A Slumber did my Spirit Seal Class 9 Question Answer
Textbook Questions
Thinking about the Poem
Question 1.
‘A slumber did my spirit seal,’ says the poet. That is, a deep sleep “closed off” his soul (or mind). How does the poet react to his loved one’s death? Does he feel bitter grief?
Or
Does he feel a great peace?
‘नींद ने मेरे मन पर ताला लगा दिया’, कवि कहता है। अर्थात्, गहरी नींद ने उसके मन को बन्द कर दिया है। कवि अपनी प्रियजन की मृत्यु पर क्या प्रतिक्रिया करता है? क्या उसे शोक हो रहा है? या उसे बड़ी शान्ति प्राप्त हो रही है?
Answer:
Sleep has come to the poet as a blessing. It has helped him to overcome his grief. Now he is no longer troubled by the thoughts of his beloved one’s death. He is at peace.
Question 2.
The passing of time will no longer affect her, says the poet. Which lines of the poem say this?
कवि कहता है कि अब उसकी मित्र पर समय के बीतने का कोई प्रभाव न पड़ेगा। कविता की कौन-सी पंक्तियों में ऐसा कहा गया है?
Answer:
The following lines say that passing of time will no longer affect her :
She seemed a thing that could not feel The touch of earthly years.
Question 3.
How does, the poet imagine her to be, after death? Does he think of her as a person living in a very happy state (a ‘heaven’)? Or does he see her now as a part of Nature? In which lines of the poem do you find your answer?
कवि उसकी मृत्यु के पश्चात उसके बारे में क्या कल्पना करता है। क्या वह सोचता है कि वह स्वर्ग में प्रसन्न है ? या यह कि वह अब प्रकृति का भाग बन चुकी है। आपको अपना उत्तर कौन-सी पंक्तियों में मिलता है ?
Answer:
The poet thinks that she is now a part of Nature.
The following lines express this idea : Rolled round in earth’s diurnal course With rocks and stones and trees.
IV. Very Important Examination Questions:
Short Answer Type Questions
I. Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words:
Question 1.
How does nature console the poet in his loss?
प्रकृति किस प्रकार कवि की हानि को संवेदित कर रही है?
Or
What sealed the poet’s spirit in the poem ‘A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal’?
कवि की आत्मा, कविता ‘ए स्लैम्बर डिड माई स्पिरिट सील’, में किस बात से ग्रसित है?
Answer:
Nature consoles the poet in his loss as sleep has come to the poet as a blessing. It has helped him to overcome his grief. Now, he is no longer troubled by the thoughts of his beloved’s death. He is at peace.
Question 2.
Explain “Rolled round in earth’s diurnal course”.
‘रोल्ड राउन्ड इन अर्थंस डाई-यूरेनल कोर्स’ का वर्णन करो।
Answer:
The poet wants to convey the nature of the earth. It combines both living and dead. So, it is diurnal in its fashion.
Question 3.
What happened to the poet’s beloved?
कवि की प्रेमिका को क्या हुआ था?
Answer:
The poet’s beloved had passed away. The poet is missing her terribly.
Long Answer Type Question
II. Answer the following question in about 100-150 words :
Question 1.
What message does the poet want to convey in ‘A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal’?
कविता ‘ए स्लेम्बर डिड माई स्त्रिट सील’ के माध्यम से कवि क्या संदेश देना चाहता है?
Answer:
The poet wants to say that life and death are an integral part of our life. All are mortal and one should accept this truth. The poet’s beloved died. He was aggrieved and troubled. Nature consoled the poet in his loss as sleep came to him as a blessing. It helped him to overcome his grief and to accept the truth. Then, he was no longer troubled by the thoughts of his beloved’s death. He was at peace. He realised that she was dead and now time had no effect on her.
I. Summary In English:
A The poet’s loved one died. He was grieved and sleep comes. It sets all his fears about her at rest. Now he realises that she has no life, no movement and no feelings. Now time has no effect on her. She will remain unchanged. In fact she has troubled. Then become a part of Nature. She rotates like trees and stones as the earth rotates on its axis,
II. Complete Text With Hindi Translation and Extract Based Objective Type Questions:
STANZA – I:
A slumber did my spirit seal
I had no human fears.
