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Upon Westminster Bridge
William Wordsworth
About William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth, one of the most famous poets of England, excelled in vivid and joyous descriptions of nature.
Earth has not anything to shew more fair:
Dull would he be of soul who could pass by
A sight so touching in its majesty:
This City now doth like a garment wear
The beauty of the morning; silent, bare,
Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie
Open unto the fields, and to the sky;
All bright and glittering in the smokeless air.
Never did sun more beautifully steep
In his first splendour valley, rock or hill;
Ne'er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep!
The river glideth at his own sweet will:
Dear God! the very houses seem asleep;
And all that mighty heart is lying still!
Available Answers
- 1.
What are the different things that the speaker can see from his position on the bridge?
Some are mentioned below. Add others.- bright sunlight
- smokeless air
- clear sky
- the river
- 2.
What does 'dull of soul' mean? Who would be a person dull of soul?
- 3.
What is the 'garment' the speaker refers to? Who is wearing it?
- 4.
Three things are said about the 'ships, towers, domes, theatres and temples'. One is that they are 'all bright and glittering in the smokeless air'. What are the other two?
- 5.
Where do we find things like 'valley, rock and hill'? Why does the speaker mention them in describing a city like London?
- 6.
The speaker obviously admires the deep calm and clear sky of London at this time of the day. Does it mean that he dislikes the restless activity, noise of enterprise and smoky sky that one finds at other times of the day? How does he refer to this other side of the city's life, which at the moment is 'lying still'?
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