"I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud" by William Wordsworth

"I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud" by William Wordsworth

Unseen Poetry Comprehension

(EOY Reinforcement Task)

Learning Objectives:

--To read, understand and discuss the poem in detail using visualization and inferences as main comprehension strategies.

--To analyze the poem by describing its theme, tone, mood and all main poetic devices.

--Answer the relevant analytical, thematic and inferential questions in the asynchronous assigned task.

Main Activity-Exposition

Reading of Poem & Discussion

Open Ended

Share at least two more poetic devices [just names] that you came across in the poem.

Asynchronous Assessed Task [12 marks]

• What are the main themes of the poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" written by William Wordsworth? [3 marks]

• What is the meaning of 'inward eye' in this poem by William Wordsworth? [1 mark]

• What is the speaker's mood in lines 1–2 of "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud," and how does it change when the speaker sees the daffodils? [2 marks]

• Identify and discuss the main poetic devices (personification, similes, metaphors, symbols, hyperbole etc) in the poem by quoting from the text.[ 4 marks]

• What is the relevance of the underlying message to young people today? [2marks]

Multiple Choice

The poet, belonging to the earliest of the Romantics, loves the nature.

• False

• True

Multiple Choice

Who is the host here?

• Daffodils

• Stars

• Clouds

• Waves

• Poet

Multiple Select

"Ten Thousand I saw at a glance". What is the Figure(s) of Speech used in this line?

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

Multiple Choice

What flashes on the poet's Inward Eye?

• Memory of Daffodils

• Memory of Stars

• Memory of Clouds

• Memory of Waves

Multiple Choice

What does the poet compare himself to?

• Clouds

• Stars

• Daffodils

• Waves

Multiple Choice

Who went with William Wordsworth to Glencoyne bay?

• Dorthy his sister

• John Wordsworth his father

• Ann Cookson Wordsworth his mother

Multiple Choice

In "I wandered lonely as a cloud" who does "I" refer to?

• The poet

• The poet's sister

• The Daffodils

• The cloud

Multiple Choice

Which figure of speech is used in "Tossing their heads in sprightly dance"

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

Multiple Choice

What is the poem based upon ?

• flowers

• nature

• a poet's love for daffodils

• a poet's love for nature

Multiple Choice

Name the figure of speech used in the first line of the poem ?

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration