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Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802
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WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
Earth has not any thing to show more fair¹:
Dull² would he be of soul³ who could pass by
A sight so touching⁴ in its majesty⁵:
This City⁶ now doth⁷, like a garment⁸, wear
The beauty of the morning; silent⁹, bare¹⁰,
Ships, towers, domes¹¹, theatres, and temples lie
Open unto the fields, and to the sky;
All bright and glittering¹² in the smokeless¹³ air.
Never did sun more beautifully steep¹⁴
In his first splendour¹⁵, valley¹⁶, rock, or hill;
Ne'er saw I, never felt, a calm¹⁷ so deep!
The river glideth¹⁸ at his own sweet will¹⁹:
Dear God! the very houses seem asleep;
And all that mighty²⁰ heart is lying still!
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Questions and Answers
1) While Wordsworth was crossing the Westminster Bridge, he was accompanied by---
(A) Mary Hutchinson
(B) Dorothy
(C) Coleridge
(D) Blake
2) In 'Composed Upon Westminster Bridge', the poet views the city
(A) in the morning
(B) at noon
(C) in the evening
(D) at night
3) Wordsworth enjoys the beauty of the city of London while standing on
(A) the ship
(B) the tower of London
(C) the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral
(D) the Westminster Bridge
4) According to Wordsworth, the city looks
(A) ugly
(B) most beautiful
(C) lively
(D) busy
5) The person who passes without enjoying the beauty of the London morning is---
(A) dull
(B) innovative
(C) imaginative
(D) busy
6) William Wordsworth in the poem 'Composed Upon Westminster Bridge'
(A) ignores the beauty of London
(B) enjoys the morning in the city of London
(C) becomes more fond of London than that of countryside
(D) does not feel dizzy rapture in nature
7) The beauty of London is---
(A) silent and disquiet
(B) silent and bare
(C) silent and obstructed
(D) silent and smoky
8) "Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie" - Here the 'dome' refers to
(A) the dome of any house
(B) the dome of a church
(C) the dome of a monastery
(D) the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral
9) Everything in the city of London looks bright due to
(A) a blazing fire
(B) smokeless air
(C) smoke
(D) snow
10) That the city of London, as viewed by Wordsworth, is free from pollution, is evident in the use of the expression
(A) 'the smokeless air'
(B) 'the open field'
(C) 'the sky'
(D) 'touching in its majesty'
11) The city of London has been described as both 'bare' and 'clothed'. This is a case of---
(A) personification
(B) oxymoron
(C) alliteration
(D) paradox
12) Here 'fair' means
(A) right
(B) pale
(C) large
(D) beautiful
13) The word 'touching' means
(A) close
(B) moving
(C) ability
(D) grand
14) 'Majesty' means
(A) grandeur
(B) giant
(C) power
(D) admiration
15) In 'Composed Upon Westminster Bridge' the word 'garment' means
(A) cap
(B) dress
(C) socks
(D) cover
16) 'Bare' means
(A) not covered
(B) without a blemish
(C) without any tool
(D) without any dust
17) 'Glittering' means
(A) shining brightly
(B) exciting
(C) fading
(D) illuminating
18) "Earth has not anything to show more fair"- Here, the poet---
(A) highlights earthly beauty
(B) compares the beauty of the city of London with other scenes
(C) focuses on the beauty of Nature
(D) compares the beauty of the city with that of the countryside
19) According to the poet, a person would be dull of soul
(A) if he enjoys the beauty of the city of London
(B) if he is not impressed by the morning scene of London
(C) if he disregards the beauty of the city of London
(D) if he accompanies the poet on the
20. The sight of the city of London is touching because:
A. the atmosphere is calm and quiet
B. the air is not fresh
C. everything looks dull
D. the sky is cloudy
21. The city of London wears the garment of:---
A. the beauty of the morning
B. the silence of the atmosphere
C. fresh green grass
D. none of the above
22. Identify the simile:
A. Earth has nothing to show that is fairer
B. The air is bright and glittering
C. The city wears the beauty of the morning like a garment
D. The sun sleeps the city in its splendour
23. “All bright and glittering in the smokeless air” – The air is smokeless because:---
A. it is early morning
B. in the early morning the streets and factories are noiseless
C. no man smokes in the city
D. in the early morning vehicles and factories are yet to start
24. Ships, towers, domes, theatres and temples are:
