Question

The river glideth at his own street will:

Dear God! The very houses seem asleep;

And all that mighty heart is lying still!



i. Why does the poet state that ‘ mighty heart is still lying’?

ii. What does ‘glideth’ here mean?

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Answer 1

i) A heart can't be both alive and still at the same time, and yet the "mighty heart" of London, that throbs with such action and movement at the best of times, from the speaker's vantage point appears to be "still," emphasising the tranquil and peaceful mood that dominates the poem.

ii)“The river glideth at his own sweet will”- What river has been mentioned here? ... The poet means to say that the river Thames flows freely. It is not disturbed by the ships and the sailors.

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