Thursday, 10 November 2016

English 9 Unit 5 Daffodils


UNIT 5

Daffodils

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 l 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.


EXERCISE SOLUTION: DAFFODILS

A. Answer the following questions.
1. What is the central idea of the poem?
2. What do the daffodils represent in the poem?
3. What "wealth" do memories of the scene give to the poet?
4. List the words that heighten the sound effect in the poem.
5. How has the poet heightened the impact of the poem by using the figurative language?

C. Use the following prepositions in sentences of your own.

behind beside next to under over along across

D. Fill in the blanks with appropriate conjunctions.

1. He ran fast he missed the train.
2. Wait I return.
3. Work hard
4.1 did not come
5. You will get a prize

E. Use any five coordinating conjunctions and any five subordinating

conjunctions in sentences of your own.

F. Underline the Participles in the following sentences.

1. He was so shocked after the accident that he could not speak.
2. The galloping horse scared the child.
3. I don't want that burnt toast.
4. Don't be frightened. That dog doesn't bite.
5. The lorry was carrying stolen goods.
6. Everybody was excited preparing the things for the trip.
7. If the children are bored. Why don't you take them to the park?


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