A. natural objects viewed in the colour of the imagination
B. man-made entities glittering brightly in the light of the rising sun
C. creation of Wordsworth's poetic imagination
D. none of the above
25. The garment of the city:
A. hides the beauty of the city and reveals its ugliness
B. hides the ugliness and reveals the beauty of the city
C. makes the city look dull and colourless
D. none of the above
26. “Open unto the fields, and to the sky” – The poet means to say that:---
A. London does not excel in splendour
B. London is, in fact, not a part of the Nature he is fond of
C. London’s monuments are unobstructed to view
D. all is God, God is all
27. Earth has nothing to show more:
A. fair
B. beautiful
C. marvellous
D. romantic
28. The person who could pass by would be dull of:
A. heart
B. soul
C. body
D. mind
29. What is so touching in its majesty is the:
A. setting
B. scene
C. sight
D. view
30. The sight is so touching in its:
A. beauty
B. splendour
C. grandeur
D. majesty
31. This city now looks as if it wears:
A. a garment
B. clothing
C. dress
D. raiment
32. Man-made creations which lie are ships, towers, domes, theatres, and:---
A. churches
B. mosques
C. monasteries
D. temples
33. In the smokeless air, all look bright and:
A. dazzling
B. shining
C. scorching
D. glittering
34. Nothing can be shown more fair / in:
A. earth
B. heaven
C. London
D. country
35. What is silent and bare in the morning is:
A. freshness
B. bleakness
C. beauty
D. sight
36. In the field and the sky man-made creations are:
A. stretched
B. closed
C. spread
D. open
37. All are bright and glittering in the air which is:
A. smokeless
B. smoggy
C. smooth
D. pollution-free
38. “Dull would he be of soul” – Here ‘dull’ means:---
A. unintelligent
B. bored
C. devoid of sense of beauty
D. monotonous
39. “A sight so touching in its majesty” – The word ‘majesty’ refers to the impressive quality of:
A. Westminster Bridge
B. City of London
C. River Thames
D. smokeless air
40. The air of London in the early morning is:
A. polluted
B. full of smoke
C. smokeless
D. foggy
41. Earth has not anything to show more fair’ than:---
A. London
B. Westminster Bridge
C. the country of the poet
D. the river Thames
42. The ships and buildings are open to the:
A. fields of London and to the sky
B. house, roof or hill
C. the sun
D. the bank of the river Thames
43. “This City now doth, like a garment, wear” – Here the ‘City’ refers to:---
A. Manchester
B. Westminster
C. London
D. Paris
44. William Wordsworth in the poem ‘Composed Upon Westminster Bridge’ describes:
A. Casterbridge
B. the city of London
C. the river Wye
D. a gloomy morning
45. ‘Dull would he be of soul...!’ – Here ‘dull’ refers to:
A. the passerby
B. the passerby who passed without being impressed
C. the dull-headed man
D. friend of the poet
46. William Wordsworth was:
A. a romantic poet
B. a friend of Keats
C. Dorothy's father
D. a Victorian poet
47. The opposite of ‘earth’ is:
A. heaven
B. hell
C. water
D. moon
48. The opposite of ‘fair’ is:
A. ugly
B. boring
C. bravery
D. moderate
49. The opposite of ‘dull’ is:
A. sensitive
B. good
C. average
D. backward
50. The opposite of ‘touching’ is:
A. repelling
B. fair
C. healthy
D. distant
51. The opposite of ‘silent’ is:
A. noisy
B. solitude
C. intense
D. calm
52. The opposite of ‘bare’ is:
A. without cover
B. covered
C. tolerate
D. clear
53. The opposite of ‘bright’ is:
A. dull
B. dark
C. blemished
D. ugly
54. In Composed Upon Westminster Bridge’ Wordsworth was looking at:
A. a harbour
B. a city
C. a building
D. a field
55. ‘Composed Upon Westminster Bridge’ is a:---
A. sonnet
B. ballad
C. ode
D. lyric
56. The Westminster Bridge is across the river:
A. Ganga
B. Nile
C. Thames
D. Amazon
57. “Never did the sun more beautifully steep...” — Here the word ‘steep’ means:---
A. straight
B. to strike
C. to submerge or cover
D. to stand
58. In ‘Composed Upon Westminster Bridge’ the ‘first splendour’ refers to:
A. the glory of the valley
B. the glory of the morning sun
C. the glory of a mighty heart
D. the glory of the rocks and hills
59. The scene that the poet views in ‘Composed Upon Westminster Bridge’ is:
A. calm and beautiful
B. smoggy and noisy
C. calm but smoggy
D. beautiful but noisy
60. The calmness of the early morning stands in sharp contrast to the:
A. vibrant city during the day
B. calmness of the dusk
C. noise at night
D. the city at rest
61. “The river glideth at his own sweet will”— Here the ‘river’ refers to:
A. the Ganga
B. the Thames
C. the Nile
D. the Mississippi
62. The expression ‘his own sweet will’—suggests that the river:---
