1. “A slumber did my spirit seal,” says the poet. That is, a deep sleep ‘closed off’ his soul (or mind). How does the poet react to his loved one’s death? Does he feel bitter grief? Or does he feel a great peace?
1. “A slumber did my spirit seal,” says the poet. That is, a deep sleep ‘closed off’ his soul (or mind). How does the poet react to his loved one’s death? Does he feel bitter grief? Or does he feel a great peace?
Explanation:
The poet's words express a state of mind that is difficult to interpret as either one of mourning or peacefulness. He describes feeling as though his mind has gone to sleep and acknowledges that the passing of his lover has sealed his soul, leaving him free from any mortal fears. He reflects on the stillness of his beloved's form, which exists outside the constraints of time.
2.The passing of time will no longer affect her, says the poet. Which lines of the poem say this?
2.The passing of time will no longer affect her, says the poet. Which lines of the poem say this?
Explanation:
The verse said is:
“She sounded a thing that could not feel
The touch of earthly times.”
3rd and 4th line of the poem describes this scenario.
3. How does the poet imagine her to be, after death? Does he think of her as a person living in a very happy state (a ‘heaven’)? Or does he see her now as a part of nature? In which lines of the poem do you find your answer?
3. How does the poet imagine her to be, after death? Does he think of her as a person living in a very happy state (a ‘heaven’)? Or does he see her now as a part of nature? In which lines of the poem do you find your answer?
Explanation:
The poet envisions his beloved as being immersed in the earth, becoming one with the natural world and its daily processes of movement and growth alongside rocks, stones, and trees.
The line in which we find the answer is:
“Rolled round in earth’s diurnal course
With rocks and stones and trees.”
