ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -For example, in the poem, 1) “I wandered lonely as a cloud.” Here, the poet compares his loneliness with a single cloud. 2) “Continuous as the stars that shine.”-Here, Wordsworth compares the endless rows of daffodils with countless stars.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: The poet compares the dance of the daffodils to that of the waves because he is much happy in the joyful company of the flowers. The waves in the lake were dancing in joy. The daffodils were also dancing in the breeze.

Detailed explanation-3: -The poet compares daffodils to the stars in the galaxy because they were stretched in straight line and appeared just like stars in the sky. The daffodils were golden in color, and their waving in the breeze seemed like the stars were shining and twinkling. These similarities have urged the poet to compare them.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Answer: The speaker is William Wordsworth. He wandered lonely as his sister had died few weeks ago.