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Daffodils - Evergreen Workbook Answers

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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