Question

The Sun Has Long Been Set by William Wordsworth The sun has long been set, The stars are out by twos and threes, The little birds are piping yet Among the bushes and trees; There's a cuckoo, and one or two thrushes, And a far-off wind that rushes, And a sound of water that gushes, And the cuckoo's sovereign cry Fills all the hollow of the sky. Who would "go parading" In London, "and masquerading," On such a night of June With that beautiful soft half-moon, And all these innocent blisses? On such a night as this is! What time of year is this poet describing?

Answer 1

He is describing late spring/early summer, more specifically a June night.

In the text, it says "On  such a night of June". He describes the "little birds", the "far-off wind", and the gushing water. These are all images of early Summer. It seems as though the speaker is outside enjoyin gthe night, looking at the stars, and listening to the birds. Often the sound of birds and nature is attributed to late spring when the animals are full of excitement for the bountiful seasons of spring and summer. Technically the month of June is both in spring and summer as the middle of June is the time of the summer solistice, the longest day of the year, which denotes the official start of summer.