Question

The waves beside them danced, but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee;
A poet could not be but gay,
In such a jocund company!
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought

a. Which wealth is referred to by the poet?
b. Identify the poetic device in “I gazed – and gazed… “.
c. Which phrase in the given extract means “surpassed”?
d. Which word in the given extract is an antonym for “gloomy”?
e. Which jocund company is the poet referring to?

Answer 1

Answer:

Change the following sentence into indirect speech

(1) The teacher said to me, "Honest is the best policy

(2) Ram said to me , "I am doing my work

(3) He said to me "I am unwell"

(4) Rita said ," I have been living here since ten years

(5) She said ,"I wrote a letter yesterday

Answer 2

Answer:

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1. The wealth which is referred to here by the poet means wealth of joy and happiness; which actually comes from happy and fond memories when the poet saw a host of golden daffodils by the side of the lake beneath the trees.

2. Alliteration: Alliteration is the repetition of the same consonant sounds in the same lines of poetry such as the use of /g/ sound in, “I gazed and gazed” and the use of /w/ sound in, “What wealth the show to me had brought.”

3.

4. black,

bleak,

cheerless,

chill,

Cimmerian,

cloudy,

cold,

comfortless,

5. The poet is referring to the jocund company of the host of golden daffodils dancing in joy by the side of the lake under the trees. Along with them the waves in the lake too were dancing by the side of the daffodils . A poet was bound to be happy in such a joyful company of the daffodils and the waves.

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