1. "A slumber did my spirit seal," says the poet. How does the poet react to his loved one's death? Does he feel bitter grief? Or does he feel a great peace?
Answer:- The poet reacts to his loved one's death with quiet acceptance rather than bitter grief. At first, he was unable to believe that she could ever die. After her death, he accepts the reality calmly and feels that she has become a peaceful part of nature.
2. The passing of time will no longer affect her, says the poet. Which lines of the poem say this?
Answer:- The lines that express this idea are:
"She seemed a thing that could not feel
The touch of earthly years."
These lines mean that after death, time can no longer affect or change her.
3. How does the poet imagine her to be after death? Does he think of her as living in heaven, or as a part of nature? In which lines do you find your answer?
Answer:- The poet imagines his loved one as a part of nature rather than living in heaven. He believes that she has become one with the earth and moves along with its natural cycle.
The lines that express this idea are:
"Rolled round in earth's diurnal course
With rocks and stones and trees."
These lines show that she has become a peaceful part of the natural world.
