ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A host, of golden daffodils.
A
repetition
B
alliteration
C
rhyme scheme
D
metaphor
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The example for alliteration is in line 4, ‘’A host, of golden daffodils; ”. It is the repetition of consonant /d/. Then in line 5, ‘’beside the lake, beneath the trees”. This line shows the repetition of /th/ sound.

Detailed explanation-2: -Alliteration: high o’er vales and Hills (line 2). Alliteration: When all at once (line 3). (Note that the w and o have the same consonant sound.) Personification/Metaphor: Comparison of daffodils to a crowd of people (lines 3-4).

Detailed explanation-3: -Personification means that the poet attributes human qualities to non-human things. To Wordsworth, the daffodils look like a “crowd” or a “host” of people. They cheerfully toss their “heads” (12), know how to dance, and provide good “company” (16), which is more than can be said of some individuals.

Detailed explanation-4: -Alliteration is used in the phrase dances with the daffodils. Which line from William Wordsworth’s poem uses alliteration?

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