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Worksheets"I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud" Poetic Analysis Quiz
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 15mins
Please take some time to read William Wordsworth's poem, "I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud." If you have extra time, you can draw whatever you want here.
At the start of the poem, how does the speaker convey themselves?
As the sunlight that shines over the rest of the world.
As a lonely cloud that travels over valleys and hills.
As a daffodil that is isolated among other flowers.
As a sloth that slowly walks.
"Beside the lake, beneath the trees," (5). This line allows readers to grasp a sense of where the daffodils are. What figurative language allows readers to vividly picture events?
(a)
What type of plant is being used metaphorically in "I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud?"
(a)
How is the mood established throughout the second stanza?
When the speaker expresses that the daffodils are "Continuous as the stars that shine," what meaning do they try to convey through the use of simile?
The field of daffodils is so huge that the speaker can't see where it stops.
The daffodils present a bright glow, and illuminate the night sky like stars.
The flowers are star-shaped and really pointy.
The joy the daffodils radiate to the speaker is never-ending.
In the second stanza, the simile is extended with personification. What do the stars toss their heads in?
(a)
Which line in the poem utilizes a hyperbole?
"I wandered lonely as a cloud," (1)
"Ten thousand saw I at a glance," (11)
"The waves beside them danced; but they," (13)
"What wealth the show to me had brought," (18)
The poem's speaker admires "What wealth the show to me had brought:" (18). This is not literal, as the daffodils were merely able to change the speaker's perception. What figurative language is used in this line? Which word in the line is not literal?
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Idiom
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In the last stanza of the poem, what best describes the mood?
Peace; tranquility
Uninspired; confused
Hopeless; melancholy
Carefree; joyful
Energetic; hyper
"And then my heart with pleasure fills,
/ And dances with the daffodils," (23-24). What literary device is used here?
(a)
Which shifts in the poem are used?
A shift that changes the poem's mood negatively
A shift that brings the poem back to the past
A shift that brings the poem back to the present
A shift that changes the poem's mood positively
A shift that puts the speaker on a mountain
Draw a pizza where shifts are located throughout Wordsworth's poem. If you find over two shifts, give the pizzas a smiley face.
What do you think the daffodils represent? (They are one of the first flowers to bloom after the winter.)
Connect these lines to their best uses of figurative language in the poem.
What literary device is used best in "I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud?"
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Shift
Imagery
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