ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: the meaning of sprightly dance in the poem daffodils is. full of spirit and vitality / lively / brisk. the golden daffodils were happily tossing their head from one side to another with the help of the wind.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sprightly dance means dance of joy and ecstasy. The flowers were dancing joyously, as if in rapture, in the gentle breeze.

Detailed explanation-3: -1 Answer. The daffodils were fluttering and dancing along the lake and near the trees i.e. in a valley. They poet saw them in large number. Read the summary of this poem.

Detailed explanation-4: -sprightly-full of spirit and vitality; “a sprightly young girl"; “a sprightly dance” spirited-displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness. Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection.

Detailed explanation-5: -The phrase – ‘Outdid the sparkling waves’. The daffodils performed far much better than the waves of the lake. So in a way the dance by the flowers is described here. ‘Tossing their heads’ This clearly describes the dance performed by the flowers.