Question

I heard a thousand blended notes,

While in a grove I sate reclined,

In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts

Bring sad thoughts to the mind.


To her fair works did Nature link

The human soul that through me ran;

And much it grieved my heart to think

What man has made of man.


Through primrose tufts, in that green bower,

The periwinkle trailed its wreaths;

And ’tis my faith that every flower

Enjoys the air it breathes.


The birds around me hopped and played,

Their thoughts I cannot measure:—

But the least motion which they made

It seemed a thrill of pleasure.


The budding twigs spread out their fan,

To catch the breezy air;

And I must think, do all I can,

That there was pleasure there.


If this belief from heaven be sent,

If such be Nature’s holy plan,

Have I not reason to lament

What man has made of man?


Answer the following questions :

1) Do you think the poet has reason to lament . Why?

2) Who is being equated with nature in this poem?

Answer 1

1.Yes I think the poet has reason to lament. Because in the poem it is explained that the human's condition is worsening.

2.may be ....the human soul

Answer 2

1. Answer: Yes, the poet has a reason to lament. When he thinks about man’s evil deeds directed against other men and women, he laments. The poet finds everything in nature so jocund and helpful; but when he thinks about man’s greed, hatred, jealousy, evil designs he feels sad and depressed.

2. Man is being equated with nature in this poem. The poet is comparing man with nature. The poet feels everything is perfectly beautiful and good in nature; but in man's world only evil reigns.