ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The speaker’s appreciation of the scene came
A
immediately
B
later, when he reflected about what he saw
C
later, when speaking about it with friends
D
during his next walk in nature
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -According to this excerpt from “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by William Wordsworth, what does the speaker do when he is in a reflective mood? He thinks of the scene described in the poem.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the poem I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud, daffodils, their beauty, their dance and their merry-making is appreciated by the speaker.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The speaker of the poem is unhappy at first, before he walks along a lake with daffodils to the side of it, blowing with the breeze and reflected in the water. The speaker sees the flowers as both comfort and company, and he keeps the memory of this moment with him for whenever he is upset again.

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