English(Beehive) Class 9 : Lesson 10 (Poem) - A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal

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Lesson-10

A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal

William Wordsworth

Thinking about the poem

Q.1. “A Slumber did my spirit seal", says the poet. That is, a deep sleep ‘closed off’ his soul (or mind). How does the poet react to his loved one's death? Does he feel deep sense of grief ? Or does he feel a great peace ?
Ans: The poet was shocked and surprised on the death of his beloved. He was very sad. He feels bitter grief. But after some time realization he feels a great peace. He is contented that the passing of time will no longer affect her. She is in peace and has become part of nature.


Q. 2 The passing of time will no longer affect her, says the poet. Which lines of the poem say this ?
Ans: The poet's beloved is dead. Initially the poet was too sad to think of anything. Then he realized that the beloved is now unaffected by the passing time; the line that would not feel the touch of earthy years says this.


Q.3. How does the poet imagine her to be, after death? Does he think of her as a person living in a very happy state (a ‘heaven’)? Or does he see her now as a part of nature? In which lines of the poem do you find your answer?
Ans: The poet imagines her to be in peace after death. She has gone in a deep sleep away from all the worldly affairs. Now the passing of time will have no effect on her. She is now part of nature. The lines are:

No motion has she now no force she neither hears she nor sees.

Extra Questions

Q.1. What changes did the sleep bring in the poet’s feelings?
Ans: The poet was very sad on his beloved’s death. He was shocked. But the sleep brought peace to his mind. He realised that his beloved had become part of nature and would always remain around him.


Q.2. What is the central theme of the poem?
Ans: The poet wants to convey the idea that death separates our loved ones from us but they always remain around us in the form of nature. We should not be grief-stricken at the death.


Q.3. ‘She seemed a thing that could not feel the touch of earthly years.’ Who is ‘she’? Why could she not feel the touch of earthly years?
Ans: ‘She’ stands for the beloved of the poet. The poet is shocked on her death. He says that time will have no effect on her. She is beyond all earthly affairs. He is contented that at least now she is happy.


Q.4. ‘No motion has she now, no force.’ Who is ‘she’? Why is ‘she’ motionless? What does it show about the poet’s state of mind?
Ans: ‘She’ stands for the beloved of the poet. She is dead. The poet feels that she had become part of nature. She is in peace. There is no motion and force. The poet is in a disturbed state of mind.


Q.5. ‘Rolled round in earth’s diurnal course.’ Explain.
Ans: The earth’s revolution around the sun is called earth’s diurnal course. The poet’s beloved has become part of nature and she will also revolve along with the earth. The poet is satisfied that her beloved is in peace.