To The Cuckoo.....by Wordsworth.......Poem Summary
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| To The Cuckoo.....by Wordsworth.......Poem Summary |
The "poem To The Cuckoo" is one of the best popular poems in the world of English literature. It was composed in 1802 by Wordsworth, a famous nature poet. This poem was published in his "Poems in Two Volumes", in 1807. This poem is a short lyrical poem. A lyrical poem is a short musical poem. It can be sung by a single singer to the accompaniment of a lyre. This type of musical poems expresses a single emotion. The emotions may be about love, appreciation of beauty, surprise, and grief. It is full of melodious note. It appeals more to the heart of the people than to the mind.
Like other lyrical poems "To The Cuckoo'' is also a very popular short musical poem. It expresses the power of the poet's imagination. It is a sweet melodious poem that comes out of the poet's happy soul. It is a well reputed and popular poem of Wordsworth. In this poem, Wordsworth expresses his beautiful imagination related to his boyhood days. This poem is really very close to the reader's heart. The background of the poem is spring season where flowers have bloomed everywhere in the valley. The Sun shines so pleasantly and birds are flying in the sky. The poet lies in the grass there and listens to the sweet music of bird cuckoo.
for the poet, the bird cuckoo is a bird of giving joy to others with her sweet musical voice. When the poet listens to her song, he loses in the joy of his imagination. It fills the heart of a poet with never-ending happiness.
This poem is a nature poem. There are many natural objects described in this poem, like Sunshine, trees, bushes, birds, leaves, flowers and valley. The poem expresses the poet's personal feelings also. He expresses the desire for his childhood. It expresses the true feelings of Wordsworth. Thus the poem has also the autobiographical touch in it. The poem is a live description of the poet's desires and his feelings. When we read this poem, we imagine the scene which the poet wants to show us. It is a really very charming poem. It is a remarkable composition comes out of the poet's heart after listening to the musical song of the bird. This poem fills the hearts of readers with joy. The poem consists of thirty-two lines. It is divided into eight stanzas of four lines each. This poem is a sublime work of Wordsworth.
The poem To The Cuckoo is a short lyrical poem. Lyrical means a short musical poem sung in the accompaniment of a lyre express a single emotion. The poet expresses his inner feelings in this poem. In this poem, Wordsworth calls the bird 'cuckoo' a happy newcomer that has come from another side. Because cuckoo is called a migratory bird and it arrives in England from the South in April and goes back at the end of the summer.
Therefore the poet calls the bird as a happy newcomer recently migrated from the South. Poet calls the bird a happy and cheerful bird that fills the valley with the joy of his sweet voice. The poet says that he has heard this sweet voice in his childhood and still he is listening in the present. The poet enjoys the song of the cuckoo.
The poet calls the cuckoo a moving voice go from one place to another. This bird flies one place to another hastily so the poet is unable to see it. The poet is lying in the grass and taking rest in the sunshine. He listens to the sweet voice of the bird cuckoo two times at one and the same time, like Koo- Koo. It seems him double sound. This voice is echoing in the valley and filling it with her sweet music. It seems to the poet as if it is travelling from one hill to another. Sometimes the voice comes from a near place and another time It seems to come from far places.
It seems that the bird is singing continuously for the valley, flowers, and sunshine. And her voice fills the valley with joy and never-ending happiness. When the poet listens to her sweet melodious song he also loses in his boyhood days when he would enjoy the nature and its objects. He enjoyed the scenery of nature and listen to the music of cuckoo bird and wanted to see her. Thus the voice of the cuckoo reminds the poet of his boyhood days. So the poet welcomes her again and again. He wants to listen to her voice again and again. and to loses in his imagination.
As the bird cuckoo is the favourite bird of the spring season. the poet also likes the bird cuckoo very much because it reminds him of his boyhood memories which were very joyful. The cuckoo is a very active bird. It flies very quickly from place to place. So It is hardly visible for the poet. For the bird, the cuckoo is more than an ordinary bird. The poet says that it is a mysterious thing for him that reminds him of his pleasant memories of boyhood days.
The poet is very happy after listening to the sweet music of the bird as he would listen in his boyhood days. The sweet voice of the bird always attracts the poet. In his childhood days, he was very much impressed with the charming voice of the bird cuckoo. He would search it at several places such as the trees, bushes and even in the sky but every time he is unable to find him.
Here the poet expresses his feeling for the mysterious bird cuckoo. That bird is an object of love and hope for the poet. Poet says that when he was a boy, he was so much impressed and attracted by the sweet voice of the cuckoo. That time, he often wandered here and there in the fields, woods, and bushes to get a glimpse of the bird but could never see it.
