Chapter-2 THE WORLD IS TOO MUCH WITH US POEM BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH based MCQs for Third Year Foundation Course English

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Chapter 2 THE World is too much either us | Third year foundation course English MCQ | Manya Edutech

STANZA I first eight lines (octave) LINE 1 TO 8 based on ABBA ABBA rhyme scheme
[A] The world is too much with us; late and soon,
[B] Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;
[B] Little we see in Nature that is ours;
[A] We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!
[A] This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon;
[B] The winds that will be howling at all hours,
[B] And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers;
[A] For this, for everything, we are out of tune;

STANZA II last six lines (sestet) LINE 9 TO 14 based on CDCD CD rhyme scheme
[C] It moves us not. Great God! I'd rather be
[D] A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn;
[C] So might I, standing on this pleasant lea,
[D] Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;
[C] Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea;
[D] Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn.

WORD MEANING

S.No.WORDHINDIMEANING
Baresस्पष्टOpen to view
Blowआघात Give out sound
Boonवरदान Blessing
Bosomआलिंगन Protective Centre
Creedसंप्रदाय Formula for religious belief
ForlornलाचारUnhappy
Glimpsesझलक Very brief
Heartsउत्साहMost Important
HowlingगरजनाUtter a loud
Lateभूतपूर्वNear the End point
Layसाझा Cause to be in a particular condition
LeaचरागाहA tract of open ground
Littleअल्प मात्राNot at all
Movesप्रयास To prompt
Out of TuneबेसुरापनNot in Musical Harmony
Outwornजीर्णOut-of-Date
Paganकाफिर Irreligious
PleasantसुहावनाPleasing
Powersक्षमता Ability to do
ProteusबहुरूपधारीSea God: son of Oceanus and Tethys, having ability to assume many forms
Sightदृश्य VIsion
SordidअनैतिकDegraded
Spendingखर्च Use completely
Suckledपोषण करनाTo nourish
Tritonसमुद्र का‍ भगवान God: Son of Poseidon and Amphitrite having the head and trunk of a man and tail of a fish
Up gatheredइकट्ठाCome together into one place
Vitalमहत्वपूर्णHaving remarkable energy
Wasteबर्बादी Without adequate return
WaywardनिरंकुशIrregular
Willowधुनकी Shrub of the genus Salix
Wreathedघिरा हुआAny Ornamental Work

HINDI MEANING

MCQs based on this Poem

  1. Where was poet Wordsworth born?

    Cockermouth, Cumberland Lake District NORTHERN ENGLAND

  2. When was poet born?

    7 April 1770

  3. The poem 'The World Is Too Much with Us' is written by:

    William Wordsworth

  4. The poem criticizes the lackness of society for:

    Spirituality

  5. The overall tone of poem can be said:

    Melancholic and critic

  6. Title, "The World Is Too Much with Us," of this poem suggests that the speaker feels overwhelmed by:

    The beauty and abundance of the natural world

  7. The speaker believes that modern society's focus on materialism caused humans to:

    Become disconnected from nature

  8. The poem can be seen as a critique of:

    Industrialization and urbanization

  9. The speaker's desire to be "a pagan" in order to:

    Reconnect with nature and its forces

  10. The speaker blames to the people for their:

    Inability to find inner peace

  11. The speaker believes that the people of world has:

    Become too focused on materialism

  12. The speaker wishes to be "sailing" means to:

    Escape the troubles of the world

  13. The speaker believes that he would find more joy in:

    A simple life close to nature

  14. The "Sea" mentioned in the poem indicates:

    The vastness of the world

  15. The speaker accuses humanity of:

    Ignoring the beauty of the world

  16. The "Neptune" mentioned in the poem means:

    Roman god of the sea

  17. The word "gods" symbolize in the poem:

    Ancient deities worshipped by pagans

  18. The speaker feels that humans have lost touch with:

    Their emotions

  19. The phrase "Proteus rising from the sea" in the poem refers to:

    A mythical creature with shapeshifting abilities

  20. The "Great God" referred in the poem is associated with:

    Paganism

  21. The speaker belongs to be more connected with:

    Natural achievements

  22. The phrase "late and soon" in the first line refers to:

    Past and future

  23. "The world is too much with us" is a:

    Sonnet divided in Octave and Sestet

  24. Who was William Wordsworth?

    Wordsworth was Britain's Romantic and Critque Poet Laureate from 1843 to 1850.

  25. How was wordsworth died?

    William Wordsworth died of pleurity .

  26. Where was poet buried?

    Wordsworth was buried at St. Oswald's Church in Gras-mere

  27. When was the poet debuted?

    He debuted in 1787 by publish a sonnet in European Magazine

  28. In which form the poet like to published?

    Lyrical Ballads in 1798 with Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  29. According to poet, the world is absorbed by:

    materialism

  30. The correct rhyme scheme of the Sestet in the poem is:

    CDCD CD

  31. The correct rhyme scheme of the Octave in the poem is:

    ABBAABBA

  32. The speaker feels that people are content with the way that they have been blissfully and ignorantly living their lives, which ________ him.

    Disappoints

  33. The poem is published in year ......

    1807

  34. The poem has a total of ..... lines.

    14

  35. In this poem the speaker addresses the moon, sun, and flowers as references to nature compared to .......

    Man made Things

  36. In Which line of the poem the speaker suggest that we are concerned with materials?

    Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers.

  37. Which Greek gods are mentioned in the poem?

    Proteus and Triton

  38. The phrase in the poem "pleasant lea" refers to:

    A grassy meadow

  39. Which poetic device is used in the phrase "sleeping flowers"?

    Metaphor

  40. Which figure of speech is used when the poet addresses nature and gods?

    Apostrophe