Lines Written In Early Spring: ASSEB (AHSEC) Class 11 Alternative English notes
Where was the speaker on that spring day?
The speaker was in a grove on that spring day.
What was the speaker doing?
The speaker was sitting reclined.
What kind of thoughts overpowered the sweet mood of the speaker?
Sad thoughts overpowered the sweet mood of the speaker.
What grieved the speaker’s heart?
Man’s mistreatment of other men grieved the speaker’s heart.
What kind of sound did the speaker hear?
The speaker heard happy blended sound.
What is linked to the fair works of Nature?
The human soul is linked to the fair works of Nature.
What is the speaker’s faith about the flowers?
The speaker has deep faith about the flowers that it enjoys the air it breathes.
What did the birds do around the speaker while he sat reclined?
While the speaker sat reclined, the birds hopped and played and made soothing noises around the speaker.
What did the budding twigs do?
The budding twigs spread out their fan to catch the breezy air.
What is the significance of the primrose tufts and periwinkle in the poem?
The primrose and periwinkle together signify the various flora that is available in abundance in nature. Where the primrose is a flower and periwinkle is a kind of creeper.
What does Wordsworth mean when he says “What man has made of man”?
By the phrase “What man has made of man”, the poet is basically lamenting the way man has mistreated his fellow beings around him. He also means to say how man has cut himself off from the bonds of nature.
What conclusion does the poet draw from the movement of the birds?
Though the poet doesn’t understand the thoughts of the birds entirely but he can draw a conclusion from the movement of the birds that they are moving happily, thrilled by pleasure.
What is Wordsworth’s belief regarding Nature’s holy plan?
Wordsworth believes that the holy plan of nature is the happy bonding that exists between different creatures, flowers and birds. He also believes that man should the part of that happy bond. But according to him man has cut himself from this holy bondage from nature and thus laments that men are dissociating from “Nature’s holy plan”.
What is the reason behind Wordsworth’s lamentation?
The poet in the poem ‘Lines written in early Spring’ says that Nature has linked herself to his soul and thus making Man also a part of her. The poet looks at the beautiful gifts of nature and realise that how they exist together in perfect harmony. Firstly in the form of the birds hopping about singing in unison creating a wonderful blended melody, secondly, the primrose tufts and the periwinkle wreaths, which are flowers and trees respectively, blooming with such respect to each other.
The reason behind Wordsworth’s lamentation arises from this very fact that while in one hand, every other creature of nature survives in beautiful, harmonious co-existence; on the other hand we as human beings have dissociated from Nature, which in turn resulted in bringing sorrow and misery into our lives. He also becomes sad when he finds how men have treated nature and even their fellow men.
What in nature made Wordsworth feel happy on that spring day?
The following are the incidents which made Wordsworth fell happy. He felt that there is a deep connection between Nature and his own soul. The beauty of the spring day where all the creatures of Nature were celebrating their existence so harmoniously with each other. The poet also saw the birds all around him, they are hopping and singing happily and when he saw the primrose flowers blooming amidst other plants. Thus, the existence of nature with various flora and fauna, the birds, made him feel happy when he was reclined in a grove.
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