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.

Select two lines from the text that show Wordsworth is in awe of nature.

"That floats on high o'er vales and hills" (line 2)
"Tossing their heads in sprightly dance" (line 12)
"Along the margin of the bay:" (line 10)
"Out-did the sparkling waves in glee" (line 14)
"Which is the bliss of solitude" (line 22)

Answer 1

Line 12: "Tossing their heads in sprightly dance" and line 14: "Out-did the sparkling waves in glee"

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

I believe the answer to be lines 12 and 14: "tossing their heads in sprightly dance" and "Out-did the sparkling waves in glee", respectively.

Step-by-step explanation:

William Wordsworth wrote this poem after spending an afternoon walking with his sister. While walking, he came across a field full of daffodils. The memory of such scenery made quite an impression on the poet and, in this poem, he says the vivid memory of that afternoon still fills his heart with joy.

The lines that seem to best show his awe for nature are the ones describing the daffodils: the way they dance in the wind, lively, forming waves more beautiful and sparkling than the waves in the ocean.