The summary of the the poem 'history' written by Eleanor farjeon
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Explanation:
Who has been referred to as ‘I’ in the first line of the extract? Where do you think was he wandering?
i) The poet William Worthsword is referred to as 'l' in the first line of the extract .He was wandering all alone in the woods of the Lake District.
ii.What does the poet encounter while wandering? Where does he encounter them?
ii) The poet encountered a large number of golden daffodils. They grew beneath the trees along the edge of a lake.
iii. Why do you think the poet refers to the daffodils as golden?
iii) The daffodils were yellow and they were shining in the sun like gold.
iv. Discuss the importance of the following lines with reference to the poem:
“Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.”
iv ) These lines personify the beautiful daffodils. The poet sees the daffodils growing along the margin of a bay, and they appear to be dancing and fluttering in the breeze. These lines are important as it was the daffodils’ lively appearance that captivated the poet.
v. Which figure of speech is used in the following lines? How many daffodils do you think the poet saw? Give reason for you answer.
“When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils,”
v) The poet has used hyperbole. He saw a host of daffodils, which means there were nearly ten thousand of them. It is exaggeration/hyperbolic expression. He might have seen a few hundred of them.
PASSAGE-2
Explanation:
all down the ages
like a graat tide