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1. 1.

   Read these lines and answer the questions that follow:

   I wander'd 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;

   i. Which two words describe the number of daffodils?
   ii. Who does the 'I' in the first line refer to?
   iii. Identify the simile in these lines.

2. 2.

   Read these lines and answer the questions that follow:

   The waves beside them danced, but they
   Outdid the sparkling waves in glee:

   i. Where were 'they'?
   ii. Which phrase describes the dance?
   iii. Who danced better? Which words tell us this?

3. 3.

   Read these lines and answer the questions that follow:

   I gazed - and gazed-but little thought
   What wealth the show to me had brought:

   i. What was the poet gazing at?
   ii. How was the poet feeling at that point of time?
   iii. Which phrase means 'did not realise'? What did the poet not realise?

4. 4.

   Why do you think the poet uses an image of a cloud to descibe his loneliness?

5. 5.

   To what does the poet compare the daffodils? Do you think this is an effective comparison? Give a reason for your answer.

6. 6.

   Give an example of personification from the poem.