Daffodils Flashcards
What was the poet doing before he saw the daffodils?
He was “wandering lonely as a cloud” that floats “high” over “vales and hills”
What did the poet see?
The poet saw a “crowd”, a “host” of “golden daffodils”
Where were the Daffodils located?
They were located “beside the lake, beneath the trees, fluttering and dancing in the breeze”
How continuous were the Daffodils?
They were as continous as the “stars that shine and twinkle on the Milky Way”
In what kind of line did the Daffodils stretch and along what?
The Daffodils stretched in a never-ending line along the margin of a bay.
How many Daffodils did the poet see?
The poet saw ten thousand daffodils “at a glance”
What were the Daffodils doing?
The daffodils were “tossing their heads in sprightly dance”.
What did the daffodils “outdo”?
The Daffodils outdid the sparking waves dancing beside them “in glee”
Why couldn’t a poet “be but gay”?
A poet could not “be but gay” in the “jocund” company which the daffodils provided.
What didn’t the poet think about while looking at the Daffodils?
The poet didn’t think about the wealth that the Daffodils brought him while gazing at the daffodils.
What wealth did the Daffodils bring to the poet?
The Daffodils created a new memory for the poet. Often, when the poet lies on his couch in a “vacant” or “pensive” mood, the Daffodils “flash” upon his “inward eye” which is the “bliss of solitude”. This makes his heart fill with pleasure and his heart starts to “dance” with the Daffodils. This is the wealth the Daffodils brought to the poet.
Author of Daffodils
William Wordsworth
Genre of Daffodils
Lyrical poem
Alliteration in Daffodils
Allieration is seen in Daffodils in the phrase “high over vales and hills” where the ‘v’ and ‘h’ sounds are repeated in order to add to the rhythm of the poem.
Personification in Daffodils
Personification is scene in Daffodils in the phrase “fluttering and dancing in the breeze” where daffodils are personified to be “dancing”.
Simile in Daffodils
Simile is used in the phrase “I wandered lonely as a cloud” where the poet is compared to a cloud with the usage of “as” in order to make the image of the poet wandering more descriptive.
Metaphor in Daffodils
Metaphor is used in the phrase “what wealth the show to me had brought” where “wealth” is a metaphor for the pleasure the memory of the Daffodils in order to present the theme of the importance of nature as a force to bring everlasting joy.
Alliteration in Daffodils
Alliteration is used in Daffodils in the phrase “what wealth” where the ‘w’ sound is repeated in order to add to the rhythm of the poem
Onomatopoeia in Daffodils
Onomatopoeia is used in Daffodils in the word “fluttering” in order to make the poem more descriptive
Hyperbaton in Daffodils
Hyperbaton is used in daffodils in the phrase “ten thousand saw I at a glance” where the phrase “ten thousand” and “I saw at a glance” are inverted in order to emphasise that there were ten thousand daffodils.
Antithesis in Daffodils
Antithesis is used in daffodils in the phrase “in vacant or in pensive” mood where “vacant” and “pensive” are opposing ideas.
