Daffodils - Workbook Solutions/Notes Treasure Trove - Evergreen Publications - Dr. K.S. Paul
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PASSAGE-1
(i) The
poet compares the daffodils to the stars because of their beauty. He
says so since the numerous daffodils around a tree, appear to form
the milky way, with every daffodil as a star.
(ii) Through
the above line, the poet is saying that the daffodils were stretched
in such a long line along the shore of a lake, that the poet thought
the line was endless.
(iii) The
poet used a hyperbol, and has exaggerated the actual number of the
daffodils by saying that there are ten thousand daffodils, that he
sees at once.
(iv) The
peculiar thing about the dance of the daffodils is the fact that
their dance is happening because of the wind. Although the daffodils
are not moving by themselves, still it seems very beautiful.
(v) The
sight of the daffodils comes to the poet's mind later in the poem,
since he describes that whenever he is sad, the sight of the
daffodils in his mind makes him feel happy again.
PASSAGE-2
(i) Earlier
in the poem, the poet describes the daffodils by saying that they
seem as numerous as the stars in the sky, that they are very
beautiful, and golden coloured, and looked as if they were dancing
when the wind shook them.
(ii) The
waves that the poet had in mind were of the currents in the lake
situated beside the daffodils. He notices that the currents in the
lake makes them seem dancing as well.
(iii) The
poet compares the dance of the daffodils to that of the waves
because, they were both seemed to be dancing because of the cool
breeze that was blowing during the time.
(iv) The
poet could not help bring happy in the presence of the beautiful
objects of nature, since he enjoys nature more than anything, and it
also makes him happy.
(v) The
'wealth' that the poet has referred to here is the wealth of joy
from bring around nature. He realizes the wealth of it's joy by
being away from natural objects, which makes the poet sad, and in a
melancholic emotion.
PASSAGE-3
(i) 'They'
are referred to the dancing daffodils situated along a lake, and
around a tree. In the past, when the poet was walking around
aimlessly, and like a cloud, he fortunately came across a number of
daffodils in the forest.
(ii) The
sight of natural objects, like the daffodils, and the lake, and
seeing them move, which seems like they are dancing, when a cool
breeze flows through, makes the poet become happy again, and lost in
the beauty of nature.
(iii) In
the above paragraph, the poet says that he is only able to think
about the dancing daffodils, he has the bliss of solitude, when he
is alone, and nobody disturbs him.
(iv) According
to the poet, in the past, he came across a bunch of daffodils around
a tree, and near a lake, and re-imagining this scene always makes
him happy since he loves nature.
(v) The
message that the poet has conveyed through these lines is that
nature has the power to relieve us of any stress, or sadness. If we
be around natural objects most of the time, we can forget all of our
sorrows.
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