Here's my stanza-by-stanza paraphrasing of the poem "To the Cuckoo" by William Wordsworth:
Stanza 1:
O Cuckoo! Shall I call thee bird,
So dear to British song?
I'll deem thee rather wind-harped,
Wandering voiceless all day long.
Paraphrase:
Oh Cuckoo! Should I refer to you as a bird,
So beloved in British poetry?
Instead, I see you as a wanderer, your voice
resembling the sound of wind, silent all day.
Stanza 2:
Ye unseen beings that still dost dwell
Wildly fresh and hale,
O prithee, Cuckoo! Let thy sound
Be less monotonous and pale!
Paraphrase:
You unseen creatures that still exist
in a wildly fresh and healthy state,
Oh please, Cuckoo! Make your sound
less repetitive and dull!
Stanza 3:
Monotony in nature is not fitting,
Nor is it to our delight,
Yet still, thou art dear to the infant mind,
And Childhood's more grave sight.
Paraphrase:
Monotony is not suitable in nature,
nor does it bring us joy,
Yet, you are dear to the minds of infants
and to the more serious perspectives of childhood.
Stanza 4:
For when thy mournful notes are heard,
It seems as though the caves around,
To hollow groans and murmurs dull,
Respond in weak rebound.
Paraphrase:
Because when your mournful notes are heard,
it feels as though the surrounding caves,
with their hollow groans and dull murmurs,
respond with feeble echoes.
Stanza 5:
I hear thee, and rejoice. O Cuckoo!
Shall I call thee bird,
Or but a wandering voice?
Paraphrase:
I hear you and rejoice, oh Cuckoo!
Should I refer to you as a bird,
or simply a wandering voice?
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