THE DAFFODILS - Question Answers

English 9th Chapter "THE DAFFODILS" Question Answers

Q.1 : What does the poet compare the daffodils with and why?

Ans : The poet compares the daffodils with stars. The daffodils resembled the stars in some ways. The daffodils stretched along the margin of a bay in a never-ending line like the stars spread on the milky way. The daffodils fluttered In the breeze while the stars twinkled in the sky.

Q.2 : What does Wordsworth see when he lies upon his couch in a pensive mood! What happens to the poet when he lies on his couch?

Ans : When the poet lies on his couch, the beautiful scene of the daffodils comes before his eyes. His heart then fills with pleasure and dances with the daffodils. His loneliness then becomes a great joy.

Q.3 : How can wealth come to the poet by looking at the scene before him?

Ans : William Wordsworth was a poet of nature. He loved natural beauty. When he looked at the beautiful scene of the daffodils, he valued his happiness as wealth.

Q.4 : Describe the scene of the daffodils.

Ans : The daffodils were fluttering and dancing in the breeze. They were beside the lake, beneath the trees. They stretched in a never-ending line. They were in a very large number.

Q.5 : Write the message/central Idea of the poem “The Daffodils”.

Ans : Beautiful things especially nature’s beauty is a great source of happiness. A beautiful scene stays in the memory for a long time. Whenever such scenes flash back in the memory, they fill us with pleasure.