CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: The poet was shocked and saddened by his beloved’s death. But the slumber brought peace to his mind. He realised that his beloved had become part of Nature and would always remain around him.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Alliteration – The repetition of a consonant sound at the start of two or more consecutive words is called alliteration. The instances of alliteration are as follows – ‘Spirit sealed’, ‘rolled round’