ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Shelley’s description shows us that actually the sublime is about an interaction between nature and the mind. It isn’t just one thing and the other; it’s both: “My own, my human mind…/ Holding an unremitting interchange/ With the clear universe of things around.” The sublime is both outside and inside the speaker.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nature here is violent and unpredictable. The pine trees around the mountain are like children from the deep past. From which they fled recalls them, thou art there! The noise and commotion of the waterfall near the mountain are received by Shelley’s mind, which is passive in the face of such powerful activity.

Detailed explanation-3: -In “Mont Blanc", Percy Shelley compares the power of the mountain against the power of the human imagination. Although he emphasised the ability of the human imagination to uncover truth through a study of nature, he questions the notion of religious certainty.

Detailed explanation-4: -Literally speaking, “Mont Blanc” is obviously about mountain, which can be inferred from the title. The symbol of the largest mountain in the alps is a symbol of the power of nature. The second stanza is composed of tons of observations that Shelley makes as he takes in the mountain and nature surrounding it.