12th English Elective Poetry 6. The Wild Swans at Coole - W.B. Yeats

12th English Elective Poetry 6. The Wild Swans at Coole - W.B. Yeats

प्रश्न बैंक - सह - उत्तर पुस्तक (Question Bank-Cum-Answer Book) Class - 12 English Elective 6. The Wild Swans at Coole - W.B. Yeats Q1. How do the trees in their autumn beauty', 'dry woodland paths', 'October twilight', 'still sky' connect to the poet's own life? Ans- The 'trees in their autumn beauty', 'dry woodland paths', 'October twilight', 'still sky' all represent a sign of old age and loneliness as the poet is experiencing. Autumn is the season in which the trees prepare to shed their leaves. This season is compared to death. The woodland remains dry and there is no new life evolving until the rains set in. Though the twilight is the most beautiful part of the day, it lasts for a very short period of time and leads into the darkness of night. The stillness of the sky too is counted similar to the coldness of death. Everything associates to the poet's old age and the setting is of sadness and lonely atmosphere. Q2. Wh…