Question

Read the excerpt from “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by William Wordsworth and choose the answer that best explains how the imagery in the poem helps develop the theme.

"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 author uses imagery in the poem to create a mood of despair and hopelessness.

The author uses imagery in the poem to create a mood of delight and glee.

The author uses imagery in the poem to convey to struggles that people face with nature.

The author uses imagery in the poem to explain the theme of "All good things must come to an end."

Answer 1

The first two stanzas of Wordsworth’s “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” create a mood of delight and glee.

The protagonist of this poem is Nature. The poet describes nature as 'Vital Force'; he is feeling blessed for the fact that he has the opportunity to be alone surrounded by nature (represented by the golden daffodils) because nature is a source of inspiration for humans, in which they can find their own moral and spiritual values.