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 speaker says is the father of the man?
A
God
B
Tradition
C
Nature
D
Child
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -THE Child Is The Father Of The Man is an idiom given to the world by famous poet William Wordsworth. It first appeared in his poem “My Heart Leaps Up” that was out in 1802. It means that the behaviour and activities of a person’s childhood go a long way in building his personality.

Detailed explanation-2: -It is only now that I better understand what William Wordsworth meant by “The child is the father of man”. For, I see them becoming ever more childlike, each in his or her own way, as they add numbers to their age.

Detailed explanation-3: -He is saying here that his childhood formed who he is as an adult-his self, as a child, fathered, or gave birth to, his adult self. It seems the speaker treasures the fact that he still has a childlike capacity for wonder. Also note the capitalization of the words “Child” and “Man” in this line.

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