'The Brook' is an example of Tennyson's exquisite versification. He had a rare capacity for creating music out of simple words.
Tennyson makes d brook narrate its history- d history of its origin, its meandering and uneven journey through forest and hills and open spaces until it joins d 'brimming river'. The Brook originates from a source on d highlands filled with mountain forest cover, where d wild birds of coot n hern r found in plenty. Its rushing waters touches all d ferns that grow on its banks till it reaches the open valley. In its initial rushing journey, d brook passes through the slopes of 30 hills and flows beneath more than 4 dozen bridges. Then it touches twenty different villages before reaching a little town.
Before joining the main river, d brook passes by Phillip's farm. As it comes rushing down d hills, its waters produces different musical notes as it dashes against d stony pebbles. The brook makes its presence felt when it passes through d different fields of uncultivated lands and many front lying promontory lands where d weeping willows grow. It winds about with immense power and its cool pleasant waters brings all kinds of fresh water fish to a lively activity.
The brook forms the foamy flake which is accumulatd at d shores where gravels gather in plenty, as it continues 2 travel down d hills. Sometimes it overflows n incur upon d grassy plots in the lawns. It even overflows to 2 gounds of Hazel plants n touches d sweet forget-me-nots. All d different sounds and movements that a stream makes as it flows are charmingly conveyed through d words used with an exquisite delicacies of feeling. The trees on the banks, d fish playing about, d blossoms floating on d water, d stretches of darkness n light r vividly reflected on d flowing verse. Above all, the spirit of joy and freedom comes through eloquently.
Each morning when d sun rises, d rays and d beams hit d waters n brightly reflect d shiny dance of d active movement of d brook on d sandy banks. When evening sets in n total darkness covers d surroundings of d countryside, d flow of d brook continues 2 murmur under d light of d moon n stars. The effects of d brook on d shores in d daytime is as much as in d night.
Tennyson significantly relates d brook 2 human life to d sad reflection that man's life is impermanent compared wid d relative permanence of a river (men may cum n men may go, Bt I go on forever)
