Question

I am listless, I am a wanderer in my heart.

In the sunny haze of the languid hours, what vast
vision of thine takes shape in the blue of the
sky!

O Farthest end, O the keen call of thy flute!

I forget, I ever forget, that the gates are shut
everywhere in the house where I dwell alone!

–“5,”
Rabindranath Tagore

Which phrase most directly states the speaker’s feelings?

“I am listless, I am a wanderer in my heart.”
“O Farthest end, O the keen call of thy flute!”
“. . . the gates are shut everywhere . . .”

Answer 1

“I am listless, I am a wanderer in my heart.”

This line explicitly names the speaker’s emotional state—listlessness and inner wandering—whereas the others show longing or isolation indirectly.