A. moves very fast
B. moves as it pleases
C. is storm-tossed
D. is an object of nature
63. The poet addresses God out of:
A. fear
B. gratitude
C. excitement
D. joy and wonder
64. “And all that mighty heart is lying still!”— Here the expression ‘mighty heart’ refers to:
A. energy or vitality of the city
B. big heart of a person
C. sensitive heart of the poet
D. romantic heart of Dorothy
65. Wordsworth uses exclamation in ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’ to express his sorrow:
A. to express his intense joy and wonder
B. to express his bewildered condition
C. to express the romantic feeling at the sight of natural object
66. “The river glideth at his own sweet will.”— This is an example of:
A. oxymoron
B. paradox
C. personification
D. alliteration
67. Each line of the sonnet ‘Composed Upon Westminster Bridge’ contains:
A. twelve syllables
B. ten syllables
C. eight syllables
D. fourteen syllables
68. “And all that mighty heart is lying still!”— The poet means to say that London is:
A. busy
B. awakened
C. ruined
D. asleep
69. The poet believes that God exists in:
A. everything in Nature
B. heaven
C. a country
D. nothing
70. While seeing the scenic beauty of London in the early morning, the poet feels:
A. serene
B. irritated
C. morbid
D. sad
71. The poet thanks God because, as the poet contends, the beauty of the morning in the London city has been created by:
A. science
B. God
C. Satan
D. the moon
72. ‘Glideth’ is an archaic word. It means:
A. moves easily
B. moves fast
C. moves stealthily
D. moves slowly
73. In ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’, ‘mighty’ means:
A. possibly
B. powerful
C. very large
D. generous
74. The opposite of ‘calm’ is:
A. shrill
B. quietness
C. noisy
D. loud
75. The opposite of ‘deep’ is:
A. shallow
B. profound
C. long
D. noisy
76. The opposite of ‘sweet’ is:
A. nice
B. disturbed
C. fresh
D. good
77. According to Wordsworth, the sun, in its first splendour, had never shone:
A. more beautifully on the earth
B. more beautifully on London
C. more beautifully on valley, rock or hill
D. none of the above
78. The river Thames flows freely at its own sweet will because:
A. it is full of water
B. it is helped by the wind
C. there is no boat or ship to check its flow
D. it is impressed by the scene
79. The calmness that the poet experiences by standing on the Westminster Bridge:
A. is a very common experience to the poet
B. is a very natural experience to the poet
C. is a very rare and unique experience to the poet
D. none of the above
80. The poem 'COMPOSED UPON WESTMINSTER BRIDGE'
A. is a dirge
B. is an elegy
C. presents the poet's belief in Pantheism
D. is an example of dramatic monologue
81. “Dear God!”—Here the poet
A. addresses God because he feels wonder
B. believes that God does not exist in everything
C. is in devotee to Christianity
D. uses the words for metrical composition only
82. 'Composed Upon Westminster Bridge' is that poem in which Wordsworth
A. prefers the beauty of the city to that of the countryside
B. shows that a great city like London is not a part of nature
C. excludes London from nature
D. thinks that beauty is the creation of God
83. “Never did sun more beautifully steep”— The poet
A. really never did see the sun to shine on earth more beautifully than it did on London
B. said it to describe the wonder he felt while observing the completely London
C. glorified every beautiful aspect of nature with his insincerity of feelings
D. is exuberant to describe the beauty of London
84. The poem William Wordsworth’s use of ‘first splendour’
A. suggests that the sun is shining brightly
B. is indicative of daybreak
C. hints at the fact that the sun does not shine beautifully in the early morning
D. none of the above
85. The poem 'Composed Upon Westminster Bridge'
A. does not fulfill what Wordsworth says about his love for nature
B. suggests the fact that the poet is romantic
C. shows how Wordsworth becomes indifferent to the beauty of the countryside
D. does not glorify the beauty of a busy city like London
86. The river Thames
A. reminds the poet of the river Wye
B. is flowing smoothly
C. echoes the fret and fever of the world
D. captivates the poet's mind
87. William Wordsworth in the poem 'Composed Upon Westminster Bridge'
A. says that nature is not nourishing
B. believes that nature never portrays the heart that loves her
C. contends that poetry can be written in a mechanical way
D. wants to make the unfamiliar familiar
88. At his own sweet will the river
A. moves
B. flows
C. glides
D. runs
