I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud

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.
 

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Daffodils

1 / 15

What effect do the daffodils have on the poet?

2 / 15

What does the phrase "never-ending line" suggest about the daffodils?

3 / 15

What is the effect of the phrase "I gazed—and gazed"?

4 / 15

Which of these best describes the poet’s relationship with nature?

5 / 15

What grammatical type of word is "twinkle" in "And twinkle on the milky way"?

6 / 15

What is the main theme of the poem?

7 / 15

Which of the below in the poem is an example of Personification?

8 / 15

Which literary device is used in "Ten thousand saw I at a glance"?

9 / 15

What is the rhyme scheme of each stanza?

10 / 15

How does the poet feel when he remembers the daffodils?

11 / 15

What does "that inward eye" refer to in the fourth stanza?

12 / 15

In which season is the poem likely set?

13 / 15

Which poetic device is used in "Fluttering and dancing in the breeze"?

14 / 15

What does "jocund" mean in the line "In such a jocund company"?

15 / 15

What natural object does the poet compare himself to in the first line?

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