Question

What does William Wordsworth mean by "inward eye" in the following bolded line?

Answer 1

I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in a sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company:
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.

this poem

Wordsworth's mind

Wordsworth's picture frame

someone's story

They flash upon that inward eye
is supposed to be the bolded line
@Hasan-Koush

Answer 2

They pass my mind meaninglessly. that could be the possible meaning , It's a vague sentence XD

Answer 3

So b maybe?

Answer 4

I think it is his mind....his dreams and/or memories

Answer 5

Ok thank you both! Could you help me on a couple more @texaschic101

Answer 6

possibly..this is not my best subject

Answer 7

ok it is on the same poem. do you want me to post them here or one up new questions?

Answer 8

here is fine

Answer 9

William Wordsworth wants readers to learn from "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" that
it is unwise to go on long walks without other people nearby
it is important to go on walks for health and general happiness
it is impossible to be happy without flowers near your home
it is possible to be happy if you can remember happy times

Answer 10

I am guessing the 4th answer choice

Answer 11

Select the answer that is the best example of a central idea for the following stanza:

The waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company:
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:

Poets came to watch the daffodils, and they realized that the flowers were the most beautiful around.
The daffodils were so pretty that they were more beautiful than the sparkling waves of the nearby lake.
Watching the daffodils made Wordsworth happy, but even he did not realize how important they were.
Wordsworth had been watching a play about daffodils all along, and it taught him an important lesson.

Answer 12

choice C

Answer 13

I agree with all of texas so far

Answer 14

confirmation is always good :)

Answer 15

Last one thank you so much for the help! This is on the entire poem.
Why does William Wordsworth place the central idea where it is?

It allows readers to discover the lesson the same way he did.
It begins with the important information first to generate interest.
It creates a "mid-point" so that the central idea serves as an anchor.
It appears in the title of the poem so that the reader always knows.

Answer 16

And thank you @xoalybabyxo

Answer 17

The central idea is on the beauty of nature and how we don't apperciate in every day life and even when we do we still don't realise how treasurable it is but I'm not sure whre that idea would be.

Answer 18

not sure...I want to say C

Answer 19

Thank you both so much!

Answer 20

anytime :)

Answer 21

No problem texas did most of it :P

Answer 22

What does William Wordsworth compare the daffodils to in the following lines?

Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in a sprightly dance.

people dancing
stars shining
waves rolling
poets writing