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Far in a Western Brookland
Alfred Edward Housman
About Alfred Edward Housman
Alfred Edward Housman (1859 - 1936) was a renowned English poet who was also known for his meticulous and intelligent commentaries on classical literature. In 1896, he published 'A Shropshire Lad', a cycle of sixty-three poems which centre round themes of pastoral beauty, fleeting youth, grief, death and the patriotism of the common soldier. His 'Last Poems' was published in 1922, he became Professor of Latin at Trinity College, a post he held until his death.
Far in a western brookland
That bred me long ago
The poplars stand and tremble
By pools I used to know.
There, in the windless night-time,
The wanderer, marvelling why,
Halts on the bridge to hearken
How soft the poplars sigh.
He hears: no more remembered
In fields where I was known,
Here I lie down in London
And turn to rest alone.
There, by the starlit fences,
The wanderer halts and hears
My soul that lingers sighing
About the glimmering weirs.
Available Answers
- 1.
Paraphrase the following:
"Far in a western brookland...By pools I used to know"
- 2.
Paraphrase the following:
"There, in the windless night-time,....How soft the poplars sigh"
- 3.
Paraphrase the following:
"No hears: no more remembered.... And turn to rest alone"
- 4.
Paraphrase the following:
"There, by the starlit fences.... About the glimmering weirs"
- 5.
What is the theme of the poem "Far in a Western Brookland"?
- 6.
Write the meaning of the name of the poem "Far in a Western Brookland".
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