Question

What is suggested by the following words/phrases in the poem?

• spectre-grey
• haunted
• joy illimited
• blast - beruffled

Answer 1

• spectre-grey: A ghostly, lifeless grey colour, suggesting coldness and death.
• haunted: The people near the scene seem like shadowy figures passing through the desolate landscape.
• joy illimited: Boundless, unlimited joy in the thrush’s song.
• blast-beruffled: Ruffled or disordered by the force of the wind.