Daffodils English Poem Question Answer and Summary pdf chse plus 2 class
DAFFODILS By William Wordsworth
An Introduction to William Wordsworth :
William Wordsworth is a popular name in English poetry, for he introduced a new trend-"the age of Romanticism," turned its pioneer and harbinger and later John Keats, S.I. Coleridge, P.B. Shelley, William Hazlit followed it. He was the first who rejected the mechanical and monotonous life, and advocated people to escape to nature, where one can get serenity, tranquillity and a meaningful life. His poetry gave spiritual knowledge, doctrine of pantheism, and romantic elements. He presented God's universe with a new perspective, with accuracy and beauty and the world became aware of his poetic genius.
Introduction to the poem "Daffodils'' :
'Daffodil' is the name of a bell-shaped flower of golden yellow colour and beautiful fragrance. It usually blooms in early spring, by the side of lakes. The poet has seen them, has been fascinated and has written a poem on it after returning home. Since he is a lover of nature and daffodil is a part of nature, the poet has presented it with a poetic colour and touch. 'Daffodils' have assumed a lively shape that floats in our mind-lake and we perceive it with more love and adoration.
In the Introduction to the poet, we have read how romantic Wordsworth was and what a great lover of nature he was. To him, nature is his friend, philosopher and guide. To him, poetry.is emotion recollected in tranquility. He has given Tintern Abbey cuckoo a new dimension. Here he has chosen 'daffodil' which has been immortalised in the poet's mental eye.
Summary of the poem "Daffodils" in brief :
While wandering lonely on the lake like a lonely cloud, the poet saw thousands of daffodil flowers. They were fluttering and dancing in the wind, like stars shining in the sky and looking brilliant, the daffodils looked elegant in an endless line. They were dancing sprightly. Their sight made the poet's heart perky. He felt elated and sang the beauty of daffodils with romantic phraseology.
The poet gazed at the daffodils for some time. The flowers were dancing more vigorously, more romantically than the sparkling waves in the lake. The company of the flowers made hìm joyous. He gazed and gazed. He thought the very sight of the flowers was precious for him, more precious than gold or jewels. They provided him spiritual wealth.
The poet returned home. At night, when he was trying to sleep, the picture of the daffodils flashed in his mind. Suddenly he forgot his worries, anxieties and felt elated. His heart danced with the lively dance of the daffodils in the lake.
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Analytical Outlines of the poem Daffodils :
- Lonely clouds float over valleys.
- The poet with a vacant mind was moving on the lake one spring day.
- He saw a crowd of golden daffodils in the lake beneath the trees.
- They were fluttering and dancing in the wind.
- The stars twinkle on the milky way.
- The daffodils were dancing like stars.
- They stretched in a never-ending line along the margin of a bay.
- He saw ten thousand at a glance.
- He saw their sprightful dance.
- The waves were dancing.
- The daffodils were dancing.
- The dance of the daffodils was better, superior.
- The poet felt happy in such a jocund company.
- He thought he got all the wealth watching the sight of the daffodils.
- The poet's heart is often filled with worldly problems and worries.
- He feels disheartened.
- At that time the picture of daffodils appeared in his mind.
- It is the bliss of solitude for him.
- His heart dances happily.
- He forgets his worries and anxieties. Stanza-wise Analysis
Question Answer of the poem Daffodils : (questions to be answered carrying 2 marks each)
Question.1. When did the poet see the daffodils ?
Answer : When the poet was wandering like a lonely cloud, he saw a crowd of golden daffodils.
Question.2. Where did the poet see the daffodils ?
Answer. : The poet saw the daffodils beside the lake, beneath the trees.
Question.3. Fill in the blank to describe the idea of stanza 1: The poet was ....... in the English countryside. He saw thousands of . . fluttering and dancing beneath .... the strong breeze.
Answer. : The poet was wandering in the English countryside. He saw thousands of daffodils fluttering and dancing beneath trees and beside the lake, The daffodils appeared to be dancing in the strong breeze.
Question.4. What does the poet compare the daffodils with ?
Answer. : The poet compares the daffodils with the stars that shine in the sky.
Question.5. What resemblance does he find between the stars and the daffodils ?
Answer. : The stars are endless and infinite. They shine brightly. The daffodils were endless and looked vivacious.
Question.6. What does the poet say about the number of flowers ?
Answer. : The poet sang that they were innumerable daffodils in the lake. But at a glance, he could see ten thousand of them.
Question.7. Where were the flowers ?
Answer. : The flowers stretched in a never-ending line along the margin of the bay.
Qustion.8. Which of the two danced more sprightly-the waves or the daffodils ?
Answer. : The daffodils danced more sprightly than the waves.
Question.9. How does the poet feel while looking at the daffodils ?
Answer. : While looking at the daffodils the poet thought that the daffodils brought him precious wealth.
