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Question
In which lines are creatures attributed with human qualities? How does this add to the beauty of Summer’s day?
Solution
In the following lines the creatures are attributed with human qualities:
“There seemed to rise a tune
From Miniature Creatures“
Here in the lines, the poet refers to creatures like bees and gnats as ‘Miniature Creatures’, who with their humming and beating of wings fill the air with a satisfying tone of the music.
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