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Read the poem.

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.
Part A

Which lines from the poem best shape the theme that the memory of something beautiful can bring lasting joy?

"I gazed--and gazed--but little thought / What wealth the show to me had brought:"

"Continuous as the stars that shine / And twinkle on the milky way,"

"When all at once I saw a crowd, / A host, of golden Daffodils;"

"They flash upon that inward eye / Which is the bliss of solitude,"
Part B

How does the image of the daffodils as "stars that shine / And twinkle on the milky way" create a tone that conveys the theme named in Part A?

A.The image creates a concerned tone that suggests the way the environment inspires both elation and fear in the speaker.

B.The image creates an admiring tone that helps readers understand why the speaker seeks to recall the happiness he felt.

C.The image creates a baffled tone that suggests the deep mystery that the speaker feels over what he's seen.

D.The image creates a nostalgic tone that helps show readers that the past is of great importance to the speaker.

Respuesta :

1. In my opinion, the best answer is D. "They flash upon that inward eye / Which is the bliss of solitude". The A option also seems to be suitable - but the speaker doesn't specify what kind of wealth is he talking about. In the D option, however, it is clear that the image of the daffodils has stayed with him and brought him everlasting joy, which will resurrect whenever he recalls them (as the following two lines confirm).

2. I think the best option is 
B. The image creates an admiring tone that helps readers understand why the speaker seeks to recall the happiness he felt. The speaker is not baffled or afraid. He is a little bit nostalgic, but nostalgia is not the point here; the point is that he will always keep this image in his heart, as a proof of nature's majesty. He "wondered lonely" when he first saw the daffodils, and he recalls the image whenever he is lonely and pensive - not because it is some distant past that will never come again, but because it is an all-time, universal beauty, which brings him happiness.