Question.10. What happens to the poet when he lies on his couch ?
Answer. : When the poet lies on his couch, the picture of daffodils flashed upon his mind stuff.
Question.11. Mention the two moods of the poet.
Answer. : The poet has two moods- pensive mood and vacant mood.
Question.12. What does the poet feel when he remembers the sight of the daffodils ?
Answer. : When the poet remembers the sight of the daffodils, his heart is filled with pleasure and danced with the daffodils.
Question.13. When does the poet write the poem- beside or off the lake ?
Answer.: The poet writes the poem off the lake.
Question.14. Do you find a rhyme scheme in the poem ? The rhyming scheme of the first stanza is a b ab, ending with a rhyming couplet cc. Is the rhyme scheme similar in other three stanzas or do you find any variation ?
Answer. : The rhyme scheme in the poem is a b ab cc. The rhyme scheme is similar in the other three stanzas too.
Question.15. How many times is the word 'dance' repeated? In which line does it show the happiness and liveliness of the flowers ?
Answer. : The word 'dance' is repeated four times in the poem. In the last line of stanza 2, it shows the happiness and liveliness of the flowers.
Question.16. In which line does it create a sense of harmonious relationship between the daffodils and the waves.
Answer. : In stanza 3, lines 12 and 13, it creates a sense of harmonious relationship between the daffodils and the waves.
Question.17. In which line does this harmonious relationship include the poet himself ?
Answer. : In line 15, this harmonious relationship includes the poet himself.
Question.18. What figures of speech do you find in the poem ?
Answer. : In the poem we can find simili, metaphor, hyperbole type figures of speech.
Question.19. What example of a simile do you find in the poem ?
Answer. : The similis are- I wandered lonely as a cloud continuous as the stars that shine
Question.20. 'Metaphor' is a figure of speech that makes an implicit comparison between two unlike things. In "what wealth the show brought to me had brought", the poet imagines the happiness brought to him by the beautiful scene of the flowers as wealth ? Does he use a metaphor here?
Answer. : Yes, he uses a metaphor here.
Qestion.21. "Ten thousand saw I at a glance". Is it an exaggeration ? Will you call it a hyperbole ?
Answer. : Yes, it is a hyperbole.
Question.22. What figure of speech does the poet use in "They stretched in a never-ending line" ?
Answer. : This may be a hyperbole.
Read the following stanzas from the prescribed text and answer the questions that follow.
For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in a 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.
Questions : (1) What happens when the poet is in a vacant and sad mood ?
(ii) What does the expression 'inward eye' signify ?
(iii) 'Which is the bliss of solitude.' Explain.
(iv) What does he feel when the sight of dancing daffodils swims before his mind's eye ?
(v) What do the last two lines characterize?
(vi) What happens to the poet when he lies on his couch ?
(vii) What does the sight of the daffodils bring to the poet's mind ?
Answer :
(i) When the poet is in a vacant and sad mood, the magnificent spectacle of dancing daffodils of the past flashes before his mind's eye where his memories are stored.
(ii) The expression 'inward eye' signifies his mind and the memories of the past are stored in it.
(iii) The expression 'bliss of solitude' throws light on an inexpressible delight that dispels the poet's loneliness.
(iv) When the sight of dancing daffodils swims before his mind's eyes, his heart is filled with pleasure and it joins the daffodils in their dance.
(v) The last two lines of the poem characterize Wordsworth's definition of poetry : "Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings and emotion recollected in tranquility."
(vi) When the poet lies on his couch, he sees the beautiful picture of daffodils fluttering and dancing in the vastness of the poet's vision. The sight of the golden daffodils fills his heart with joy and his vision dances with the rhyme of the daffodils.
(vii) The sight of the daffodils brings to the poet's mind the wealth of spiritual kind. He is overjoyed remaining in the merry company of the beautiful daffodils. The dance of the beautiful daffodils is far better than the dance of the waves of the lake water.
2. 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 a 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.
Questions :
(i) Which of the two danced more sparklingly ?
(ii) What does the repetition of the word 'gazed' reveal ?
(iii) 'What wealth the show brought me had brought.' What does 'wealth' signify ?
(iv) Quote the words that indicate the poet's two moods.
(v) What is the significance of the two last lines of the extract ?
Answer :
(i) The daffodils danced more sparklingly.
(ii) The repetition of the word 'gazed' reveals the poet's focused attention on the scenic beauty of daffodils that seemed even more spontaneous and cheerful than those of the sparkling waves of the lake.
(iii) The 'wealth' signifies the fact that daffodils became a ceaseless source of experience of harmony and bliss for the poet.
(iv) The words 'vacant' and 'pensive' indicate the poet's two moods.
(v) The significance of the last two lines of the extract lies in bringing the harmonious relation between the poet and Nature.
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