To One who has been Long in City Pent by John Keats -
Questions and Answers, Study Guide:-
Question:-
Why does the city-dweller think that the day has passed very quickly?
Answer:-
The city-dweller has fully enjoyed a day’s outing in the country. In the
evening, he morns that such a pleasant day has passed so quickly like a
dew-drop that falls down on the ground silently through the ether.
The day has neither passed quickly nor slowly. The city-dweller has enjoyed
it so much that he cannot understand how it has been spent.
Question:-
What are the feelings of the city-dweller when he returns home after
spending the day in the countryside?
Answer:-
After a long stay in the city Keats the romantic poet is delighted to move
and breathe in the clear blue sky fills his heart with joy. There is no dust
and smoke, no din and bustle as in the city. He prays to God in gratitude. When
he feels tired he lies down on a bed of soft wavy grass and reads a sweet
love-story. He then thinks himself as the happiest man on earth.
