Kindly answer the questions.

[asad hussain]

Originally Posted by Tdol

I'll start:
1 I would change the word 'gaily' as it has a different meaning now.
3 You can keep them the same as the poem or use a/the/some
9 He couldn't help but feel happy
10 recalls back to the time- repeptitious

Many thanks for your help, Richard. But I am afraid I still have some problems. Could you please answer the questions correctly? I mean I would be very flattered if you put the answers right.

I respect you for you gave me some of your precious time.

[asad hussain]

Please HELP me out!

[Casiopea]

Originally Posted by asad hussain

1) What was the poet doing?

Originally Posted by asad hussain

· The poet was moving gaily to and fro.

Actually, he was walking. More specifically, he was taking a nature walk. (By the by, instead of walking to and fro, try walking around or walking here and there.)

Originally Posted by asad

2) What did he see?
· He saw a field of daffodils.

It's good.

3) Where were the daffodils?
· They were beside (a/the) lake, under (the) boughs of (the) trees.

Try, ...under the trees.

4) With what does the poet compare the daffodils?
· He compares the daffodils with the stars.

Yes.

5) Why does the speaker connect daffodils with the stars?
· He does so, because the daffodils were as shimmering and numerous as the stars that shine in the galaxy.

Several reasons. First, their shape. The petals mimic a star shape. Second, their number. The stars are infinite; the daffodils are abundant. Third, their color. They're golden. Note, Galaxy is capitalized in reference to the Milky Way.

6) What resemblance does he find between the stars and the daffodils?

Their flow, abundance, and continuity. The Milky Way is a bright line of stars stretching across the night sky.

7) How many flowers were there?
· There was a long belt of about ten thousand flowers.

Good. Also try, there were about ten thousand flowers.

8) Which of the two danced more: the waves or the daffodils?
· The daffodils.

Good.

9) What did the poet feel looking at the daffodils?

· He could help but feel gay.

Try, he couldn't help but feel gay. It means, he couldn't resist feeling happy.

Hope that helps.

[Casiopea]

10) needs more work

11)
· The thought of the dancing daffodils gives him the same pleasure and excitement that he experienced long ago. Add ...
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).

13) How can the heart dance? Figurative meaning here. Rhythm of heatbeats; also, the idiom make your heart dance means something makes you happy; e.g., chocolate makes my heart dance.

14) Has this ever happened to you?
=> Your answer is fine. (Why do you need my answer??)

Wordsworth employs a kind of identity-switching technique, whereby nature is personified and humanity is, so to speak, nature-ized. Wordsworth describes himself as wandering "like a cloud," and describes the field of daffodils as a dancing crowd of people. This kind of interchangeable terminology implies a unity--metaphors from either realm can be applied to the other, because the mind and the natural world are one. A more subtle version of this technique appears in "Intimations of Immortality," in which the poet describes the natural world in the final stanza with a sequence of ascribed actions and characteristics previously performed and possessed in the poem by human beings. (OK?)

Uhm. Are those your words.?

The poet says that [while] wandering like a cloud floating above hills and valleys, he encountered a field of daffodils beside a lake. The dancing, fluttering flowers stretched endlessly along the shore, and though the waves of the lake danced beside the flowers, the daffodils outdid the water in glee. The poet says that he could not help but be happy in such a joyful company of flowers. He says that he stared and stared, but did not realize what wealth the scene would bring him.

ABOUT THE POEM
"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" is an 1804 poem by William Wordsworth. It was inspired by an April 15, 1802 event in which Wordsworth and his sister, Dorothy came across a "long belt" of daffodils. It was first published in 1807, and a revised version was released in 1815. In anthologies the poem is sometimes titled "The Daffodils".The poem paints a picture of peace and tranquility. Wordsworth uses beautiful imagery to paint this picture (imagery of clouds, walks beneath trees, beside lake, etc.) (Please look at it for grammar mistakes.)

=> Uhm, did you actually write that?

That's about all I can do for now, Asad.

Good luck and all the best.

[asad hussain]

1. He was walking aimlessly here and there.
(Can I also answer the question like this?)

3. They were beside the lake, under the boughs of the trees.
(Is this how you want me to answer this?)

They were beside a lake, under the boughs of some trees.
(Can I also try this?)

5. He connects the daffodils with the stars for several reasons. First, their shape. The petals mimic a star shape. Second, their number. The stars are infinite; the daffodils are abundant. Third, their color. They're golden. Note, Galaxy is capitalized in reference to the Milky Way.
(Is that how you want me to answer the question?)

(Can I replace the clause “He connects the daffodils with the stars” with “He does so”?)

6. Their flow, abundance, and continuity. (Do I add this part to the answer too, or did you only write it to help me know The Milky Way?) The Milky Way is a bright line of stars stretching across the night sky.
(Not their shine?)

10. (What kind of work does it need more? Please tell me.)

13. (But how do I answer it?)

15. Not really.

16. (But my question is still not answered. I asked if I could add the italicized part as well.)

17. (Not all the words are mine. You haven’t looked at the next two parts “ABOUT THE POET” and CENTRAL IDEA/MAIN THEME”.)

[Tdol]

1 Was it aimless?
3 Both fine to me
5 a star shape- the shape of a star Yes to your question
17 If they're not your words, shouldn't you use quotation marks and indicate the source?

[Tdol]

The simple things in life can enrich our lives, as we allow them. We can enjoy natural beauty double that is by its charming sight and memory for imagination, feeling of our heart and mind with peace and pleasure. Anything good ever remains fresh, unforgettable and undying.

I'd delete 'the' at the start- you're talking in general.
as we allow them- if?
double that- this doesnt work- how about twice/in two ways
Anything good always...

[asad hussain]

1. I mean he was walking without any purpose (=aimlessly) here and there.
2. What do you mean by "a star shape"?
3. Yes, you are utterly right.

Simple things in life can enrich our lives,how we allow them. We can enjoy natural beauty twice by its charming sight and memory for imagination, (the?) feeling of our heart and (a?) mind with peace and pleasure. Anything good always remains fresh, unforgettable and undying.

-Like this, Richard (/Tdol)?

[Tdol]

1 Why not use 'wandering'
2 That's the phrase you used, which I didn't like much.
We can enjoy natural beauty in two ways: the charm of seeing it and as a memory???

[Tdol]

PS the feeling in our heart(s) and mind(s)