Question

The waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: 199
A Poet could not but be gay
mory
In such a jocund company:
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:
For oft when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude,
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the Daffodils.
William Wordsworth​

Answer 1

Answer:

The poet was very much moved by the sight of the daffodils. So, by comparing the dancing of the daffodils to that of the waves beside them, he merely wanted to express the joy the flowers brought to his mind. ... The waves in the lake were sparkling in joy, but the daffodils seemed to have exceeded the waves in their glee.