Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o’er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd
A host, of golden daffodils; (Daffodils-William Wordsworth)
a) What does the poet compare himself to? What is a daffodil? (2)
b) What is the comparison made between the daffodils and the Milky Way? (2)
c) Give two instances from the text which show that the poet attributes human characteristics
to the daffodils. (2)
d) How does the memory of the daffodils enrich the poet’s life?
Answers
Answer:
1.The poet compares the daffodils to the stars in brightness as well as in numbers. Growing along the curve of the lake, the daffodils remind him of the stars that shine along the curve of the heavens. They seem to be as numerous and unending as the stars above.
2.In the poem “Daffodils” the flowers are compared to the galaxy Milky Way because in Milky way there are many stars shining brightly and twinkling in the sky. This is much similar to the daffodils shining brightly in the sunlight in golden brightly, fluttering and dancing as the the stars twinkle in the sky.
3.Poem analysis of William Wordsworth's I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud ... The writers use them to make their texts appealing and meaningful. ... There are two similes used in this poem. ... Personification: Personification is to attribute human characteristics to lifeless ... It shows that the Daffodils are humans that can dance.
4.The sight of the dazzling daffodils seems to enrich the life of the poet with joy and tranquility, so he could not take his eyes off them. Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, ... Daffodils have left an everlasting precious memory in the poet's mind.
Answer:
a) Poet compared himself as a cloud and daffodil is a golden coloured beautiful flower.
b) see the attached file.
c) They acted like human beings as they danced in the breeze tossing their head.
d) see the attached file (2).
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