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1. 1.

   'I wandered lonely as a cloud
   that floats on high oer vales and hills
   when all at once I saw a crowd...'

   1. Who is 'I' referred to in these lines?
   2. What does 'lonely as a cloud' mean?
   3. What does a 'crowd' refer to ? Where was the 'crowd' situated?
2. 2.

   'I gazed and gazed but little thought
   what wealth the show to me had brought.'

   1. What was the poet gazing at?
   2. Which wealth is being referred to here?
   3. Why does the poet say 'I gazed and gazed but little thought'?
3. 3.

   '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...'

   1. What kind of mood is described in these lines?
   2. What flashes in the 'inward eye'?
   3. What does the poet mean by 'they flash upon that inward eye, which is the bliss of solitude'?
4. 4.

   In your own words describe what the poet feels when he sees a host of golden daffodils.

5. 5.

   How did the daffodils bring about a change in the poet's life?

6. 6.

   The poet has used figurative language like, simile, personification and repetition to describe the poem. Give an example of each and state why the poet has used figurative language.