Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions given at the end.
William Wordsworth, the famous British poet, was one of the most important poets of the Romantic
Movement in English Literature.
He was born on 17 April 1770, in the scenic region of north-west England called the Lake District. The beautiful
landscapes of the region had an enduring influence on Wordsworth’s imagination, creating in him, a love for
nature. This can be seen in most of his poems. Wordsworth lost his mother when he was eight and at the age
of thirteen, his father. Of his four siblings, Wordsworth was most attached to his younger sister, Dorothy.
Several of his poems are addressed to his beloved sister.
Wordsworth began attending St. John’s College, Cambridge in 1787. He often spent his holidays on long
walking tours, visiting places famous for the beauty of their landscape. In 1790, he took a nearly three-
thousand-mile walking tour of Europe, during which he toured the Alps extensively, and also visited nearby
areas of France, Switzerland and Italy. The following year, he graduated from Cambridge without distinction.
In 1843, Wordsworth was made the Poet Laureate of England. A Poet laureate is the official poet of the King of
England. By this time, Wordsworth was considered one of the greatest poets of his age. However, when his
daughter Dora died in 1847, Wordsworth stopped writing poetry altogether. He died, three years later, on 23
April 1850.
Wordsworth was one of the first poets to actively reflect on the beauty and glory of nature and the power of
imagination. His poems continue to be read all over the world by children and adults alike.
Answer the following questions very briefly. (2×5=10).
1.What developed love for nature in Wordsworth?
2. How did Wordsworth spend his holidays?
3. What position of honour was given to Wordsworth?
4. When did Wordsworth’s daughter die? What was her name?
5.Find words from the passage which mean the same as :
(i) Renowned _________ (ii) Broa
Answers
Explanation:
1. He was born on 17 April 1770, in the scenic region of north-west England called the Lake District. The beautiful landscapes of the region had an enduring influence on Wordsworth‟s imagination, creating in him, a love for nature.
2. Wordsworth began attending St John's College, Cambridge in 1787. He often spent his holidays on long walking tours, visiting places famous for the beauty of their landscape.
3. In 1838, Wordsworth received an honorary doctorate in Civil Law from the University of Durham and the following year he was awarded the same honorary degree by the University of Oxford, when John Keble praised him as the "poet of humanity", praise greatly appreciated by Wordsworth.
4. Her name was Catherine wordsworth . she died on 4june 1812
5. 1. famous
2.expanded
Explanation:
the questions given at the end.
William Wordsworth, the famous British poet, was one of the most important poets of the Romantic
Movement in English Literature.
He was born on 17 April 1770, in the scenic region of north-west England called the Lake District. The beautiful
landscapes of the region had an enduring influence on Wordsworth’s imagination, creating in him, a love for
nature. This can be seen in most of his poems. Wordsworth lost his mother when he was eight and at the age
of thirteen, his father. Of his four siblings, Wordsworth was most attached to his younger sister, Dorothy.
Several of his poems are addressed to his beloved sister.