Westminster Bridge
1. What is sonnet? What is personification?
⇰ The term sonnet has come from the Italian word ‘sonetto’, which means "little song". Sonnet is a type of poem that basically contains fourteen lines and follows a strict rhyme scheme and specific structure.
⇰ Personification is a figure of speech in which an inanimate object or abstraction is given human qualities or abilities.
2. Who wrote this poem and when?
⇰ William Wordsworth wrote this poet in 31 July, 1802.
2. Where was this poem published and when?
⇰ This poem was published in “Poems in two Volumes” in 1807.
3. What kind of poem is it?
3. What kind of poem is it?
⇰ It is a sonnet.
4. From where did the poet observe the scene?
⇰ From the Westminster Bridge.
5. Which river is mentioned here?
5. Which river is mentioned here?
⇰Themes River.
6. What was the time?
6. What was the time?
⇰ The time was early morning.
7. With whom did the poet cross the bridge?
7. With whom did the poet cross the bridge?
⇰ With his sister Dorothy.
8. Which scene is referred to here?
8. Which scene is referred to here?
⇰ The early morning scene of London is referred to here.
9. Where was the poet going?
9. Where was the poet going?
⇰ The port of Dover
10. What does the phrase ‘mighty heart’ refer?
10. What does the phrase ‘mighty heart’ refer?
⇰ The phrase ‘mighty heart’ refers to the city of London.
11. Who glides at his own will?
11. Who glides at his own will?
⇰ River Themes.
12. How is the river described here?
12. How is the river described here?
⇰ The River Themes is flowing slowly at his own will.
13. How was the air of London at that time?
⇰ The air was smokeless and clear.
14. Which objects could the poet see from the bridge?
⇰ Ships, domes, temples, theaters, towers.
15. How was the beauty of the morning?
15. How was the beauty of the morning?
⇰ Silent and bare.
16. How do the houses seem?
16. How do the houses seem?
⇰ The houses seem asleep.
17. Why was the air smokeless?
17. Why was the air smokeless?
⇰ Because the morning was very early.
18. Who would be dull here?
18. Who would be dull here?
⇰ The man who would pass by without enjoying the beauty of nature, would be dull.
19. Who is Wearing morning’s beauty?
19. Who is Wearing morning’s beauty?
⇰ The London city.
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