ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In ’ I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud’ Wordsworth compares the daffodils with
A
the stars of the milky way
B
the waves
C
the trees
D
the mil
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ans – The poet says that the daffodils were twinkling like the stars because they looked bright, and were many in number.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: The daffodils are compared to the stars, as like the stars in the milky way galaxy are continuous and twinkling, the daffodils stretch in the never ending line along the margin of the bay, and are twinkling under the effectof sunlight.

Detailed explanation-3: -Wordsworth is comparing himself to a cloud in the sky, wandering without a destination, as can be seen in Line 1 of the poem “I wandered lonely as a cloud”. Since he is in the sky like a floating cloud the poet is able to see all the things and events in the world.

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