Question

Part A

Which lines from the poem best shape the theme that joy can be found in experiencing the natural world?

"A Poet could not but be gay / In such a jocund company:"

"For oft when on my couch I lie / In vacant or in pensive mood,"

"They stretched in never-ending line / Along the margin of a bay:"

"Beside the Lake, beneath the trees, / Fluttering and dancing in the breeze."
Part B

How does the image of daffodils "Tossing their heads in sprightly dance" help to convey the theme named in Part A?

The image suggests the happiness the speaker feels when he sees the flowers moving in this way.

The image suggests the satisfaction and elation that comes from pursuing and achieving one's dreams.

The image suggests the childlike innocence of the flowers, which only sway in this way when they are young.

The image suggests the carefree attitude that the speaker has lost now that he is an adult.

Answer 1

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
by William Wordsworth

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 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.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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