Question

 Blow, Bugle, Blow! The splendour falls on castle walls And snowy summits old in story: The long light shakes across the lakes And the wild cateract leaps in glory. By Lord Alfred Tennyson a. ‘The long light shakes across the lakes.’ This line is observed to have personification. Justify your answer. b. The last line of the above stanza can suggest us that streams flow gloriously. What is the intention of the poet in giving such expression?​

Answer 1

Answer:

a.  ‘The long light shakes across the lakes.'

This line is observed to have personification because it creates an image in our mind that the long light is on or covering the lakes, making it shine. Personification is any line that creates an imaginative image in our mind and make the experience of reading it even more interesting.

b. The last line of the above stanza is The long light shakes across the lakes And the wild cataract leaps in glory. It suggests that the streams flow gloriously. The intention here is to create a wonderful image in our mind and tell that streams flow gloriously and also shine.

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