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A Slumber

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Summary of

A Slumber did my spirit Seal

In the poem, William Wordsworth refers to the word 'Slumber' to the


death of sensations that fills the poet's heart after the death of his
beloved. The poet has used the word to express his grief and sorrow
he was suffering. The poet is aghast at the death of his loved one and
he is not able to come out of it.

Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:
I.”A slumber did my spirit seal;
I had no human fears:
She seemed a thing that could not feel
The touch of earthly years.”
Q1. What does the poet mean by “A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal”?
Ans. The poet implies that a deep slumber (sleep) prevented him from seeing the reality of life.
Q2. Which human fears does the poet talk about?
Ans. The poet discusses the human fears of dying, being sick and starvation.
Q3. What did the poet feel about his loved one?
Ans. The poet felt that his loved one was immortal.
Q4. Which slumber is the poet talking about?
Ans. The poet is talking about the false impression he had about his loved one.
II.
“No motion has she now, no force;
She neither hears nor sees;
Rolled round in earth’s diurnal course,
With rocks, and stones, and trees.
Q1. What realization dawns on the poet?
Ans. The poet realises that his loved one’s body is motionless and lifeless.
Q2. What shocks the poet?
Ans. The realization that his loved one is not alive, shocks the poet.
Q3. Which words from the poem describe death?
And.. ‘No motion’, ‘no force’ and ‘neither hears nor sees’
Q4. Why does the poet compare his loved one to “rocks, stones, and trees”?
Ans. The poet compares his loved one being now a part of the earth, the poet’s loved one now spins
with the earth, much like rocks, stones, and trees do.

Short questions
Q1. What happened to the poet’s beloved?
Ans. The beloved of the poet was gone. She was no longer a living person. Through the poetry, the
poet honours her sweetheart. Her spirit is now tranquil or sealed by death. All human fears were put
to rest by her death. She had passed away and was no longer susceptible to human mortality.
Question 2.
The passing of time will no longer affect her, says the poet. Which lines of the poem say
this?
Answer:
“She seemed a thing that could not feel the touch of earthly years”.

Question 3.
Is she visible? If not, why not?
Answer:
No, she is not visible because she is no more. She cannot be perceived with eyes. The
poet can visualize her through his soul. She has become a part of the earth’s diurnal
course. She has become one with rocks, stones and trees.

Long Answer

Q.All of us know that nothing is ours permanently, then why do we suffer so much to
have more and more?

Answer:

It is true that nothing belongs to us permanently because one day we have to leave all
the things on the earth. Nevertheless, people crave for more wealth, fame, knowledge,
beauty and even commit crime, because this is human nature. We cannot separate
ourselves from such things. If we give up our greed to have more and more, the world
would be a much better place to live in. People would not go to extremes to achieve
something.

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