DAFFODILS BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH (MCQ)

DAFFODILS
 BY 
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH 

(MCQ) 


1. The poet compares himself to a —

A) Bird
B) Cloud
C) Star
D) Tree
Answer: B) Cloud

2. The poet was wandering over —
A) Cities and towns
B) Forests and rivers
C) Vales and hills
D) Mountains and deserts
Answer: C) Vales and hills

3. What did the poet see all at once?
A) A rainbow
B) A crowd of golden daffodils
C) A group of children
D) A flock of birds
Answer: B) A crowd of golden daffodils

4. The daffodils were situated —
A) On a mountain top
B) In a garden
C) Beside the lake, beneath the trees
D) Near a house
Answer: C) Beside the lake, beneath the trees

5. The daffodils are compared to —
A) Clouds
B) Birds
C) Stars in the Milky Way
D) Waves
Answer: C) Stars in the Milky Way

6. The phrase “never-ending line” suggests —
A) Short length
B) Endless stretch
C) Broken row
D) Circular shape
Answer: B) Endless stretch

7. How many daffodils did the poet see at a glance?
A) Hundreds
B) Thousands
C) Ten thousand
D) Countless
Answer: C) Ten thousand

8. The waves beside the daffodils were —
A) Calm
B) Angry
C) Dancing
D) Silent
Answer: C) Dancing

9. The daffodils “out-did the sparkling waves in glee” means —
A) They were brighter than waves
B) They were happier than waves
C) They were louder than waves
D) They were faster than waves
Answer: B) They were happier than waves

10. The mood of the poet in the company of daffodils was —
A) Sad
B) Angry
C) Gay
D) Confused
Answer: C) Gay

11. The word “jocund” means —
A) Serious
B) Cheerful
C) Lonely
D) Silent
Answer: B) Cheerful

12. The “wealth” mentioned in the poem refers to —
A) Money
B) Gold
C) Joy and happiness
D) Property
Answer: C) Joy and happiness

13. The phrase “inward eye” refers to —
A) Physical eye
B) Dream
C) Memory or imagination
D) Telescope
Answer: C) Memory or imagination

14. The bliss of solitude means —
A) Sadness of loneliness
B) Joy of being alone
C) Fear of isolation
D) Anger in silence
Answer: B) Joy of being alone

15. When do the daffodils flash upon the poet’s inward eye?
A) While walking
B) While sleeping
C) When in vacant or pensive mood
D) While reading
Answer: C) When in vacant or pensive mood

16. The heart of the poet fills with —
A) Fear
B) Anger
C) Pleasure
D) Regret
Answer: C) Pleasure

17. The poem is mainly about —
A) Nature’s beauty and its lasting impact
B) Wealth and poverty
C) City life
D) War
Answer: A) Nature’s beauty and its lasting impact

18. The poetic device used in “fluttering and dancing” is —
A) Alliteration
B) Personification
C) Metaphor
D) Irony
Answer: B) Personification

19. The rhyme scheme of the stanza is —
A) ABABAB
B) AABBCC
C) ABABCC
D) ABCABC
Answer: C) ABABCC

20. The central idea of the poem is that —
A) Nature gives temporary joy
B) Flowers are valuable
C) Memory of nature gives permanent happiness
D) Solitude is painful
Answer: C) Memory of nature gives permanent happiness


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