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    The Daffodils Stanza Comprehension

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    The document summarizes each stanza of William Wordsworth's poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud". It analyzes the rhyme scheme, figures of speech, and key details in each stanza. The poem describes the poet seeing a large group of golden daffodils by a lake and being cheered by their beauty and lively motion. The daffodils continue to bring the poet joy, as their memory flashes within his "inward eye" and his heart fills with pleasure, personified as dancing with the daffodils.

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    The document summarizes each stanza of William Wordsworth's poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud". It analyzes the rhyme scheme, figures of speech, and key details in each stanza. The poem describes the poet seeing a large group of golden daffodils by a lake and being cheered by their beauty and lively motion. The daffodils continue to bring the poet joy, as their memory flashes within his "inward eye" and his heart fills with pleasure, personified as dancing with the daffodils.

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    The document summarizes each stanza of William Wordsworth's poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud". It analyzes the rhyme scheme, figures of speech, and key details in each stanza. The poem describes the poet seeing a large group of golden daffodils by a lake and being cheered by their beauty and lively motion. The daffodils continue to bring the poet joy, as their memory flashes within his "inward eye" and his heart fills with pleasure, personified as dancing with the daffodils.

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    The Daffodils Stanza Comprehension

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    Azhar Aslam
    The document summarizes each stanza of William Wordsworth's poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud". It analyzes the rhyme scheme, figures of speech, and key details in each stanza. The poem describes the poet seeing a large group of golden daffodils by a lake and being cheered by their beauty and lively motion. The daffodils continue to bring the poet joy, as their memory flashes within his "inward eye" and his heart fills with pleasure, personified as dancing with the daffodils.

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    Stanza # 1

    I wandered lonely as a cloud,


    That floats on high ov’r 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.
    Questions:
    I What is the rhyme scheme of this stanza?
    Ans The rhyming scheme of this stanza is ab ab cc.

    Ii Which figure of speech is used in the first line?


    Ans: Simile is used in the first line. Lonely as a cloud.

    iii What do we learn about the daffodils in this stanza?


    Ans Poet tells us in these lines that the daffodils are golden in color and are spread in large numbers,
    along the lake and under the trees. The flowers are fluttering and dancing in the breeze while
    presenting a very eye catching sight.

    iv In which line of the stanza alliteration is used?


    Ans Alliteration is used in the 2nd and 5th lines.
    1. High ov’r vales and hills
    2. Beside the lake, beneath the trees.

    V Give meanings of the underlined words.


    Ans 1. Wandered: walk aimlessly, stroll
    2. Float: sail
    3. Fluttering: flapping
    Stanza # 2

    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.

    Questions:
    I What is the rhyming scheme of this stanza?
    Ans The rhyming scheme of this stanza is ab ab cc.

    Ii What has the poet compared daffodils with and why?


    Ans: The poet has compared the daffodils with stars on the milky way. He did so because the
    daffodils were twinkling like the stars because they looked bright and were many in number.

    Iii Give meanings of the underlined words.


    1. Stretched: spread, extended
    Ans
    2. Sprightly: energetic, lively
    3. Glance: look, view

    iv Which figure of speech is used in the 5th line of stanza?


    Ans Hyperbole is used in the 5th line of stanza. Ten thousand saw I at a glance.

    V Which figure of speech is used in the last line?


    Ans Personification is used in the last line of the stanza. Tossing their heads …..
    Stanza # 3
    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
    What wealth the show to me had brought:

    Questions:
    I What is the rhyming scheme of this stanza?
    Ans The rhyming scheme of this stanza is ab ab cc.

    ii Which imagery is used in the 2nd line?


    Ans: Visual imagery is used in the 2nd line. Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:

    Iii Give meanings of the underlined words.


    1. Sparkling: shining brightly
    Ans
    2. Glee: pleasure
    3. Jocund: happiness
    4. Gazed: watched

    iv What wealth is the poet referring to?


    Ans The poet is talking about the wealth of happiness.
    Stanza # 4
    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.

    Questions:
    I What is the rhyming scheme of this stanza?
    Ans The rhyming scheme of this stanza is ab ab cc.

    Ii What is meant by the inward eye the poet is talking about?


    Ans: The inward eye means the depth of our hearts where we see memories

    Iii Give meanings of the underlined words.


    a. Vacant: free, inactive
    Ans
    b. pensive: thoughtful
    c. Solitude: loneliness, privacy
    d. Bliss: joy, pleasure

    iv What is meant by the bliss of solitude that the daffodils continue to bring to the poet?
    Ans The bliss of solitude means that the memory of the daffodils gives extreme pleasure to the poet
    when he is alone or in thoughtful mood.

    V Which figure of speech has been used in the last 2 lines of the stanza?
    Ans Personification has been used in the last line of stanza.

    Vi What message does the poet want to convey in the last two lines of the stanza?

    Ans The last two lines explain the central theme of the poem that human life is mortal while
    the beauty of nature remains eternal.

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