ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Daffodils in Wordsworth’s I wandered Lonely as a Cloud dancing because
A
The poet was day dreaming
B
The flowers had cheerful company
C
The sea waves beside them had gone wild
D
There was a strong wind
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Indeed, in the poem, the daffodils represent the beauty of nature. The glowing, dancing, and cheery sight keeps the mind and the heart captured. Furthermore, the daffodils also represent various other qualities of nature such as hope, peace, and joy.

Detailed explanation-2: -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. Poet has described the daffodils as the stars that shine and twinkle in the Milky way.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ans:-The daffodils swayed to and fro in the gentle breeze. The waves in the lake swayed too in that very breeze and sparkled due to the sun’s rays falling on them.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ans – The poet saw a host of golden daffodils, fluttering and dancing in the breeze beside the lake and beneath the trees.

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