Question

OFT in the stilly night, Ere slumber’s chain has bound me

Fond memory brings the light

Of other days around me

The smiles the tears

Of boyhood’s years the words of love then spoken

The eyes that shone now dimm’d and gone

The cheerful hearts now broken.

1. What do you mean by slumber’s chain?

2. Why is memory referred to as sad?

3. What do the other days refer to?

4. When does the poet get the memories of his childhood?

5. How does he feel when he remembers the boyhood days?​

Answer 1

Answer:

the eyes that shone now dimm'd and gone