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G. D. Goenka Public School IX English A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal - William Wordsworth

The document contains questions about the poem "A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal" by William Wordsworth. [1] It asks about why the subject of the poem had no motion or force, the meaning of "earth's diurnal course", and what the poet believes about the afterlife. [2] It also asks about what sealed the poet's spirit, the state of the beloved, and poetic devices used. [3] Finally, it asks about the effect of the slumber on the poet, the meaning of "the touch of earthly years", what happened to the beloved after death, and the poet's unusual attitude towards death.

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G. D. Goenka Public School IX English A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal - William Wordsworth

The document contains questions about the poem "A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal" by William Wordsworth. [1] It asks about why the subject of the poem had no motion or force, the meaning of "earth's diurnal course", and what the poet believes about the afterlife. [2] It also asks about what sealed the poet's spirit, the state of the beloved, and poetic devices used. [3] Finally, it asks about the effect of the slumber on the poet, the meaning of "the touch of earthly years", what happened to the beloved after death, and the poet's unusual attitude towards death.

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G. D.

GOENKA PUBLIC SCHOOL


IX
ENGLISH
A SLUMBER DID MY SPIRIT SEAL
- William Wordsworth
Q1. Answer the following questions with reference to context.

i. “No motion has she now, no force-


She neither hears nor sees,
Rolled round in earth’s diurnal course
With rocks and stones and tree.”

a. Why did she have no motion and force?


b. Explain- ‘ Earth’s diurnal course’.
c. According to the poet, what is the afterlife of a person?

ii. “A slumber did my spirit seal-


I had no human fears.”

a. What did seal the spirit of the poet?


b. What was the state of the beloved?
c. Which poetic device has been used by the poet in the above lines?

Q2. Answer the following questions briefly.

a. What effect did the slumber have upon the poet?


b. Explain: “The touch of earthly years”.
c. What did happen to the beloved of the poet after the death?

Q3. Death is inevitable. Everyone has to die one day. People show different kinds of attitude
towards death. But, in this poem, the poem has a completely different attitude. What qualities
did the author show by doing this?

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