CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Lucy, the poet’s sweetheart, has died, and he is mourning her loss. He feels guilty since he took things for granted and never considered that death could take his beloved away. The poet can no longer take Lucy’s absence now that she is no longer present.

Detailed explanation-2: -The expression “The touch of earthly years, ” refers to the ravages of old age faced by human beings – the depletion of energy, diseases, senility and death which a person has to suffer as one grows old during life on this earth. The poet’s beloved Lucy will not face the problems of old age as she is no more alive.

Detailed explanation-3: -The word ‘Slumber’ literally means deep sleep. In the poem, William Wordsworth refers to the word ‘Slumber’ to the death of sensations that fills the poet’s heart after the death of his beloved. The poet has used the word to express his grief and sorrow he was suffering.

Detailed explanation-4: -What had sealed the narrator’s spirit? The poet’s spirit has been sealed by a deep sleep, which keeps him away from the human reality devoid of any human fears.