Question

"I wandered lonely as a cloud" by~ William Wordsworth

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Sad.

2. Countless daffodils.

3. The sight of the daffodils turns his sad mood into a cheerful one.

4. The memory fills his heart with pleasure.

5. “I wandered lonely as a cloud.”

6. 'Crowds' and “Tossing their heads and sprightly dance.”

Explanation:

1. At the beginning of the poem, the speaker's mood is sad and lonely.

2. As the speaker wanders, he sees "all at once" countless golden daffodils fluttering and dancing in the fields.

3. The sight of the daffodils turns his sad mood into a cheerful one that day.

4. The memory of the daffodils and the beautiful sight fill his heart with pleasure later when he remembers them.

5. The simile that describes the poet's loneliness in the poem is “I wandered lonely as a cloud.” It portrays that the poet is lonely like the cloud that wanders in the wide sky far from earth without any contact.

6. 'Crowds' and “Tossing their heads and sprightly dance.” personify the daffodils or make them, like people, even friends and companions to the lonely speaker.