ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the cuckoo called by the poet
A
The Bird
B
Cuckoo
C
New comer
D
None of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -He calls the cuckoo ‘Blithe newcomer’. Out of happiness he can’t decide what to call the cuckoo-a bird or a wandering voice.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: The poet, William Wordsworth, addresses the cuckoo as the Blithe Newcomer’ in the beginning of the poem. He calls it a newcomer because its song captivates and moves him to supreme spiritual joy.

Detailed explanation-3: -*He again addresses the cuckoo as the darling of spring. *The bird is invisible to the poet. As he is able to hear only the voice, he calls it mysterious and the invisible bird.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ans The poet called the cuckoo a ‘newcomer’ because the poet had been lying on the grass for a long time when the cuckoo arrived. Q 3. Why was the song of the bird heard “At once for off and near”?

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: the poet, William wordsworth address the cuckoo as the blithe newcomer in the beginning of the poem . he calls it a newcomer because it song captivates and moves him to supreme spiritual joy.

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