I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud

What is the purpose of the simile in the title of the poem?

• To help the reader understand how the speaker feels

• To give the reader an idea on what the speaker looks like

• To support the speaker's need to lie on his couch

• To help the reader predict what will happen next

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What figurative language is used in this line?

Continuous as the stars that shine

(7)

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

In stanza 4, what does the speaker...

• The memory of the flowers...

• The flowers appear...

• The speaker looks...

• The image of the dancing...

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

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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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

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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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the main theme of the poem 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud'?

• A) The beauty of nature

• B) The importance of solitude

• C) The passage of time

• D) The power of imagination

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which literary device is predominantly used in the poem 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud'?

• A) Alliteration

• B) Hyperbole

• C) Simile

• D) Irony

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In the poem, what does the speaker compare himself to in the first line?

• A) A star

• B) A cloud

• C) A daffodil

• D) A wave

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5