She seemed a thing that could not feel
The touch of earthy years.
No motion has she now, no force –
She neither hears nor sees.
Rolled round in earth’s diurnal course
With rocks and stones and trees.
Vocabulary : slumber (स्लम्बर) sleep नींद; spirit ( स्पिरिट) mind मन; seal (सील) close बन्द करना; earthly years (अर्थलि यीअर्ज) passage of time समय का बीतना; rolled (रोल्ड) moved घुमाना; diurnal (डाइअर्नल) daily दैनिक; diurnal course (डाइअर्नल कोर्स) the daily rotation of the earth पृथ्वी का दैनिक घूमना।
अनुवाद : नींद ने मेरे मन पर ताला लगा दिया और मुझे कोई मानवीय भय न रहा। मुझे लगा कि वह अब ऐसी वस्तु बन गई है जिस पर गुजरते समय का कोई प्रभाव न रहा। अब वह न हिल-डुल सकती है, न उसमें कोई शक्ति है, न वह देख सकती है, और न वह सुन सकती है। चट्टानों, पत्थरों व पेड़ों के साथ वह भी पृथ्वी की दैनिक गति में चक्कर काट रही है।
(i) The above lines are composed by :
(а) William Wordsworth
(b) Robert Frost
(c) Gieve Patel
(d) James Kirkup
Answer:
(а) William Wordsworth
(ii) A slumber helped the poet in :
(a) overcoming the grief of his beloved’s death.
(b) getting rid of his fatigue.
(c) regaining his energies.
(d) refreshing him.
Answer:
(a) overcoming the grief of his beloved’s death.
(iii) ‘the touch of earthy years’ implies :
(a) passage of time.
(b) worldly time.
(c) time that is dead.
(d) time that does not matter.
Answer:
(a) passage of time.
(iv) What does the poet mean that she could not feel the touch of time ?
(a) She would not grow older with the passage of time.
(b) Change of weather and season will have no effect on her.
(c) The time is dead for her.
(d) She has become insensitive to time.
Answer:
(a) She would not grow older with the passage of time.
(v) How does the poet react to his loved one’s death?
Answer:
After the death of his loved one, the poet’s fearful anticipation concerning her came to an end. A slumber closed his mind; he could not think any further.
(vi) How does the poet imagine ‘her’ to be after death?
Answer:
According to the poet, now that she is dead, she has ‘no motion’ and ‘no force’. Not able to see or hear, now she is integral with the ‘earth’s diurnal course/with rocks and stones and trees.
(vii) Name the poet.
Answer:
William Wordsworth.
(viii) What is earth’s diurnal course?
Answer:
The earth’s diurnal course is earth’s daily rotation on its axis.
(ix) What had sealed the poet’s spirit?
Answer:
A slumber had sealed the poet’s spirit.
(x) What does she not feel now?
Answer:
Now, she cannot feel the touch of earthly years.
(xi) What do the last two lines of the stanza suggest?
Answer:
These lines suggest that she has become one with nature.
(xii) Name the poem.
Answer:
relaxed. He feels at peace.
(xiii) Who is referred to as ‘she’?
Answer:
It is the poem ‘A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal’
(xiv) The poet’s tone in these lines is ________.
Answer:
He is no longer troubled by the thought of his beloved’s death.
(xv) How does the poet react to it?
Answer:
This implies that he cannot experience any sensation.
(xvi) What does the narrator mean by a “Slumber did my spirit seal”?
Answer:
Slumber here refers to the poet’s state, when he is asleep and so the thoughts of his beloved do not trouble her anymore.
(xvii) What does ‘slumber’ here refer to ? (xviii) What could she not feel?
Answer:
She could not feel the touch of earthly years. In other words, she would not grow older.
(xix) What does ‘a thing’ in the third line refer to?
Answer:
‘A thing’ here refers to the dead body of the poet’s loved one. She has become lifeless now unable to feel or express anything.