89. The river glideth at his own will which is
A. free
B. undisturbed
C. liberal
D. sweet
90. The heart, which is lying still, is
A. city
B. London
C. mighty
D. huge
91. The sun shines in his first
A. appearance
B. strike
C. splendour
D. spell
92. The river glideth at his own sweet
A. desire
B. will
C. heart
D. pace
93. “The river glideth at his own sweet will”— The expression ‘at his own sweet will’ means
A. forcefully
B. hurriedly
C. indecisively
D. in a way
94. The poem describes the city viewed from Westminster Bridge
A. in the early morning
B. at noon
C. in a moonlight night
D. in the evening
95. The river Thames is found flowing
A. noisily
B. brightly
C. smoothly
D. violently
96. The river below the Westminster Bridge was
A. fierce
B. stagnant
C. dry
D. quietly flowing
97. The ‘mighty heart’ refers to
A. God
B. earth
C. the field and the sky
D. the city of London
98. In 'Composed Upon Westminster Bridge' the poet records his experience of the feeling of
A. calmness
B. ecstasy
C. joy
D. wonder
99. The mood in the poem is
A. tragic
B. comic
C. nostalgic
D. tranquil
100. The poet sees London as
A. part of nature
B. the nerve-centre of commerce
C. alienated from nature
D. isolated
101. The poet enhances London by using
A. details in architecture
B. references to royalty
C. highlights of the city
D. superlatives
102. What feature of Romantic poetry do we see here?
A. celebration of nature
B. celebration of city as natural landscape
C. celebration of man
D. celebration of the homeland
103. What is the feeling that the poet experiences that has never experienced before?
A. the feeling of calm
B. the feeling of ecstasy
C. the feeling of joy
D. the feeling of wonder
104. What is the object of the poet's celebration?
A. nature
B. earth
C. London
D. Britain
105. How does the poet refer to the sun and the river?
A. as elements of nature
B. as phenomena
C. as animate beings
D. as gods
106. "The river glideth at his own sweet will"—This is because
A. all ships and boats are yet to ply
B. there is no wind
C. there is ebb and tide
D. there is no ship or boat on it
107. “...all very houses seem asleep”—It means that
A. the houses have no dwellers
B. the houses look tired
C. the men and women within the houses are asleep
D. the houses themselves are asleep
108. Who glideth at his own sweet will? Is
A. the air
B. the beauty of nature
C. the river
D. the city
109. “Earth has not anything to show more fair.”—Here, the poet
A. highlights earthly beauty
B. compares the beauty of the city of London with other scenes
C. focuses on the beauty of Nature
D. compares the beauty of the city with that of the countryside
110. According to the poet, a person would be dull of soul
A. if s/he enjoys the beauty of the city of London
B. if s/he is not impressed by the morning scene of London
C. if s/he passes by after enjoying the beauty of the city of London
D. if s/he accompanies the poet on the Westminster Bridge
111. The sight of the city of London is touching because
A. the atmosphere is calm and quiet
B. the air is smokeless
C. everything looks bright
D. all of the above
112. The city of London wears the garment of
A. the beauty of the morning
B. its silence of the atmosphere
C. a new cloth
D. none of the above
113. Ships, towers, domes, theatres and temples are
A. natural objects viewed in the colour of imagination
B. man-made entities glittering brightly in the light of the rising sun
C. creation of Wordsworth’s poetic imagination
D. none of the above
114. The garment of the city
A. hides the beauty of the city and reveals its ugliness
B. hides the ugliness and reveals the beauty of the city
C. makes the city look dull and colourless
D. none of the above
115. According to Wordsworth, the sun, in its first splendour, had never shone
A. more beautifully on the earth
B. more beautifully on London
C. more beautifully on valley, rock or hill
D. none of the above
116. The river Thames flows freely at its own sweet will because
A. it is full of water
B. it is dry
C. there is no boat or ship to check its flow
D. it is impressed by the scene
117. The calmness that the poet experiences by standing on the Westminster Bridge
A. is a very common experience to the poet
B. is a very natural experience to the poet
C. is a very rare and unique experience to the poet
D. none of the above
118. The expression 'mighty heart' refers to
A. the heart of God the creator
B. the symbolic heart of the city of London
C. the heart of the poet
D. none of the above
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