1) ‘Earth has not anything to show more fair.” – What prompts the poet to say so? [Annual Exam. = 2017]
Ans. The beauty of the early morning observed from the Westminster Bridge prompts the poet to say so.
2) ” Earth has nothing to show more fair.” – What is the fairest thing mentioned in the line?
Or. Which city, according to Wordsworth, is the fairest one? [Annual Exam. = 2017]
Ans. The fairest thing mentioned in the line is the city of London in the early morning.
3) ‘Dull would he be of soul’. – Who would be called a ‘dull of soul’? Or. Whom does the poet call ‘dull’ in the poem ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’? [Annual Exam. = 2022]
Ans. A person who neglects the majestic sight of the early morning would be called a ‘dull of soul’.
4)Which city does the poet refer to in the poem ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’?
Ans. The poet refers to the city of London in the poem ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’.
5)What garment did the city wear? [Annual Exam. = 2017 & 2019]
Or. What is described as the garment of the city in the poem ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’. [Annual Exam. = 2014]
Ans. The city wore the garment of the beauty of the morning.
6)How does Wordsworth describe the beauty of the morning? [Annual Exam. = 2015 & 2018]
Ans. Wordsworth describes the beauty of the morning as silent and bare.
7)Why is the city of London silent and bare? [Annual Exam. = 2019]
Ans. The city of London is silent because there is hardly any noise from people and vehicles so early in the morning and it is bare because the air is smokeless.
8)What does the poet see from the Westminster Bridge? [Annual Exam. = 2019]
Ans. The poet sees ships, towers, domes, theatres and temples from the Westminster Bridge.
9)How does Wordsworth describe the air in the city? [Annual Exam. = 2016]
Ans. Wordsworth describes the air in the city as smokeless.
10)Why is everything bright and glittering?
Ans. Everything is bright and glittering because the air is smokeless.
11) ‘Never did sun more beautifully steep.’ – What do you mean by the word ‘steep’?
Ans. The word ‘steep’ means bathe or flood.
12) ‘In his first splendour, valley, rock or hill.’ – What does the word ‘splendour’ signify?
Ans. The word ‘splendour’ signifies here the radiance of the sun.
13) ‘In his first splendour, valley, rock or hill.’ – Who is referred to by the word ‘his’?
Ans. The sun is referred to by the word ‘his’.
14)What is the feeling that Wordsworth experiences which has never experienced before? [Annual Exam. = 2016]
Or. What did the poet never feel before he experienced that early morning? [Annual Exam. 2020]
Ans. Wordsworth has never experienced a profound calmness before.
15) ‘The river glideth at his own sweet will.’ – Which river flows gently at his own sweet will?
Or. Which river is referred to in the poem “Upon Westminster Bridge”? [Annual Exam. = 2022]
Ans. The Thames flows gently at his own sweet will.
16) ‘Dear God’- What feeling does the expression convey? [Annual Exam. = 2017]
Ans. A feeling of immense delight, wonder and gratitude is conveyed by the expression ‘Dear God’.
17)How do the houses seem to the poet?
Ans. The houses seem to be asleep.
18) ‘And all that mighty heart is lying still.’ – What does the expression ‘mighty heart’ refer to here? Or. What is referred to as ‘mighty heart’?[Annual Exam. = 2022]
Ans. ‘Mighty heart’ refers to the city of London.
19)How does William Wordsworth personify the city of London?
Ans. William Wordsworth personifies the city of London by describing that the mighty heart i.e. city of London is still lying.
20)When did the poet view the city? [Annual Exam. = 2017]
Ans. The poet viewed the city in the early morning.
21)What was the date of composition of the poem?
Ans. The date of composition of the poem was 31 July 1802.
22) Who accompanied William Wordsworth during his journey from London to France?
Ans. Dorothy Wordsworth accompanied her brother William Wordsworth during his journey from London to France.
23)What was the occasion of the poem?
Ans. The poem was written on Westminster Bridge during the poet’s journey from London to France between five and six o’clock.
24)What kind of sonnet is the poem, “Upon Westminster Bridge”?
Ans. The poem “Upon Westminster Bridge” is a Petrarchan sonnet divided into octave and sestet.
25)What is the object of Wordsworth’s celebration in the poem ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’? [Annual Exam. = 2020]
Ans. The object of Wordsworth’s celebration in the poem ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’ is to worship natural beauties and to glorify the great city of London.
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