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\ ( ) Pane |, , A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal, , 1. “A slumber did my spirit seal”, says the poet. That is, a deep, sleep ‘closed off his soul (or mind). How does the poet react to his, loved one’s death? Does he feel deep sense of grief? Or does he, feel a great peace?, , Answer: The poet is shocked and surprised at the death of his, loved one. It feels painful. Death does not make anyone feel good., It is always associated with misery., , 2. The passing of time will no longer affect her., Which fines of the poem say this?, Answer: “She seemed a thing that could not feel the touch of, , earthly years”., , 3. How does the poet imagine her to be, after death? Does he think, of her as a person living in a very happy state (a ‘heaven’)? Or, does he see her now as a part of nature? In which lines of the poem, do you find your answer?, , Answer: The poet imagines her to be an inseparable part of nature., No, he does not think so because ‘heaven’ is not a dead thing. It is, shown in the line ‘Roiled round in earith’s diurnal course/With, rocks and stones and trees’.