Read the given stanza and answer the following questions
When I set out for Lyonnesse
A hundred miles away
And starlight lit my lonesomeness
2. At what time of the day did the poet set out for his journey?
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Answers
Answer:
And starlight lit my lonesomeness it states that the time could be night
Answer:
The poet probably left for Lyonnesse at night. We can infer this from the reference of “starlight” in the poem.
When I Set Out for Lyonnesse
By Thomas Hardy
When I Set Out for Lyonnesse is a beautiful poem written by the famous poet and writer Thomas Hardy. Thomas Hardy who hails from England is a leading architect who goes to a place to supervise the construction of a parish in Cornwall. When he returns, the people notice that there was a twinkle in his eyes and a piece of paper sticking out of his pocket. That resulting poem is When I Set Out for Lyonnesse.
The poet sets out for a mythical place called Lyonnesse on a starry, lonely night. In the poem he describes his loneliness and says that no one can predict what would happen there. He doesn’t say anything about what happened in that place but we can infer very easily that there was a pleasant surprise waiting him as his eyes had radiance that was unfathomable and glowing.