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 Mcqs 🔹 1–10: Understanding the Poem 1. What does the poet ask not to be told in “mournful numbers”? a) That life is joyful b) That life is but an empty dream ✅ c) That death is peaceful d) That time is eternal 2. According to the poet, what happens to the soul that slumbers? a) It dreams big b) It awakens wisdom c) It is dead ✅ d) It grows stronger 3. What is life described as in the second stanza? a) A passing shadow b) An illusion c) Real and earnest ✅ d) Joyful and painless 4. What, according to the poet, is NOT the goal of life? a) Success b) Enjoyment c) Sorrow d) The grave ✅ 5. What does “Dust thou art, to dust returnest” refer to? a) Soul b) Body ✅ c) Emotions d) Mind 6. What is man’s destiny, according to the poem? a) To enjoy life b) To suffer silently c) To act and move forward ✅ d) To rest peacefully 7. What does the poet say about time? a) It is unlimited b) It is slow and peaceful c) It is fleeting ✅ d) It brings pain 8. How are our hearts described in the stanza abo...

 Stanza 1 Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! — For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Analysis: The poet criticizes people who say life is meaningless or a mere illusion ("empty dream"). He believes such negative thinking comes from a “sleeping soul” — someone not truly alive or aware. He insists that reality is deeper and more serious than it appears. Tone: Strong, rejecting negativity. Message: Life has purpose; don’t waste it with hopeless or passive thinking. --- Stanza 2 Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul. Analysis: Life is real and serious, not a joke or illusion. The goal of life is not death. The line “Dust thou art...” refers to the body, but the soul is immortal. Tone: Philosophical, hopeful. Message: Life matters; death is not the end of the soul. --- Stanza 3 Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way; Bu...

DAFFODILS BY WILLIAM  WORDSWORTH AN INTRODUCTION TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH   William Wordsworth (1770–1850) was a prominent English poet and one of the founders of the Romantic Movement in English literature. He is best known for his deep love for nature and his belief in the power of human emotions and imagination . His poetry often focused on the beauty of the natural world, ordinary life, and the connection between nature and the human mind. Wordsworth's most famous works include "Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey" and "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" (also known as Daffodils ). Along with Samuel Taylor Coleridge , he published Lyrical Ballads (1798) , a collection of poems that marked the beginning of the Romantic Age in English literature. His poetry emphasized simplicity , spirituality , and the importance of finding beauty in everyday life, making him one of the greatest poets in English literature. ୱିଲିଅମ୍ ୱାର୍ଡସ୍ୱର୍ଥ (1770–1850) ଜଣେ ପ୍ରସିଦ...