The Daffodils by Wordsworth - -Short and Objective answers (2)
The Daffodils by Wordsworth - -Short and Objective answers (2)
The Daffodils by Wordsworth - -Short and Objective answers (2)
1. Who has been referred to as ‘I’ in the first line of the extract? Where do you think was he
wandering?
The poet William Worthsworth is referred to as 'l' in the first line of the extract .He was wandering all
alone in the woods of the Lake District.
What does the poet encounter while wandering? Where does he encounter them?
The poet encountered a large number of golden daffodils. They grew beneath the trees along the
edge of a lake.
2. Why do you think the poet refers to the daffodils as golden?
The daffodils look golden under the rays of the radiant and sparkling sun.
3. Discuss the importance of the following lines with reference to the poem:
“Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.”
iv ) These lines personify the beautiful daffodils. The poet sees the daffodils growing along the
margin of a bay, and they appear to be dancing and fluttering in the breeze. These lines are
important as it was the daffodils’ lively appearance that captivated the poet.
4. Which figure of speech is used in the following lines? How many daffodils do you think the
poet saw? Give reason for you answer.
“When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils,”
The poet has used hyperbole. He saw a host of daffodils, which means there were nearly ten
thousand of them. It is an exaggeration/hyperbolic expression. He might have seen a few hundred of
them.
15. Explain the transition from poet’s pensive mood to his heart filled with joy.
When the poet is lonely sad and in a thoughtful mood , he lies on his couch. But suddenly, the
memory of the scene of the dancing daffodlils flashes in his imagination. He feels he is in the
company of the gay daffodils. His loneliness, sadness and melancholy, all vanishes. He is happy
again. His heart is filled ,with joy.
16. With reference to the last two lines of the extract, state the influence that nature can have
over an individual’s mind.
Nature is a healer. It is like a nurse. It gives comfort and solace. It removes sad and unhappy
thoughts and fill our hearts with hope and joy.
17. Wordsworth says that poetry is “the overflow of feelings arising from emotions
recollected in tranquility.’ In this context, state how the poem shows the truth of his
statement.
Wordsworth idea of poetry is that it originates from the overflow of feelings, recollected in tranquility.
This means that the poet observes some object. It sets off powerful emotions in his mind. The poets
let them sink into his mind. At a later moment, he recollects those emotions in tranquility and
produces a poem. The poem Daffodils clearly explains this definition of poetry. The poet saw a
beautiful scene of dancing daffodils. He was filled with joy. At a later moment when he was alone (in
tranquility) he recollected that scene. He felt the bliss again and the result is this poem.