Read the poem given below and answer questions

O gift of God! O perfect day:
Whereon shall no man work, but play;
Whereon it is enough for me,
Not to be doing, but to be!

Through every fibre of my brain,
Through every nerve, through every vein,
I feel the electric thrill, the touch
Of life, that seems almost too much.

I hear the wind among the trees
Playing celestial symphonies;
I see the branches downward bent,
Like keys of some great instrument.

And over me unrolls on high
The splendid scenery of the sky,
Where though a sapphire sea the sun
Sails like a golden galleon,

Towards yonder cloud-land in the West,
Towards yonder Islands of the Blest,
Whose steep sierra far uplifts
Its craggy summits white with drifts.

Blow, winds! and waft through all the rooms
The snow-flakes of the cherry-blooms!
Blow, winds! and bend within my reach
The fiery blossoms of the peach!

O Life and Love! O happy throng
Of thoughts, whose only speech is song!
O heart of man! canst thou not be
Blithe as the air is, and as free?

What is the poet’s wish expressed in the poem ?

The human heart gains freedom which is demonstrated by the broader natural world.

The correct answer is OPTION 3 - The human heart gains freedom which is demonstrated by the broader natural world.

• The core idea builds throughout the poem, but the final stanza gives the clearest expression of the poet’s wish.
• The poet explicitly asks whether the human heart can be as “blithe” and “free” as the air, showing that nature is not just being admired—it is being used as a model for human freedom.
• This makes the wish internal (human heart) rather than just external (nature appreciation).

Option (1): Living life in unison with nature — Incorrect. The poem does describe harmony with nature, but this is not the poet’s main wish. Nature is used as an example or model, not the final goal. The poet is not asking humans to live with nature, but to become like it in spirit—free and joyful.

Option (2): The freedom of human conscience from evil — Incorrect. There is no mention of evil, morality, or conscience anywhere in the poem. The poem focuses on joy, beauty, and freedom, not on ethical or moral struggle. So this option introduces an idea that is not present in the poem.