ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Figures of Speech (stanza three): ‘The waves beside them danced’ & ‘they outdid the sparkling waves in glee’ Personification: The poet personifies the waves as human beings dancing and feeling happy.

Detailed explanation-2: -What is the figure of speech used in the first line? Explain? Personification has been used as the word ‘danced’ is used to describe the movement of the waves. The waves are given ‘person-like’ qualities.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: ‘outdid the sparkling waves in glee’ means the daffodils danced more attractively and passionately than the waves in the lake beside them. In the poem Daffodils, the poet has exquisitely portrayed beauty of nature. He relates a personal experience that he perceived once while wandering in nature.

Detailed explanation-4: -Synecdoche. A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa. e.g. “The Western wave was all a-flame.” The Western wave is a synecdoche as it refers to the sea by the name of one of its parts i.e. wave.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: “Fluttering and dancing in the breeze Tossing their heads in sprightly dance Out-did the sparkling waves in glee” All the above lines are personification of the flowers. The waves beside them danced; Wordsworth has personified the waves in this line.