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Which lines from the poem best shape the theme that joy can be found in experiencing the natural world?

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Part A Which lines from the poem best shape the theme that joy can be found in experiencing the natural world?

A. "For oft when on my couch I lie / In vacant or in pensive mood,"

B. "They stretched in never-ending line / Along the margin of a bay:"

C. "Beside the Lake, beneath the trees, / Fluttering and dancing in the breeze."

D. "A Poet could not but be gay / In such a jocund company:"

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I believe the lines that best shape the theme that joy can be found in experiencing the natural world are:

D. "A Poet could not but be gay / In such a jocund company:"

Step-by-step explanation:

The lines above belong to the poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud", in which the author William Wordsworth narrates the memory of a day when he and his sister came across a field full of daffodils. The memory of such beauty still makes his heart fill with happiness, even when he is alone.

The theme of the poem concerns precisely that: how experiencing the natural world brings happiness. The daffodils dancing in the wind are a jocund (cheerful) company, and a poet could not but be gay - which means he can only feel happy when in the company of the dancing daffodils. Watching them dance, communing with nature, brings joy.

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