A poet could not but be gay,

In such a jocund company:

I gazed–and gazed-but little thought

What

A poet could not but be gay,

In such a jocund company:

I gazed–and gazed-but little thought

What wealth the show to me had brought: Who is the poet? Who is giving him “a jocund company” and how? [2]

b) Explain the line : “what wealth the show to me had brought” [2]

c) What important features had the poet experienced about the “jocund”

companion in the beginning of the poem? [2]

d) When did the poet recall about his “jocund” companion? How did he

feel when he recalled his companion? [2]

e) The poet of this poem is often described as the “Nature Poet”. Do you agree?

Justify your stance with reference to this poem.​