Into the starlight,
Rushing In spray,
Happy at midnight,
Happy by day!
1. How do you know that the fountain is always happy?
2. Which quality of the fountain affects the poet?
3. What do you understand by the word spray used in the poem?.
Answers
Answer:
1. The fountain is constantly moving up and down during the day and night. It implies that it is constantly cheerful.
2. The poet is greatly influenced by the fountain's delight, as it is always cheerful in any circumstances. It sprays in all directions at midnight or during the day.
3. 'Spray' implies that the fountain's joy is spread out in all directions.
Explanation:
During the day, the fountain is brightly lit, and at night, it floats like a flower in the moonlight. It's upbeat and vibrant all of the time. From the fountain, the poet aspires to learn the virtues of freshness, change fitness, constancy, and ambition.
The poet explains how the fountain moves in the day and moonlight, and how it encourages him to fulfil his life's highest aspirations. Like the fountain, he wishes to be happy and cheery in all situations. He compares the water to the snow and flowers, claiming that the water appears whiter at night than the snow.
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