Part A Which lines from the poem best shape the theme that joy can be found in experiencing the natural world? "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." "A Poet could not but be gay / In such a jocund company:"
The lines in the poem that best shape the theme that joy can be found in experiencing the natural world are: "Beside the Lake, beneath the trees, /Flittering and dancing in the breeze." "A poet could not but be gay/ In such a jocund company". The first lines "Beside the Lake..." depict a natural scenery and the lines that follow: "A poet could not but be gay...", express that the company of nature makes a poet very happy and feel in good company. The theme is expressed clearly in this set of lines.
These lines are from the poem <em>I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud</em> also known as <em>The Daffodils</em>, by the great English Romantic poet William Wordsworth.
The lines from the poem which best show that joy can be found in experiencing the natural world are:
<em>"Beside the Lake, beneath the trees,</em>
<em> Fluttering and dancing in the breeze."</em>
He was inspired to write this poem on one of the many walks he took with his sister (Dorothy) in the Lake District. He uses <u>personification</u> to describe the joy these daffodils must feel while they <em>'dance in the breeze'</em>.
