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.
* O'er vales means "over valleys."
-William Wordsworth, "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"
How does a simile most clearly contribute to the meaning of these lines from
"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud," by William Wordsworth?
A. The simile comparing the daffodils to a crowd helps the reader
create a mental picture of a huge number of flowers growing
together.
B. The simile comparing the speaker to a cloud suggests that it was
about to rain at the moment the poem describes.
C. The simile comparing the speaker to a cloud emphasizes the idea
that he was feeling detached from the world when he saw the
daffodils.
D. The simile comparing the daffodils to a crowd implies that the
experience of seeing the daffodils was overwhelming for the
speaker.