Question

Read "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" and answer the question.

[1] I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
[5] Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
[10] Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
[15] A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company:
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie
[20] In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.

The words Wordsworth uses in his poem reveal that he views nature as something to

endure
monitor
think about
treasure

Answer 1

treasure This is the right option.

Wordsworth admires nature : "A poet could not but be gay,// In such a jocund company: // I gazed—and gazed—but little thought // What wealth the show to me had brought:" He even personifies the daffodils as if they were dancers. They danced to the movement of the wind at night. He thought the daffodils were much more beautiful than the sea. Besides, he thinks nature is the poet's source of inspiration: "For oft, when on my couch I lie ......// And then my heart with pleasure fills, //And dances with the daffodils-

Answer 2

The words Wordsworth uses in I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud reveal that he sees nature as something to treasure.

The correct answer is the last one; we can see his feelings about nature all along the poem. He loves it, he refers to nature as a "jocund company" and is grateful to be in the presence of it, even when he lies on his couch, the thought of nature makes him feel happy. He says that nature fills his heart with pleasure and "dances with the daffodils" when picturing nature.