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Re: grammar check! Quote:
Originally Posted by asad hussain Please look at the answers for any grammar mistakes, and weird sentences. 1) What was the poet doing? ·He was wandering around. Wandering around where? This sounds a little strange. 2) What did he see? ·He saw a field of daffodils. Fine, but could you include any more details? 3) Where were the daffodils? ·They were beside the lake, under the boughs of the trees. Unless this is supposed to be poetic-ish, say "tree branches" or just "near the trees." 4) With what does the poet compare the daffodils? ·He compares the daffodils with the stars. This sounds fine. 5) Why does the speaker connect daffodils with the stars? ·He does so for several reasons. First, their shape. The petals mimic the shape of a star. Second, their number. The stars are infinite; the daffodils are abundant. Third, their color. They're golden, and shimmer like the stars. 6) What resemblance does he find between the stars and the daffodils? ·Their gleam, flow, abundance, and continuity 7) How many flowers were there? ·There was a long belt of about ten thousand flowers. 8) Which of the two danced more: the waves or the daffodils? ·The daffodils danced more. (Make it a complete sentence.) 9) What did the poet feel looking at the daffodils? ·He couldn’t help but feel gay. He felt very happy. 10) How can wealth come to the poet by looking at the scene before him? ·The "crowd" of the daffodils comes his way offering warmth, spiritual wealth, richness and value. He realizes the true wealth of the daffodils, when his inner eye recalls back to the time of happiness with them when he felt depressed in his normal state of mind. I don't see any necessary changes. 11) What happens to the poet when he lies on his couch? ·The thought of the dancing daffodils gives him the same pleasure and excitement that he experienced long ago. Whenever he feels "vacant" or "pensive," the memory flashes upon "that inward eye / That is the bliss of solitude," and his heart fills with pleasure, "and dances with the daffodils." 12) Mention the two moods of the poet. ·Lonely (i.e., as a cloud) and Happy (i.e., gay) | I think most of what you've written is fine. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful. |