ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In ‘To Daffodils’, human life is compared with ____
A
Sunset
B
flowing river
C
morning’s dew
D
graying hair
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The speaker points out that, like the daffodils, humans have a short spring (youth); and like dead plants, we decay as quickly as plants, to rejoin the soil. Plants, like people, lose the hours to eventual death-just like the daffodils.

Detailed explanation-2: -The daffodils are given human-like attributes where they are seen fluttering and dancing. Also the poet addresses the group of daffodils as host. ‘Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ans – In these lines taken from ‘Daffodils’, written by William Wordsworth, the daffodils are being compared to the stars.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answers: The poet and Daffodils enjoy spring but the season is very short. They have quick growth and decay. The morning’s dew has been compared to pearls. The summer’s rain and the pearls of morning’s dew are never to be found again.

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