Question

What is the meaning of the line. ''with many a curve my banks fret by many a field fallow and many a fairy foreland set with willow weed and mallow" from the poem " the Brook" by Alfred Lord Tennyson.

Answer 1

The brook moves on talking many curves and created rough and unpleasant sound on the blanks of the brook.The brook moves through many field and uncultivated lands. The brook goes through the foreland

Answer 2

Question :

What is the meaning of the line :

''With many a curve my banks fret

By many a field fallow

And many a fairy foreland set

With willow weed and mallow"

from the poem " the Brook" by Alfred Lord Tennyson.

Answer :

The given lines are taken from the poem " The Brook" by Alfred Lord Tennyson.

• The given stanza is stanza no.5 from the poem.
• The brook keeps on taking multiple curves and creates rough and unpleasant sound on the banks of the brook.
• The brook moves through many field and uncultivated lands.
• The brook even goes through the foreland , which indicates the land just before the merging point.
• The poet describes the land to be fairy since it looks like that with flowers and beautiful plants like willow and mallow .

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