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When I Set Out for Lyonnesse, Summary, Introduction, Thomas Hardy once visited a Parish to supervise the restoration of a church. On his return, people noticed two things about him. There was a new glow in his eyes. There was also a piece, of paper peeping out of his coat pocket. This paper had the draft of the present poem., , Going for the Restoration, The poet says that he had gone for the res-toration of a church. When he started he hardly, knew that the visit would be so invigorating. It proved to be like visiting Lyonnesse. He had left, for the Parish all alone on a very cold evening. The Parish was a hundred miles away. The, foliage was covered with frost. The stars guided his lonesome path., Stay at the Parish, He had to stay at the Parish for sometime. In that short period, he found something happening, to him. It was an inner change which was sudden and unexpected. The poet says that at the, start of his journey no one could think of such a change in him. No prophet or wizard could have, guessed the happening there., The Inner Change, When the poet returned from the Parish, everyone noticed a glow in his eyes. They didn’t speak, a word. However, they were impressed by the rare and deep radiance of his eyes., Honeydew, Poem, Chapter 7, When I Set inOut For Lyonnesse Questions From Textbook, WORKING WITH THE POEM (PAGE 110), Questions:, 1. In the first stanza, find words that show, (i) that it was very cold., (ii) that it was late evening., (iii) that the traveller was alone., 2. (i) Something happened at Lyonnesse. It was, (a) improbable., (b) impossible., (c) unforeseeable.

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(iii) Pick out two lines from stanza 2 to justify your answer., 3. (i) Read the line (stanza 3) that implies the following., “Everyone noticed something, and they made guesses, but didn’t speak a word’., ) Now read the line that refers to what they noticed., Answers:, 1., (i) The word “rime’ shows that it was very cold., (ii) The word ‘starlight’ shows that it was late evening., (iii) The word ‘lonesomeness’ shows that the traveller was alone., 2., No(i) Unforeseeable., The relevant lines are:, No prophet durst declare, Nor did the wisest wizard guess, What would be chance at Lyonnesse, Practise questions, Question 1:, What inspired Hardy to write the poem ‘When I set out for Lyonnesse’?, Answer:, The poet set out for Lyonnesse to supervise renovation work of a church. He writes the poem to, celebrate his successful attempt., Question 2:, What does the poet tell about his feelings before he left for Lyonnesse and after his return?, Answer:, When Hardy left for Lyonnesse, he was shaky. He had a fear that he might fail to do his job, there. But nobody could foresee the future. But When he returned, he had glow of joy and, satisfaction on his face., Question 3:, What did people notice on poet’s return from the parish?, Answer:, On his return from the parish, people noticed two things about him. A new glow, in his eyes and a crumbled piece of paper sticking out his coat pocket.