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The Daffodils by WW
Quotes and Questions on 'The Daffodils' by William Wordsworth
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who wrote 'The Daffodils'? | 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. |
| 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. |
| What is the setting? | Outdoors, a walk in a park |
| What is the theme? | Beauty of Nature, How Nature Inspires |
| What is a Simile? | Comparing two things using 'like,' 'as,' or 'than' eg. 'I wandered lonely as a cloud' |
| What is Imagery? | Creating a picture using words eg. 'Beside the lake, beneath the trees' |
| What is Alliteration? | Two words beside each other beginning with the same letter eg. 'Beside' and 'beneath' |
| What is Personification? | Human qualities being given to something eg. 'Daffodils... dancing in the breeze' |
| What is Sibilance? | Using 's' sounds to create a sense of peace eg. 'bliss of solitude' |
| What is Hyperbole? | Exaggeration eg. 'Ten thousand saw I at a glance' |
| What is Repetition? | Using the same word or phrase more than once eg. 'I,' 'Daffodils,' |
| What is Metaphor? | Comparing two things WITHOUT using the words 'like,' 'as,' or 'than' eg. 'that inward eye' (meaning his imagination' |