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 remember when he is in a pensive or a vacant mood?
A
Remembers the sight of Golden Daffodils.
B
The Milky way
C
Lonely cloud
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -5. What happens when the poet is in a ‘vacant’ or ‘pensive mood’? 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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sometimes his mind is empty and “vacant, ” like a bored teenager sitting on the sofa after school and trying to decide what to do. At other times he feels “pensive, ” which means he thinks kind-of-sad thoughts.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer. The poet feels happy when he remembers the daffodils.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ans. Wordsworth was greatly moved by the beauty of the daffodils. Later, whenever he was in a melancholic or pensive mood, he revived the memory of the flowers dancing to the tune of the breeze.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hence he kept gazing them for a long time. According to the poet, while sitting in his couch, he often feels down and sad. However the memory of daffodils flash in his mind and his mood is suddenly changed. He stars feeling as if he is dancing in the valley with those daffodils.

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