectively. Thus to say that poetry and science are incompatible with each
other would not be right.
3. 'On reading Shelley's A Defence of Poetry, the question
insistently occurs why there is no similar 'A Defence of Science' written by a
scientist of equal endowment.". Give your views on the statement.
Ans. One who is passionate about one's subject praises it profoundly. However, there might be differences. in their choice of words. The poets generally use flowery words in defence of their poetry. On the other hand, a scientist uses his invention to express his passion. This is natural. Therefore, Shelley wrote A Defence of Poetry while Faraday discovered laws of electromagnetic induction. It is not that scientists do not defend science. However, they generally lack that power of words, which the poets have.
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