Question

‘Dull would he be of soul who could pass by.’

This line of the poem can be rewritten as:
'He would be of a dull soul.'

The figure of speech is known as ‘Inversion’.

Find out one more example of Inversion from the poem.

Answer 1

1. “Dull would he be of soul who could pass by”
   Inversion: The words in the line have been rearranged for poetic effect. The correct order should be “He could pass by would be of the dull soul”.
2. “Never did sun more beautifully steep”
   Inversion: The words in the line have been rearranged for poetic effect. The correct order should be “The sun never did more beautifully steep”.
   
3. “Ne'er saw I, never felt, a calm, so deep!”
   Inversion: The words in the line have been rearranged for poetic effect. The correct order should be “I ne'er (never) saw, never felt, a calm so deep!”.