lines written in early spring poem
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Explanation:
Read the following lines from the poem 'Lines written in Early Spring' and answer the questions that follow.
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.
1. What did the poet hear while he was reclining?
2. Where did the poet recline?
3. What does the expression 'I sate reclined' indicate about the poet's state of mind?
4. Pick out the figure of speech used in the line 'I heard a thousand blended notes.'
5. Identify the rhyme scheme of the second stanza.
6. Find out an example of alliteration from the above lines.
Appreciation of the poem 'Lines Written in Early Spring'
The poem "Lines Written in Early Spring" penned by William Wordsworth celebrates the relationship between man and nature. Also it praises the glory of the nature. As the poet sits and muses on nature, its beauty and its harmonious existence, his thoughts turn briefly to the misery of man. At the time of writing, the French Revolution was blazing in France which had a decisive impact on the Romantic poets including Wordsworth. The poet banquets his eyes with the yellowish primrose tufts and the blue periwinkle flowers. The poet trusts that every flower enjoys the air it breathes. He says that plants and flowers co-exist peacefully and seem to attain pleasure from their living. The birds around the poet hopped and played which is an expression of their thrill of pleasure. The poet can't imagine how much their pleasure is. Tender twigs emerge out of their branches and tiny leaves appear on them. They also enjoy the breezy air. The poet feels that the divine plan or the Nature's holy plan is pleasurable and peaceful co-existence. He wonders why man alone has moved away from this plan. The trees, birds, plants, animals are all happy in this world except human beings. Man is far away from nature and it makes the poet sad.
It is a typical romantic poem. It is beautified with figures of speech such as personification. 'The periwinkle trailed its wreaths' is an example for this. There are visual and auditory images in the poem which make it appealing to the readers.