ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The ‘jocund company’ referred to is the company of
A
the daffodils
B
the dancing daffodils and the waves of the lake
C
the sparkling waves of the lake
D
the stars on the milky way
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The poet is referring to the jocund company of the host of golden daffodils dancing in joy by the side of the lake under the trees. Along with them the waves in the lake too were dancing by the side of the daffodils . A poet was bound to be happy in such a joyful company of the daffodils and the waves.

Detailed explanation-2: -2. A poet could not but be gay, In such a jocund company, I gazed-and gazed-but little thought What wealth the show to me had bought: a) Whose ‘jocund company’ is the poet referring to? Ans – By jocund company, the poet means the daffodils whose beauty he was enjoying.

Detailed explanation-3: -: marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness. a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company William Wordsworth.

Detailed explanation-4: -Indeed, in the poem, the daffodils represent the beauty of nature. The glowing, dancing, and cheery sight keeps the mind and the heart captured. Furthermore, the daffodils also represent various other qualities of nature such as hope, peace, and joy.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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