Question

Select the correct answer.

Read "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" by William Wordsworth:

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;
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
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:
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
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.

Which characteristic of the poem suggests that it is a lyric poem?

A.
the natural setting and complete narrative quality
B.
the emotional response the daffodils evoke in the speaker
C.
the personification of the clouds, waves, and daffodils
D.
the time gap between the speaker's experience and his narration

Answer 1

B because a lyric poem expresses personal feelings and emotions.

Answer 2

The answer is B. The emotional response the daffodils evoke in the speaker

Step-by-step explanation:

A lyric poem is one that focuses on expressing strong emotions or feelings usually from the experience and the perspective of the author, due to this, a lyric poem can be identified based on the emotional charge it has. In the case of "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" these strong emotions and feelings in response to the daffodils the author observes can be seen in "A poet could not but be gay, In such a jocund company" or in "Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills" that show the author experienced bliss due to the daffodils. Thus, the characteristic of this poem that suggests it is a lyric one is the emotional response of the author or speaker due to the daffodils.