4. Lines Written in march is a poem written by
William Words Worth. He is one of greatest
nature poets in English. He often called the
high priest of nature. He has defined poetry
as the Spontaneous over flow of powerful
feeling.
5. Lines written in march is a poem written by
William Wordsworth. He describes the
tranquil duty of nature after the winter
season. It shows us a different face of the
nature poet in Wordsworth. Here the poet
exploits the symbolic possibilities of the end
of winter in a subtle and simple manner
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7. The poem is a description of nature and
human beings during the month of march.
The crowing of the cock, the flowing of the
stream and the twittering of the small birds
are all described in a very ordinary way and
in a simple language.
8. The poet says that the lake is glittering and
the green fields are sleeping in the sun.
Toiling farmers grazing cattle sail in clouds in
the blue sky, lively fountain and defeated
snow give as an almost banal description of
the advent of summer just after the
disappearance of summer.
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10. NEW WORDS
Anon – Soon
Whooping – Shouting loudly in happiness
Crowing – making repeated high sound
Cock – an adult male chicken
11. The poet beautifully describes the grazing of
the cattle without raising their heads and the
forty of them feeding like one. A frozen
stillness will soon reign over nature and
human minds. The ploughboy is full of joy.
The winder is over and gone. It is the worst
season of the year with its chillness and
stillness.
12. Scaffolded Questions
1. Are all things in nature happy in march?
2. ‘ The ploughboy is whooping anon- anon’.
Why does the poet repeat the word anon?
3. Let’s list down the word pictures in the
poem?