ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Select two poems written by William W.
A
Sonnet 18
B
Peter Bell
C
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day
D
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -"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.

Detailed explanation-2: -“Tintern Abbey” is William Wordsworth’s most famous poems, published in 1798. It is a conversational poem that contains elements of an Ode and dramatic monologue.

Detailed explanation-3: -William Wordsworth wrote an estimated 387 poems during his lifetime.

Detailed explanation-4: -Wordsworth wrote “I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud” some time between 1804 and 1807. He and his sister were walking in the English countryside and came across a stunning belt of daffodils. Wordsworth wrote this poem to capture the feeling that came over him in that moment.

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