Question

purpose for reading: today’s reading is \i wandered lonely as a cloud\ by william wordsworth, a poem about an impactful experience in nature. as you read, think about how the author employs the elements of poetry to develop the theme and mood of the poem.

\i wandered lonely as a cloud\
by william wordsworth
1 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.
5
continuous as the stars that shine
and twinkle on the milky way,

how does the poet use the element of contrast in the poem?
○ by contrasting the speaker’s initial loneliness with the joy brought by the daffodils
○ by contrasting the speaker’s experiences in the day and night
○ by contrasting the impacts of sunny and stormy weather
○ by contrasting different types of flowers the speaker encounters

Explanation:

In "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud", the speaker starts as lonely ("wandered lonely as a cloud") and then encounters the daffodils, which bring joy (described as "fluttering and dancing in the breeze", etc.). The other options don't match: there's no day - night contrast, no focus on sunny/stormy weather contrast, and the poem isn't about contrasting flower encounters but the emotional shift from loneliness to joy via the daffodils.

Answer:

By contrasting the speaker’s initial loneliness with the joy brought by the daffodils