Question

Hardy has used a specific style in bringing out the theme of the poem. Complete the table by identifying the images/words/phrases used in the poem.

1. Time eg: sunset	Ending of the century etc.
2. Nature
3. Hope
4. Music

Answer 1

1. Time eg: sunset	“sunset”; “Winter’s dregs”; “The Century’s corpse”; “the ancient pulse of germ and birth”
2. Nature	“Frost”; “Winter”; “tangled bine-stems”; “cloudy canopy”; the wind and the thrush
3. Hope	“Some blessed Hope”; “joy illimited”; “happy good-night air”
4. Music	“strings of broken lyres”; “full-hearted evensong”; “carolings”; “a voice arose”