Question

this is your poetry test over poetic devices and poetry types from this unit. because it is an assessment, you only receive one opportunity to take this test, so do your best and think through your answers. youve got this!
i wandered lonely as a cloud
william wordsworth
i wandered lonely as a cloud
that floats on high oer 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 i 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.
1 multiple choice 3 points
who is the speaker in the poem \i wandered lonely as a cloud\?
a first - person narrator
a crowd of tourists
the clouds personified
the daffodils personified
2 multiple choice 3 points
the theme of the poem could best be expressed as:
natures beauty can make us happy
springtime is the best time of the year.
memories often have a negative impact.
too much of a good thing is counterproductive.
3 multiple choice 3 points
what is the authors purpose for using four separate stanzas within the poem?
each stanza has a different speaker and a different point of view.
the breaks between stanzas are meant to give the reader a break to process the content.
each stanza suggests a different image to contemplate regarding the theme.
each stanza is a different topic and a different theme.

Explanation:

Question 1

The poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" uses first - person pronouns like "I" throughout (e.g., "I wandered lonely as a cloud", "I gazed—and gazed—but little thought"). A first - person narrator tells the story from their own perspective, which matches the speaker here. A crowd of tourists, the clouds personified, or the daffodils personified don't match the use of "I" in the poem.

The poem describes the beauty of the daffodils and how this beauty brings the speaker happiness, both in the moment of seeing them and later when recalling them (e.g., "And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils"). The option "Springtime is the best time of the year" is too narrow as the poem is about nature's beauty in general, not just spring. "Memories often have a negative impact" is incorrect as the memories of the daffodils are positive. "Too much of a good thing is counterproductive" has no relation to the poem's content.

In the poem, each stanza presents a different image related to the daffodils and the speaker's experience with them. The first stanza shows the initial sight of the daffodils, the second their spread along the bay, the third the speaker's reaction at the time, and the fourth the memory of them. The poem has a single speaker (first - person), so the option about different speakers is wrong. The breaks between stanzas are not just for the reader to pause, but to present different images related to the theme. And all stanzas relate to the same topic (the daffodils and their effect on the speaker) and theme, so the option about different topics and themes is wrong.

Answer:

A. A first - person narrator

Question 2