ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
With what does Wordsworth compare the daffodils?
A
He Compares the daffodils to stars in the sky.
B
He Compares the daffodils toclouds
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ans – In these lines taken from ‘Daffodils’, written by William Wordsworth, the daffodils are being compared to the stars. Here, the poet has used simile.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: The daffodils are compared to the stars, as like the stars in the milky way galaxy are continuous and twinkling, the daffodils stretch in the never ending line along the margin of the bay, and are twinkling under the effectof sunlight.

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: -What resemblance does he find between the stars and the daffodils? Answer – The bright yellow flowers shone and twinkled like the stars. 6.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ans: The poet Wordsworth compares himself with a piece of lonely cloud floating high above the sky.

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