Short questions and answers from Upon Westminster Bridge| class - XI |WBCHSE

 

Composed
Upon Westminster Bridge
September 3, 1802
William Wordsworth

•• Short type questions and answers:👇

** Answer the following questions in a single sentence each:-

Q.1: What things lie open in the field?

Ans:  Towers, domes, theatres and temples lie open in the field.

Q.2: Who wrote the poem, ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’?

Ans: William Wordsworth wrote the poem ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’.

Q.3: What is the date of composition of the poem, ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’?

Ans: The poem was composed on September 3, 1802.

Q.4: When does the city look so beautiful?

Ans: In the early morning, the city looks so beautiful.

Q.5: How does the river glide?

Ans:  The river Thames glides according to its own sweet will.

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Q.6:  Where does the Westminster Bridge lie?

Ans:  The Westminster Bridge lies over the river Thames in London.

Q.7:  Where is the city of London viewed from?

Ans: The city of London is viewed from the Westminster Bridge.

Q.8:  What seemed asleep?

Ans: The very houses seemed asleep in the city of London.

Q.9:  Which things glitter in the smokeless air?

Ans:  Ships, towers, domes, theatres and temples are glittering in the smokeless air.

Q.10:  Whose mighty heart is lying still?

Ans:  The heart of the city of London is lying still.

Q.11:  Who is referred to as ‘his’ in the line “In his first splendour, valley, rock or hill” ?

Ans:  The rays of the early sun is referred to as ‘his’ in the line “In his first splendour, valley, rock or hill”.

Q. 12:  What is meant by the expression ‘mighty heart’ ?

Ans:  The expression ‘mighty heart’ means the heart of the City of London, here the use of heart is metaphorical.

Q.13:  Where does the poet find the splendour of the Sun?

Ans:  The poet finds the splendour of the Sun upon the valleys, rocks and hills.

Q.14:  What does the ‘first splendour’ refer to?

Ans:  The rays of the early sun is referred to as the ‘first splendour’.

Q.15: What does ‘mighty heart’ refer to?

Ans: The city of London is referred to as ‘mighty heart’.

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Q.16:  How do the houses in London appear to the poet?

Ans:   The houses in the city of London in the early appear asleep.

Q.17:  What kind of poem is ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’?

Ans:  It is a Petrarchan sonnet.

Q.18:  At what time was the poet crossing the Westminster Bridge ?

Ans:  The poet was crossing the Westminster Bridge at about 5:30 or 6:00 in the morning.

Q.19:  Why does Wordsworth address ‘God’ in the poem?

Ans:   The poet addresses ‘God’ because he feels joy and wonder watching the beauty of London.

Q.20:   Where does the poet find the splendour of the Sun ?

Ans: The poet finds the splendour of the Sun on the valleys, rocks and hills.

Q.21:  How does the poet refer to the river, ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’ ?

Ans:  The rive Thames flows smoothly and quietly at its own sweet will.

Q.22:  “A sight so touching in its majestic” – Which sight is referred to here?

Ans:  The beautiful scene of London glittering brightly in the morning sun is the sight referred to here.

Q.23:  Give an example of simile from the poem ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’.

Ans:  An example of simile from the poem ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’ is – The city wears the beauty of the morning like a garment.

Q.24:  What is the felling that Wordsworth experiences which he has never experienced before?  (XI -’16)

Ans:  Wordsworth never felt such a natural beauty and tranquility before he experienced this London morning.

Q.25:  Why is everything bright and glittering?

Ans:  Everything is bright and glittering because of the smokeless atmosphere.

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**Last few year questions of Annual Examination ( With Answers) from the poem ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’:-👇

Q.1:  What garments did the city wear? (XI – ’19, ’17, ’14)

Ans:  The city of London, wore the beauty of the morning like a garment.

Q.2:  Which city according to Wordsworth, is the fairest one? (XI – ’18, ’15)

Ans: According to Wordsworth, the city of London is the fairest one.

Q.3:  Which city does the poet refer to in ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’ ? ( XI – ’14)

Ans:  In the poem ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’, the poet refers to the city of London.

Q.4:  What does the poet see from the Westminster Bridge? ( XI – ’19)

Ans:  The poet sees the beauty of the city of London in the bright morning from Westminster Bridge.

Q.5:  Why is the city of London silent and bare? ( XI – ’19)

Ans:   The city is ‘silent’ because it is very early in the morning, and the whole city is at rest and the city is ‘bare’ because of the smokeless air of the morning .

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Q.6:  How does Wordsworth describe the air in the city ? ( XI – ’16)

Ans:  Wordsworth describes the air as ‘smokeless’.

Q. 7:  “Dear God !” – What feeling does the expression convey? ( XI – ’17)

Ans:   The expression conveys the feeling of joy and wonder of the poet.

Q.8:  How does Wordsworth describe the beauty of the morning ? ( XI – ’18, ’15)

Ans:. Wordsworth describes the beauty of the morning as ‘silent’ and ‘bare’.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. What kind of poem is Upon Westminster Bridge?

Ans: The poem is a sonnet.

2. “ The river glideth at his own sweet will” — Which river is referred to in the poem “Upon Westminster Bridge”? (XI - 2022)

Ans: The river here refers to the Thames.

3. “Dull would he be of soul.” — Who would be dull of soul?

Or, Whom does the poet call ‘dull’ in the poem ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’? (XI - 2022)

Ans: People who do not stop or ignored the beauty of London at sunrise would be dull of soul.

4. What is the rhythm-scheme of the poem “Upon Westminster Bridge”?

Ans: The rhythm-scheme of the poem is abbaabba, cdcdcd.

5. “Earth had nothing to show more fair” — What does the poet refer to here?

Ans: The poet here refers to the matchless majestic beauty of the city of London in the early hours of the morning.

6. What kind of sonnet is the poem, “Upon Westminster Bridge”?

Ans. The poem “Upon Westminster Bridge” is a Petrarchan sonnet divided into two parts octave and sestet.

7. When did the poet view the city? (XI —’17)

Ans: The poet viewed the city early in the morning.

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