Composed-Upon-Westminster-Bridge Long Question Answer

Composed Upon Westminster Bridge
William Wordsworth
Long Questions Answers

1. Give after Wordsworth, a description of London as reflected in the poem “Upon Westminster Bridge”.

Ans: In spite of being a poet of Nature, Wordsworth is moved by the natural beauty of London as seen from the Westminster Bridge in the early morning. London looks beautiful in the light of the rising sun. It seems as if the city of London has clothed itself in the beauty of the morning, hiding its noise and ugliness from the eyes of the poet. Ships, towers, domes, theaters, and temples are glittering brightly in the smokeless air. The city, as the poet thinks, has become merged with adjacent fields and the clear sky overhead. It seems that the sun has never shone more beautifully. The poet has never felt such a calmness as this before. The Thames flows freely. The restful condition of the otherwise busy London city inspires the poet to rejoice. Thus the sonnet expresses the poet’s joy at the beautiful sight and calmness of the city of London.

2. What objects of the city and Nature does the poet mention in the poem, “Upon Westminster Bridge”?

Ans: William Wordsworth mentions a number of objects so as to focus on the beauty of the city of London. Bathed in the light of th rising sun, the city looks beautiful. The city, as the poet imagines, wears the garment of the beauty of the morning. Ships, towers domes, theaters and temples are glittering brightly in the smokeless air. The city becomes unified with adjacent fields and the clear sky overhead. The sun seems to shine more beautifully than it usually shines on the valley, rock, and hill. The river Thames flows freely. A deep silence prevails there. The whole city seems asleep.

3. “A sight so touching in its majesty” -What is the sight referred to here? How does the poet describe the ‘sight’?

Ans: The sight refers to here the view of the city of London from Westminster Bridge as seen by the poet William Wordsworth early morning.
The poet has given a panoramic description of the city of London. The sight can be compared to any beautiful thing on earth. It will touch all hearts and appeal to the sensitive souls. The city looks splendid in the melted light of the golden sun. In its golden light everything looks marvelous to the poet under the smokeless air. The river Thames is flowing in its own course and even the houses of the city seems to be lying asleep. In fact, the city with its majestic beauty and calmness gives the poet infinite joy and deep calm.

4. “Never saw I, never felt, a calm so deep!” -What prompts the poet to say so?

Ans: Wordsworth became amused to see the beauty of the London city in the early morning standing upon the Westminster Bridge. The city looked splendid in the melted light of the golden sun. In the bright sunlight the towers, domes, theatres and temples of the city were glittering as the smoke had not yet grimmed the air. But what stuck the poet most was the calmness. The poet had seen sunrise in many natural surroundings like hills, valleys etc. But such calmness was quite unprecedented in London city. This realization prompted the poet to say that he had not seen or felt such a profound natural calmness.

5. “Earth has not anything to show more fair” -What prompts the poet to say so?

Ans: The poet has been crossing the Westminster Bridge early in the morning. The sight of the city of London in the early morning is very beautiful. It seemed as if the city had fully clothed in the beauty of the morning. Ships, towers, domes, theatres and temples were glittering brightly in the smokeless air. The river Thames was flowing at its own sweet will. The congested city appeared like a tranquil fairyland where everything had been lying in a magic spell of sleep. This unexpected transformation of the city with the magic touch of nature prompted the poet so much that he thought no scene in the world is as beautiful as it.

6. How does the poet look upon the sun in “Upon Westminster Bridge”? What is so deep and why?

Ans: The poet observed the city of London from the Westminster Bridge early in the morning. According to the poet the city looked splendid in the melted light of the golden sun. The sun has never shone more beautifully even on valley, rock and hills. And the poet never felt such beautiful sunrise.
The calmness that filled the city of London in the morning was so deep.
The calmness was very deep because the whole city was at rest. People were still in bed. The usual activities of the city had not begun till then, there was no noise. And in the smokeless air all the landmarks of the city looked bright and glittering which was unexpected in a big and congested city like London.

7. “A sight so touching in its majesty” -What is the sight referred to here? What does the poet feel about the sight? Who would be dull of soul and why?

Ans: The sight refers to here the view of the city of London from Westminster Bridge as seen by the poet Wordsworth in the early morning.
The poet felt that the sight is highly impressive in its splendour. Nothing in the world was as beautiful as it.
According to the poet, a person who passes by without being impressed by the scene beauty of the city lacks the aesthetic sense to appreciate the beauty of nature. Such a person must be very dull. Only a dull fellow would remain emotionally unmoved by the grandeur of the spectacle visible from the bridge.

8. “Dull would he be of soul…” -Who says this and where? Who prompts poet to say this? What does the poet want to convey here?

Ans: William Wordsworth said this quoted line in his poem “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge”.
The beautiful sight of the city of London in the early morning prompted the poet to say so.
According to he poet, a person who passes by without being impressed by the scenic beauty of the city lacks the aesthetic sense to appreciate the beauty of nature. Such a person must be very dull. Only a dull fellow would remain emotionally unmoved by the grandeur of the spectacle visible from the bridge.

9. “Dear God! the very houses seem asleep
And all that mighty heart” -Why does the poet invoke God in this line? What does ‘mighty heart’ refer to? What makes the mighty heart’ lie ‘asleep’?

Ans: The poet was overwhelmed by the beauty of London city in the morning. To express his joy, wonder and thankfulness he invoked God in this quoted line.
The city of London is referred to as ‘mighty heart’.
The city of London is usually very busy and noisy. But in the early morning the human activities has not started and in the pure smokeless air and in early sunlight the city appears calm and asleep.

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