Question

One element of lyric poetry is personal reflection. Which lines in this poem most clearly illustrate that element?

“I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud

by William Wordsworth”

Answer 1

For oft, when on my couch I lie

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.

Step-by-step explanation:

The last stanza is the one that most clearly illustrates personal reflection because in this part, the speaker comes to reality and describes himself lying on his couch, in pensive mood, remembering the daffodils and this memory makes him feel again the way he felt when he was with them, he relives the moment in his mind.

Answer 2

The lines that most clearly illustrate the element of lyric poetry in "I wandered lonely as a cloud" by William Wordsworth are:

"For oft, when on my couch I lie

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"