ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does the poet compare himself to?
A
Clouds
B
Stars
C
Daffodils
D
Waves
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Wordsworth is comparing himself to a cloud in the sky, wandering without a destination, as can be seen in Line 1 of the poem “I wandered lonely as a cloud ”. Since he is in the sky like a floating cloud the poet is able to see all the things and events in the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: In the poet compares himself to the lonely clouds that wander in the sky. He does so to lay stress on the fact that he is feeling lonely and thus by the clouds he means to say that as the clouds, he too is just wandering without any company.

Detailed explanation-3: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is A floating cloud.

Detailed explanation-4: -Wordsworth likened himself to a cloud in the sky, wandering aimlessly, see The first line of the poem “I walk alone like a cloud". Since he is in the sky like a floating cloud, the poet can see all things and events in the world.

Detailed explanation-5: -In Simile one thing is like the other, so the word “like” or “as” is used to show the comparison between two things. Here in this line the poet compares his loneliness with cloud and state that the poet is wandering like a cloud.

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