Question

Read "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" by 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.

Which characteristic of the poem suggests that it is a lyric poem?

A. the natural setting and complete narrative quality
B. the emotional response the daffodils evoke in the speaker
C. the personification of the clouds, waves, and daffodils
D. the time gap between the speaker's experience and his narration

Answer 1

Answer:

B.

Explanation:

A Lyric poetry is a type of minstrelsy in which the poet expresses his feelings and emotions also having a song-like trait.

"I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud" (also known as "Daffodils") by William Wordsworth is a lyric poem.

We can see how the poet is mesmerized when he "all at once" saw the field of Daffodils.

"A host, of golden daffodils;

Beside the lake, beneath the trees,

Fluttering and dancing in the breeze."

The lines that expresses poets emotions are:

"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:"

"And then my heart with pleasure fills,

And dances with the daffodils."

After reading this poetry even the reader could feel the emotions of the poet and mingle with his emotions at the same time.

So, Option B is correct. As the Daffodils evoke emotions in the speaker.

Answer 2

Answer:

The answer is B