Question

What does the poet mean by the expression 'self collecting power'?

Answer 1

Answer:

Self-collecting power phrase has been taken from the poem "The Snail". It is written by William Cowper.  

Explanation:

Here, the poet wants to explain about the rounding up of snail. Snails are reptiles and they crawl over the ground. Once a snail touched its body and it got wrapped up covering his body. Here, self-collecting power is explaining the quality snails possess to grab their body. Snails collect their air bones. If someone touches its body, its self-collecting gear ups and implements the action.