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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How the mountain is like a fierce animal despite not being a living creature
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He is struggling to understand what he has just seen
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He is speculating that there could be creatures living on the mountain
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Nature allows him to witness new things every time he is involved with it
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Detailed explanation-1: -For example, it is initially inferred that nature itself (she) guided him to take the boat that evening. Later on in the poem, the mountain peak that so terrifies the speaker is heavily personified, for e.g. through the terms ‘voluntary power instinct’ and ‘upreared its head’ – giving it purpose.
Detailed explanation-2: -A mountain by the lake grows far bigger than he thought it. He realises the monumental nature of the mountain and hurries back to shore, claiming that the experience has changed how he sees nature.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: The poet wanted to take the boat near a craggy ridge, but the sudden appearance of the huge, black peak unnerved him. The more he rowed the boat, the bigger the peak seemed to become in front of him. Soon it seemed to move with a measured step like a living being towards the poet.
Detailed explanation-4: -Simile describes how the boat moves through the water, comparison to swan again linking with nature. He feels at one with nature. The horizon’s bound, a huge peak, black and huge, As if with voluntary power instinct, Upreared its head.