THE WILD SWANS AT COOLE
......W.B.Yeats......
TEXT:
The trees are in their autumn beauty,
The woodland paths are dry,
Under the October twilight the water
Mirrors a still sky;
Upon the brimming water among the stones
Are nine-and-fifty swans.
The nineteenth autumn has come upon me
Since I first made my count;
I saw, before I had well finished,
All suddenly mount
And scatter wheeling in great broken rings
Upon their clamorous wings.
I have looked upon those brilliant creatures,
And now my heart is sore.
All's changed since I, hearing at twilight,
The first time on this shore,
The bell-beat of their wings above my head,
Trod with a lighter tread.
Unwearied still, lover by lover,
They paddle in the cold
Companionable streams or climb the air;
Their hearts have not grown old;
Passion or conquest, wander where they will,
Attend upon them still.
But now they drift on the still water,
Mysterious, beautiful;
Among what rushes will they build,
By what lake's edge or pool
Delight men's eyes when I awake some day
To find they have flown away?
WORD NOTES:
IMPORTANT QUESTION:
1. Theme of the poem - "The wild swans at coole"
The preciousness of life.
2. How many swans he saw in his second visit at coole park?
Fifty nine
3. The beauty of the trees here mentioned in which season and month?
Autumn in October.
4. What time of the day the poet saw the swans?
In the twilight.
5. "The nineteen Autumn has come upon me / since I first made my count "- here the poet means to say...
He had made his first count while visited the coolie park nineteen years ago.
6.What is meant by "-with a lighter tread" ?
His heart used to be young.
7. After the swan fly away in the second stanza of the poem, the poet feels...
Regret.
8. "Upon their clamorous wings." Here clamorous wings means?
Bleating sound of the wings.
9. "And now my heart is sore"- why he said this?
He has lost his youth.
10. "And now my heart is sore, All's changed"- what has changed?
The life of the poet.
11. "All's changed since I , hearing at twilight,/ the first time on this sore"- what had the speaker heard?
The loud sound of the wings of the wings of the swans.
12. "The ball beat of their wings above my head" whose wings are spoken of here?
The wild swans at coole.
13. "The ball beat of their wings above my head" -
The loud sound of the bell.
14. They paddle in cold companionable streams"- here the word companionable means...
Favourable.
15. "Their hearts have not grown old"- what is the reason of not getting old?
Life force.
16. "Attend upon them still"- what attend upon them still?
Passion and conquest.
17. "Mysterious and beautiful"- who is spoken of here?
Wild swans.
18. "Among the rushes will they build"- here rush means?
Reeds
19. "Among the rushes will they build"- what will they built among the rushes?
Their nest.
20. The mood of the poet is....
Pessimistic.
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......W.B.Yeats......
TEXT:
The trees are in their autumn beauty,
The woodland paths are dry,
Under the October twilight the water
Mirrors a still sky;
Upon the brimming water among the stones
Are nine-and-fifty swans.
The nineteenth autumn has come upon me
Since I first made my count;
I saw, before I had well finished,
All suddenly mount
And scatter wheeling in great broken rings
Upon their clamorous wings.
I have looked upon those brilliant creatures,
And now my heart is sore.
All's changed since I, hearing at twilight,
The first time on this shore,
The bell-beat of their wings above my head,
Trod with a lighter tread.
Unwearied still, lover by lover,
They paddle in the cold
Companionable streams or climb the air;
Their hearts have not grown old;
Passion or conquest, wander where they will,
Attend upon them still.
But now they drift on the still water,
Mysterious, beautiful;
Among what rushes will they build,
By what lake's edge or pool
Delight men's eyes when I awake some day
To find they have flown away?
WORD NOTES:
- Coole - it is a lake situated in coole park
- Brimming water - the water of the lake is full to the brim
- Mount - fly up
- Wheeling - flying in a circle
- Clamorous- a loud sound of the bleating of their wings
- Brilliant creatures - indicates to swan
- Companionable - favourable
- Attend upon them - still in their heart
- Rushes - reeds
IMPORTANT QUESTION:
1. Theme of the poem - "The wild swans at coole"
The preciousness of life.
2. How many swans he saw in his second visit at coole park?
Fifty nine
3. The beauty of the trees here mentioned in which season and month?
Autumn in October.
4. What time of the day the poet saw the swans?
In the twilight.
5. "The nineteen Autumn has come upon me / since I first made my count "- here the poet means to say...
He had made his first count while visited the coolie park nineteen years ago.
6.What is meant by "-with a lighter tread" ?
His heart used to be young.
7. After the swan fly away in the second stanza of the poem, the poet feels...
Regret.
8. "Upon their clamorous wings." Here clamorous wings means?
Bleating sound of the wings.
9. "And now my heart is sore"- why he said this?
He has lost his youth.
10. "And now my heart is sore, All's changed"- what has changed?
The life of the poet.
11. "All's changed since I , hearing at twilight,/ the first time on this sore"- what had the speaker heard?
The loud sound of the wings of the wings of the swans.
12. "The ball beat of their wings above my head" whose wings are spoken of here?
The wild swans at coole.
13. "The ball beat of their wings above my head" -
The loud sound of the bell.
14. They paddle in cold companionable streams"- here the word companionable means...
Favourable.
15. "Their hearts have not grown old"- what is the reason of not getting old?
Life force.
16. "Attend upon them still"- what attend upon them still?
Passion and conquest.
17. "Mysterious and beautiful"- who is spoken of here?
Wild swans.
18. "Among the rushes will they build"- here rush means?
Reeds
19. "Among the rushes will they build"- what will they built among the rushes?
Their nest.
20. The mood of the poet is....
Pessimistic.
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