NCERT Solution of Class 9 Poem Ch-8 A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal
GLOSSARY
diurnal: daily (“Earth’s diurnal course” is earth’s daily rotation on its axis.)
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?
Question 2:
The passing of time will no longer affect her, says the poet. Which lines of the poem say this?
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?