He always hoped to see it one day. Even today he is listening to her sweet voice again and still, he wants to see the bird. now when the poet has left his boyhood days far behind, he can listen to the voice of the cuckoo bird again. After listening to the voice of cuckoo bird again, the poet recreates the scenes of his boyhood days. And imagines the beautiful and happy days of his boyhood. He feels very happy after thinking about his boyhood days.
The poet says that the cuckoo is really a very blessed and fortunate bird that fills the poet's heart with never-ending joy. after remembering his boyhood days poet feels happiness which he would feel in his boyhood days. He loses in the world of imagination. And the Earth seems to him a fairyland which is a perfect place for the cuckoo to live. The poet says that the cuckoo bird is really a fortunate bird that only lives in his imagination, world of fairyland.
for the poet, the bird cuckoo is a bird of giving joy to others with her sweet musical voice. When the poet listens to her song, he loses in the joy of his imagination. It fills the heart of a poet with never-ending happiness.
This poem is a nature poem. There are many natural objects described in this poem, like Sunshine, trees, bushes, birds, leaves, flowers and valley. The poem expresses the poet's personal feelings also. He expresses the desire for his childhood. It expresses the true feelings of Wordsworth. Thus the poem has also the autobiographical touch in it. The poem is a live description of the poet's desires and his feelings. When we read this poem, we imagine the scene which the poet wants to show us. It is a really very charming poem. It is a remarkable composition comes out of the poet's heart after listening to the musical song of the bird. This poem fills the hearts of readers with joy. The poem consists of thirty-two lines. It is divided into eight stanzas of four lines each. This poem is a sublime work of Wordsworth.
The poem To The Cuckoo is a short lyrical poem. Lyrical means a short musical poem sung in the accompaniment of a lyre express a single emotion. The poet expresses his inner feelings in this poem. In this poem, Wordsworth calls the bird 'cuckoo' a happy newcomer that has come from another side. Because cuckoo is called a migratory bird and it arrives in England from the South in April and goes back at the end of the summer.
Therefore the poet calls the bird as a happy newcomer recently migrated from the South. Poet calls the bird a happy and cheerful bird that fills the valley with the joy of his sweet voice. The poet says that he has heard this sweet voice in his childhood and still he is listening in the present. The poet enjoys the song of the cuckoo.
The poet calls the cuckoo a moving voice go from one place to another. This bird flies one place to another hastily so the poet is unable to see it. The poet is lying in the grass and taking rest in the sunshine. He listens to the sweet voice of the bird cuckoo two times at one and the same time, like Koo- Koo. It seems him double sound. This voice is echoing in the valley and filling it with her sweet music. It seems to the poet as if it is travelling from one hill to another. Sometimes the voice comes from a near place and another time It seems to come from far places.
It seems that the bird is singing continuously for the valley, flowers, and sunshine. And her voice fills the valley with joy and never-ending happiness. When the poet listens to her sweet melodious song he also loses in his boyhood days when he would enjoy the nature and its objects. He enjoyed the scenery of nature and listen to the music of cuckoo bird and wanted to see her. Thus the voice of the cuckoo reminds the poet of his boyhood days. So the poet welcomes her again and again. He wants to listen to her voice again and again. and to loses in his imagination.
As the bird cuckoo is the favourite bird of the spring season. the poet also likes the bird cuckoo very much because it reminds him of his boyhood memories which were very joyful. The cuckoo is a very active bird. It flies very quickly from place to place. So It is hardly visible for the poet. For the bird, the cuckoo is more than an ordinary bird. The poet says that it is a mysterious thing for him that reminds him of his pleasant memories of boyhood days.
The poet is very happy after listening to the sweet music of the bird as he would listen in his boyhood days. The sweet voice of the bird always attracts the poet. In his childhood days, he was very much impressed with the charming voice of the bird cuckoo. He would search it at several places such as the trees, bushes and even in the sky but every time he is unable to find him.
Here the poet expresses his feeling for the mysterious bird cuckoo. That bird is an object of love and hope for the poet. Poet says that when he was a boy, he was so much impressed and attracted by the sweet voice of the cuckoo. That time, he often wandered here and there in the fields, woods, and bushes to get a glimpse of the bird but could never see it.
He always hoped to see it one day. Even today he is listening to her sweet voice again and still, he wants to see the bird. now when the poet has left his boyhood days far behind, he can listen to the voice of the cuckoo bird again. After listening to the voice of cuckoo bird again, the poet recreates the scenes of his boyhood days. And imagines the beautiful and happy days of his boyhood. He feels very happy after thinking about his boyhood days.
The poet says that the cuckoo is really a very blessed and fortunate bird that fills the poet's heart with never-ending joy. after remembering his boyhood days poet feels happiness which he would feel in his boyhood days. He loses in the world of imagination. And the Earth seems to him a fairyland which is a perfect place for the cuckoo to live. The poet says that the cuckoo bird is really a fortunate bird that only lives in his imagination, world of fairyland.
