ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does the Sea give to the moon?
A
her light
B
her place
C
her bosom
D
her body
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The verse “This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon", gives the vision of a woman exposed to the heavens. The phrase “sleeping flowers” might also describe how nature is being overrun unknowingly and is helpless.

Detailed explanation-2: -For instance, Wordsworth writes, “This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon.” He uses personification as a method to combine human sentiments with aspects of the natural world in order to emphasize the ideal relationship between man and Earth that the speaker wishes for in a damaged society.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer. Explanation: The ocean also bulges out on the side of Earth opposite the moon. The tidal force causes water to bulge toward the moon and on the side opposite the moon.

Detailed explanation-4: -1 Answer. Personification – an abstract feature embodied in human form. E.g. This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon, The winds that will be howling at all hours, Sleeping flowers.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ans: Proteus is a Greek mythological character who had the ability to take on various forms. The phrase “Proteus rising from the sea” in the poem refers to the sea’s rising waves. The poet, like Proteus, wishes to see sea waves of many shapes rise from the sea.

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