ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What Wordsworth means by ‘jocund’ company from the options below:
A
talkative
B
quiet and sad
C
happy and cheerful
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Now find out the following: With what does Wordsworth compare the daffodils ? Answer: In the Second Stanza, the poet William Wordsworth Compares daffodils with “ Continuous stars that shine and twinkle on the milky way “. Answer: In the third Stanza by the word ‘Jocund’ Wordsworth means Happy and Cheerful.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jocund company means cheerful company. The poet is talking about the jocund company of daffodils. The poet found it jocund because the daffodils were dancing cheerfully that brought a new wealth, a cheerful kind of happiness to the poet.

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: -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-5: -Answer: Poet is full of happiness and gay in such a jocund company of nature.

There is 1 question to complete.