ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The flowers are “fluttering and dancing” and so are the waves. This is an example of what type of sensory language?
A
personification
B
simile
C
metaphor
D
rhyme scheme
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -“Fluttering and dancing in the breeze” is another example of personification.

Detailed explanation-2: -The figure of speech used in the line “fluttering and dancing in the breeze” is personification.

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: -Personification is used in all below mentioned lines 6th line “Fluttering and dancing in the breeze”, 12th line “Tossing their heads in sprightly dance”13th, 14th line “The waves beside them danced, but they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee” All this above lines daffodills are referred as a person.

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