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.

What happens in the first stanza?

A The poet describes a time that he felt lonely and came upon a field of daffodils.
B The poet ponders the meaning of life and the challenges and joys of the hills and valleys.
C The poet reflects on a moment when he realized that nature could be gentle or harsh.
D The poet sees an amazing view from the mountaintops he has just finished climbing.

Answer 1

A. The poet describes a time that he felt lonely and came upon a field of daffodils.

Step-by-step explanation:

"I roamed lonely as a cloud," by William Wordsworth, is a lyrical poem that reveals the speaker's state of mind. A natural scene represents a description of the speaker's mental process, in which he, the daffodils., and his surroundings unite. The speaker uses the simile to describe how he wanders around aimlessly, showing that his actions have no point.