ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Ans – Whenever the poet is alone or in a thoughtful mood, the memory of the beauty of the daffodils is recollected by him with happiness. His heart then fills with supreme joy and dances with the daffodils.

Detailed explanation-2: -When the poet comes back home and lies on his couch lonely and sad, the memory of the daffodils flashes in his mind and fills him with the same happiness as he was before at the real sight of the daffodils. This remembrance changes his pensive mood to a happy mood and his heart is filled with joy.

Detailed explanation-3: -The very memory of the sight delighted him and his heart experienced such supreme joy that he felt he had joined the daffodils in their sprightly dance. This is why it is said that the beauty of nature continued to bring joy to him long after he visited that place.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ans – William Wordsworth feels ecstatically happy amidst the crowd of daffodils. He feels as if his heart dances with the magnificent daffodils. He forgets all his sorrow and disappointments for the moment and he feels he is in company of his lifelong best friends who would never leave him alone ever in his future.

Detailed explanation-5: -Before he sees the daffodils, he is lonely and detached and uses the word “wandering” to describe his aimless floating. As soon as he sees the crowd of “sprightly” daffodils, he is brought to think about the meaning of his life. After seeing the daffodils, he finds out that his heart is filled with pleasure.