Question

Read the given extract and answer the following questions:

“Continuous as the stars that shine

And twinkle on the milky way,

They stretched in never-ending line

Along the margin of a bay;

Ten thousand saw I at a glance,

Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.’’

(i) What does the poet compare the ‘Daffodils’ to? 1

(ii) Mention the poetic device used in the last line of the above extract? 1

(iii) Name the poet of the poem?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

1. the poet is encashed by the sight of the Daffodils , shining beautifully in the sun and so he compares the Daffodils with the stars that shine and the twinkle in the Milky way

3. the poet of the poem is William Wordsworth