ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In this poem, the loneliness of the poet is contrasted with
A
a cloud
B
vales and hills
C
the daffodils
D
the lake
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -’I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud’ is one of the best-loved poems of the fountainhead of romanticism William Wordsworth. This poem features how the spontaneous emotions of the poet’s heart sparked by the energetic dance of daffodils help him pen down this sweet little piece.

Detailed explanation-2: -Futher more, the daffodils have roots deep down in the earth. They are already tightly bound with each other. In contrast, the loneliness of the poet is then enhanced because everyone is enjoying being together, while he has no company at all.

Detailed explanation-3: -The contrast of the the poems lies in the tone of the poem. Wordsworth’s poem is more of a Romantic nature. It deals with the recollections of a beautiful sight of a string of daffodils dancing in the breeze along the beautiful bay. Fire and Ice on the other hand expresses an anguish .

Detailed explanation-4: -The speaker can only be happy in solitude by using his imagination. Therefore, he was lonely at the beginning of the poem because he was not using his imagination.

Detailed explanation-5: -"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” (also commonly known as “Daffodils") is a lyric poem by William Wordsworth. It is one of his most popular, and was inspired by a forest encounter on 15 April 1802 between he, his younger sister Dorothy and a “long belt” of daffodils.

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