Question

Read the extract and answer the questions that follow:

‘And I was very blest - Shall it not be for Memory A happy spot to rest’?

1. Why does the poet feel ‘blest’?
2. Explain the phrase ‘a happy spot for memory to rest’.

Answer 1

1. The poet feels ‘blest’ because he has experienced a beautiful moonlit night in the company of his close friends. The experience fills him with happiness and becomes a precious memory.
2. ‘A happy spot for memory to rest’ means that the beautiful experience of the moonlit night will remain as a pleasant and lasting memory for the poet, which he can look back upon with happiness in the future.