Exam: 04.03 Poetry Paraphrase

When trying to determine the

X

+

For oft, when on my couch I lie

[20] in vacant or in 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.

nih

Select two lines from the text that demonstrate nature had the power to change Wordsworth's mood.

"lonely as a cloud" (line 1)

"They stretched in a never-ending line" (line 9)

"Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:" (line 14)

"A poet could not but be gay" (line 15)

"For oft, when on my couch I lie" (line 19)

Question

English

Tabitha Hodges

14 September, 21:21

Exam: 04.03 Poetry Paraphrase

When trying to determine the

X

+

For oft, when on my couch I lie

[20] in vacant or in 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.

nih

Select two lines from the text that demonstrate nature had the power to change Wordsworth's mood.

"lonely as a cloud" (line 1)

"They stretched in a never-ending line" (line 9)

"Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:" (line 14)

"A poet could not but be gay" (line 15)

"For oft, when on my couch I lie" (line 19)

+3

Answers (1)

Know the Answer?

Victor Barry · Answer 1

The two lines from the text that demonstrate that nature had the power to change Wordsworth's mood are:

"Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:" (line 14)

"A poet could not but be gay" (line 15)

Explanation:

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth is a poem that has as one of the principal themes the involvement of humans into the beauty of nature and its marvels, clear examples of this are the lines 14 and 15 where the author shows how the nature seem incredible to him and he has no other option but to be glad by the opportunity of seeing those events.