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Daffodils

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I wondered lonely as a cloud.What is the image here?

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

antithesis

d)

personification

2.

Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.Extract a figure of speech?

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

rhyme scheme

3.

Ten thousand I saw at a glance,

Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

This line refers to

a)

inward eye

b)

milky way

c)

pensive mood

d)

daffodils

4.

The poet belongs to the school of _________________ .

a)

critisism

b)

romanticism

c)

rationalism

d)

tourism

5.

At the end ,the poet felt _______________ when he remembered the view of the daffodils .

a)

upset

b)

happy

c)

miserable

d)

disappointed

6.

Continue : "And then my heart with pleasure fills,..."

a)

"I dance with the daffodils"

b)

"I dance with daffodils"

c)

"And I dance with the daffodils"

d)

"And dances with the daffodils"

7.

What is the rhyming scheme of the poem ?

a)

ababaa

b)

ababab

c)

ababac

d)

ababcc

8.

Fill in the blank : "Beside the lake, beneath the trees, / Fluttering and dancing ...

a)

... in the mist"

b)

...in the breeze"

c)

...in the seas"

d)

...in my dreams"

9.

What could daffodils symbolize ?

a)

Eternity

b)

Femininity

c)

Spring, rebirth

d)

Old age

10.

When was "Daffodils" published?

a)

1804

b)

1805

c)

1806

d)

1807

11.

Daffodils is a....

a)

Lyrical poem

b)

Poetic Parable

c)

Narrative poem

d)

Didactic poem

12.

Identify the poetic device:

"Continuous as the stars that shine"

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

c)

Metaphor

d)

Simile

13.

How many daffodils did the poet "see at a glance"?

a)

Ten Thousand

b)

Seven Thousand

c)

Five Thousand

d)

Two Thousand

14.

What does the 'inward eye' represent?

a)

Pensive mood

b)

The human mind and imaginationn

c)

Daffodils

d)

Happiness

15.

Choose the most relevant theme.

a)

Springtime is the best time of year

b)

Strength of human imagination and memories

c)

The ability of nature to heal

d)

Clouds are fluffy and soft

16.

What are the daffodils compared to?

a)

Universe

b)

Countless twinkling stars in the milky way

c)

Cloud

d)

Other flowers

17.

What is the meaning of pensive?

a)

thoughtful

b)

lively

c)

skillled

d)

joy

18.

With what does the poet William Wordsworth compare himself?

a)

He Compares himself to a piece of lonely cloud.

b)

He Compares himself to daffodils.

19.

What Wordsworth means by 'jocund' company from the options below :

a)

talkative

b)

quiet and sad

c)

happy and cheerful

20.

With what does Wordsworth compare the daffodils?

a)

He Compares the daffodils to stars in the sky.

b)

He Compares the daffodils toclouds

21.

While wandering alone, the poet saw

a)

a crowd of people

b)

clouds floating over vales and hills

c)

a lake

d)

a host of golden daffodils

22.

The 'jocund company' referred to is the company of

a)

the daffodils

b)

the dancing daffodils and the waves of the lake

c)

the sparkling waves of the lake

d)

the stars on the milky way

23.

The inward eye of the poet is the poet's

a)

imagination

b)

vacant mood

c)

bliss of solitude

d)

thoughtful mood

24.

The first stanza of the poem tells us that the poet

a)

was looking for a companion to end his loneliness.

b)

was searching for the place where daffodils grew in plenty.

c)

was moving about without any sense of purpose or direction.

25.

The poet's wealth from daffodils is

a)

the bliss of solitude

b)

their dancing

c)

their bright colour

d)

his joyful heart

26.

The word 'sprightly' means

a)

happy

b)

blissful

c)

joyful

d)

playing

27.

What shines as stars in the sky?

a)

lake

b)

trees

c)

clouds

d)

daffodils

28.

The poet looked at them continuously without any thoughts.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

The crowd here refers to the daffodils.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

They outdid the waves.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

They _____________in never ending lines

a)

glee

b)

jocund

c)

stretched

d)

glazed

32.

Which among the following is an example of hyperbole

a)

as the stars that shine

b)

never-ending line

c)

Ten thousand saw I at a glance,

d)

Tossing their heads

33.

Which among the following is an example of personification

a)

as the stars that shine

b)

never-ending line

c)

Ten thousand saw I at a glance,

d)

Tossing their heads

34.

Which among the following is an example of simile

a)

as the stars that shine

b)

never-ending line

c)

Ten thousand saw I at a glance,

d)

Tossing their heads

35.

Identify the figure of speech in the expression 'The waves beside them danced'

a)

simile

b)

personification

c)

metaphor

d)

hyperbole

36.

While wandering what does the poet come across ?

a)
b)
c)
d)
37.

Where were the Daffodils ?

a)

behind the trees

b)

Beside the lake and beneath the trees

c)

near the lake

38.

Mention two different moods of the Poet as given in the poem

a)

Pensive / Vacant mood

b)

Happiness on remembering the daffodils

c)

Sadness on remembering the daffodils

39.

What does the poet remember when he is in a pensive or a vacant mood ?

a)

Remembers the sight of Golden Daffodils.

b)

The Milky way

c)

Lonely cloud

40.

Meaning of 'Bliss of solitude'

a)

Happiness in Loneliness

b)

Sadness when alone

c)

Vacant mood

d)

Joyful