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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because the bird sings as it flies around places
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because the bird is caged
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The poet is happy on seeing the bird, but calls the bird “wandering voice” as he has only heard his voice, but never seen the cuckoo in person. The poet then begins narrating how he came across the cuckoo’s song, while he was lying on the grass.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: The poet calls cuckoo ‘wandering voice’ because he had not seen the bird but only heard its voice through trees, grass and woods. He calls the cuckoo ‘darling of the spring’ because its voice can be heard only in the season of the spring.
Detailed explanation-3: -The speaker welcomes the cuckoo thrice because he thinks the cuckoo is a wandering voice, the darling of spring and a mystery. The speaker is in a dilemma because he want to see the cuckoo because he has never seen it but only heard it’s melodious voice.
Detailed explanation-4: -To the Cuckoo shows Wordsworth’s view that nature can bring back memories. He uses the Cuckoo that he hears as a man and it reminds him of when he was a schoolboy trying to search for it. The cuckoo brought back so many memories to the Wordsworth that he could think of them for hours.
Detailed explanation-5: -Why does the poet mention the cuckoo and the thrushes? Ans: The poet mentions the cuckoo and the thrushes as they are singing birds which can be heard in the spring and summer season.