Poetry: I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud

In the last stanza, the words "They flash upon that inward eye" function as a way of---

• emphasizing how much better real daffodils are than imaginary ones

• suggesting that the speaker took a photograph of the flowers

• introducing the importance of looking only at beautiful scenes in nature

• indicating that the memory of the daffodils still dazzles the speaker

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In lines 5 through 12, what is the poet using descriptive language to emphasize?

• The number and movement of daffodils

• The orderliness of the daffodils

• The sparkle of the flowers against the light on the bay

• The natural setting of the flowers beside the lake and trees

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In the poem, the daffodils are a symbol of--

• the loss of love and romance

• the loneliness of a solitary person

• the power of natural beauty

• the importance of movement and dancing

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Which theme does the poem develop?

• The importance of going out walking in nature

• Flowers have an impact only when they are wild and free

• Remembering something beautiful can change a person's mood

• The relationship between heaven and earth

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Read these lines from the poem.

The waves beside them danced; but they

Out-did the sparkling waves in glee"

The lines function to--

• emphasize how joyful the movement of the daffodils is

• reveal how much the speaker dislikes the water

• highlight the power of the wind

• explain how looking at daffodils is like looking at the waves in water

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Each stanza of the poem follows a regular pattern of rhythm and rhyme scheme. How does this structure relate to the content of the poem?

• The stanzas' rhyme scheme and rhythm emphasize the idea that nature needs to be constrained.

• The pattern of rhythm and rhyme scheme contrasts with the free, natural movement of the daffodils.

• The regular pattern of the stanzas suggests that the speaker is rigid and constrained in his speaking.

• The pattern of the stanzas distracts from the poem's theme of the beauty of nature.

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