Ode: Intimations of Immortality

Poetry | William Wordsworth

Intimations of Immortality Quotes

 

“The Rainbow comes and goes,

And lovely is the Rose”.

Explanation: This line represents the transient beauty of nature and its fleeting moments of glory.

 

“Mighty Prophet! Seer blest!

On whom those truths do rest”.

Explanation: The line means that the prophet (child) is a blessed visionary who holds divine truths.

 

“As if his whole vocation 

Were endless imitations.”

Explanation: This line suggests that the speaker views childhood as when a person’s primary purpose is to imitate and learn from the world around them.
Whither is fled the visionary gleam?

Where is it now, the glory and the dream?

Explanation: In these lines, the poet laments the loss of childhood wonder and innocence. He questions where it has gone.

 

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