Chapter 6 – Mild the Mist Upon the Hill Solutions

Content Structure

• 1. About the author – Emily Jane Bronte
• 2. Theme of the Mild the Mist upon the Hill
• 3. Summary of the Mild the Mist Upon the Hill
• 4. Explanation
  • Stanza – 1
  • Stanza – 2
  • Stanza – 3
  • Stanza – 4
• 5. Word meanings
• 6. Exercise Solutions
  • Exercise – 1
  • Exercise – 2
• 7. Grammar in use
  • Exercise – 3
  • Exercise – 4
• 8. Composition
  • Exercise – 5
  • Exercise – 6

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1. About the author – Emily Jane Bronte

Emily Jane Bronte was an English novelist and poet born on 30th July 1818 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England. Her writing shows deep emotions, strong passions, and a close connection to the moors surrounding her home. Her novel Wuthering Heights was first published under the pen name Ellis Bell. At first it received mixed reviews and later came to be known as one of the greatest works in English literature for its powerful story, unique structure, and exploration of human nature. She also wrote many intense and beautiful poems, which reveal her creative imagination and independent spirit. She died on 19th December 1848.

2. Theme of the poem Mild the Mist upon the Hill

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• The poet sees mist, rain, and wetness as a sign of sadness, like nature is sharing feelings.
• The rain is like quiet crying, and the mist makes everything calm after the storm.
• The scene reminds the poet of her childhood, when she felt safe with her father.
• The smell of wet grass and fresh air brings back old memories.
• The poet is happy to remember her childhood but sad because she cannot get it back.
• The poem shows that nature is like a friend who keeps our memories and feelings.

3. Summary of the poem Mild the Mist upon the Hill

In this poem, Emily Brontë describes a quiet evening after a rainy day. She feels that the earth has cried through the rain, and the mist is like its soft tears. The poet sees the mist, the wet grass, and the fresh smell of nature, and these remind her of her childhood. She thinks of the safety and love she felt under her father’s roof and near her old home. The poem shares her feelings of peace, sweet memories, and sadness that those days are gone.

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4. Explanation

Stanza 1

Mild the mist upon the hill,
Telling not of storms to-morrow;
No; the day has wept its fill,
Spent its store of silent sorrow.

Explanation: The poet sees the light mist gently covering the hills, and it gives no sign of any storm coming the next day. It feels as if the day has already cried too much through the rain. The rain is shown as “silent sorrow,” meaning nature has quietly poured out its sadness.

Stanza 2

Oh, I’m gone back to the days of youth,
I am a child once more;
And ‘neath my father’s sheltering roof,
And near the old hall door.

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Explanation: The poet feels as if she has gone back to her childhood. She imagines being a little child and living happily under her father’s roof. She remembers standing near the big door of her old house, which shows her happy childhood memories.

Stanza 3

I watch this cloudy evening fall,
After a day of rain:
Blue mists, sweet mists of summer pall
The horizon’s mountain-chain.

Explanation: The poet watches the cloudy evening come after a day of rain. Blue summer mists slowly rise and spread, gently covering the chain of mountains on the horizon like a soft blanket. The quiet, dreamy scene makes her feel peaceful and reminds her of sweet memories from the past.

Stanza 4

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The damp stands in the long, green grass
As thick as morning’s tears;
And dreamy scents of fragrance pass
That breathe of other years.

Explanation: The grass is wet and shiny, like it is crying with little morning tears. Soft and sweet smells come from the ground, which remind the poet of days long ago. These smells make her remember her happy times in the past.

5. Word meanings

	Word	Meanings
1.	Wept	Cried
2.	Fill	Full
3.	Sorrow	A feeling of deep sadness or grief
4.	Youth	Young age
5.	Neath	Under
6.	Pall	A covering like a cloth, or something that makes the sky look dark/dull
7.	Horizon’s	The line where the earth and sky seem to meet
8.	Mountain chain	A row of connected mountains
9.	Damp	Wet
10.	Scents	Smells
11.	Fragrance	A sweet or pleasant smell
12.	Sheltering	Giving protection, safety, or cover
13.	Mist	Fog
14.	Mild	Soft
15.	Tears	Drops from eyes

6. Exercise Solutions

Exercise – 1

Tick the correct answer from the given alternatives:

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1. The mist was upon the
(a) Grass
(b) Roof
(c) Hill
(d) Leaf

Ans: (c) Hill

2. The sorrow of the day is described as
(a) Silent
(b) Terrible
(c) Overwhelming
(d) Little

Ans: (a) Silent

3. The hall door mentioned in the poem is
(a) New
(b) Large
(c) Broken
(d) Old

Ans: (d) Old

4. The poet watches the cloudy
(a) Morning
(b) Evening
(c) Afternoon
(d) Night

Ans: (b) Evening

5. The damp stands on the
(a) Wall
(b) Floor
(c) Bush
(d) Grass

Ans: (d) Grass

Exercise – 2

Answer the following questions within twenty-five words:

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1. Where does the poet see herself when she thinks of her childhood?
Ans: The poet sees herself as a child again, living safely under her father’s sheltering roof and standing near the old hall door of her home.

2. What did the poet watch on the ‘cloudy evening’?
Ans: On the cloudy evening, the poet watched the blue summer mist gently covering the chain of mountains at the horizon after a long day of rain.

7. Grammar in use

Exercise – 3

Identify the following sentences as simple, compound and complex:

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1. He is too short to climb the wall.
Ans: Simple

2. The sky was blue and the sun shone bright.
Ans: Compound

3. The old man who lived in a village believed that the earth was flat.
Ans: Complex

4. Living a job midway is not a good practice.
Ans: Simple

5. Last week I met a friend who gave me a bag which is brown in colour.
Ans: Complex

Exercise – 4

Do as directed:

1. The question was so easy that everyone could answer it. (Change into a simple sentence)
Ans: The question was very easy for everyone to answer.

2. A friend in need is a friend indeed. (Change into a complex sentence)
Ans: A person who helps his friend in need is a true friend.

3. Pollution is one of the most severe threats of our beautiful planet. (Change into a compound sentence)
Ans: Pollution is a severe threat, and it greatly harms our beautiful planet.

4. Do or die. (Change into a complex sentence)
Ans: You must do the work if you do not want to die.

5. He was confused and stopped working. (Change into a simple sentence)
Ans: Being confused, he stopped working.

8. Composition

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Exercise – 5

Write a letter within 100 words to the Headmaster/Headmistress of your school seeking leave of two days for the purpose of attending the marriage ceremony of your elder sister.

Exercise – 6

Suppose you had bought a book from a bookstore. By mistake you left it there instead of brightening it back with you. Providing details of the book and its author, write a letter within 100 words to the owner of the store to find the book and keep it until you come to collect it.

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