Question

Define the meaning of 'sprightly dance' in the poem " Daffodils "? How is it associated with the daffodils?

Answer 1

Answer

Sprightly dance means dance of joy and ecstasy. The flowers were dancing joyously, as if in rapture, in the gentle breeze.  

Explanation

Wordsworth's name is synonymous with nature. Natural beauty, peace, tranquility, and solace are abundantly present in Wordsworth's poems. In all his poems one finds natural beauty and peace abundantly portrayed.

In the poem Daffodils, the poet has exquisitely portrayed beauty of nature. He relates a personal experience that he perceived once while wandering in nature.  

He was wandering alone like a solitary cloud in the sky. While walking, he reached a spot where poet saw pristine scenic beauty. He saw a lake on whose banks were grown daffodils in an uncountable numbers. The flowers were dancing in the gentle breeze. The breeze was also causing ripple of waves in the lake water.  

The poet felt very joyous in the jocund company of daffodils. The poet stood there long and stored the scenic beauty in his memory.

Long afterwards, when the poet grew thoughtful, the gleeful thoughts about the daffodils flashed across his mind and filled him with pleasure.  

Answer 2

Explanation:

'Sprightly dance' means dance of joy and ecstasy.

Tge flowers were dancing joyously, as if in rapture, in the gentle breeze.

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