Gulmohar 7 - Upon the westminister Birdge - Answers

Upon Westminster Bridge

Understanding the Poem

1. The poet could see the city with its ships, towers, domes, theatres, temples, river and houses from his position on the bridge.

2. Dull of soul refers to a person who may be bored and unmoved by any experience or sight.

3. The garment referred to in the poem is the beauty of the morning. The city is wearing it.

4. They are open unto the fields and to the sky. They are silent and bare.

5. We can normally find ‘valley, rock and hill’ in rural settings. He is using these words to compare the brilliance of the sunrise in the countryside and in London.

6. No. He refers to the city’s life as ‘mighty heart’.

7. It shows us that Wordsworth thought the city was beautiful, grand and awe-inspiring. Majesty here refers to the grandeur of the city.

8. The poet draws a grand and imposing picture of London. He builds the feeling of awe and grandeur through the choice of words like majesty, open unto sky, mighty, etc.

Appreciating the Poem
1. The city is compared to a person wearing a garment. “This city now doth like a garment wear the beauty of the morning;”