FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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the cuckoo bird
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the poet
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the thrush
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Wordsworth welcomes the cuckoo bird with a sense of familiarity, as he says he has heard him before. Calling the cuckoo a “blithe” newcomer alludes to the fact that the cuckoo is free and is not subject to the restrictions of human life.
Detailed explanation-2: -Explanation: The poet, William Wordsworth, addresses the cuckoo as the Blithe Newcomer’ in the beginning of the poem. He calls it a newcomer because its song captivates and moves him to supreme spiritual joy.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ans The poet called the cuckoo a ‘newcomer’ because the poet had been lying on the grass for a long time when the cuckoo arrived. Q 3. Why was the song of the bird heard “At once for off and near”?
Detailed explanation-4: -In this poem, Wordsworth is welcoming the spring in the most elegant way. He says that when the spring starts, a bird, which he later named as cuckoo starts singing in the most rejoicing manner. He says that he is in search of the bird, and he is unable to find it.
Detailed explanation-5: -Wordsworth’s to the cuckoo is an ode to the mysterious nature of the cuckoo bird, and at the same time, it celebrates the beauty of nature. Wordsworth lives up to his reputation of being a romantic poet as he refers to the days of his childhood as “golden” and “visionary”.