Question

in poem - A slumber did my spirit seal why has the poet referred to death as "slumber" ? why has it sealed his spirit.

Answer 1

'A slumber did my spirit seal', as this wonderful little poem by William Wordsworth (1770-1850) is known (its first line providing its unofficial title), is one of Wordsworth's best-known short poems. ... (The meaning of the first line might be rewritten as 'A slumber sealed, or protected, my spirit'.

Answer 2

William Wordsworth in his poem "A Slumber did my Spirit Seal" denotes death as "slumber" or deep sleep. He says that in his entire life he was in the state of "slumber" and because of this sleep he was not able to realize that one day death will take away his Lucy from him. He felt miserable when he woke up after the death of Lucy and find that Lucy has gone away from him.