ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Was the cuckoo stable in one place or did it move from hill to hill?
A
Yes, it remained in the poet’s village on a hill
B
No, it wasn’t stable in one place. It moved from hill to hill
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The cuckoo’s voice echoes across hills and reaches the poet. This gives the impression of the voice being once close, then again far off. The fact that the poet is lying on the grass while hearing the cuckoo’s song gives the reader an idea of how close and deeply attached to nature the poet is.

Detailed explanation-2: -To the Cuckoo by William Wordsworth | Poetry Foundation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ans The bird was a mystery to the poet because he could only heard the bird’s voice and was not able to see the bird.

Detailed explanation-4: -In this stanza, the poet is transported to days of his childhood when he used to listen to the cry of the cuckoo and go a thousand ways in search of the bird. He left no possible place undiscovered, be it the bushes, the trees or the sky.

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