About the Speaker
Who wrote "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"?
A. Robert Frost
B. Mark Twain
C. William Wordsworth
D. Walt Whitman
c. William Wordsworth
What is the tone of “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”?
A. Sad/Depressed
B. Angry/Vengeful
C. Sneaky/Cunning
D. Happy/Reflective
D. Happy/Reflective
Select the best interpretation of the following line(s):
"I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,"
A. The speaker saw rain clouds and tried to find an umbrella
B. The speaker tried martial arts classes but discovered it wasn’t for him
C. The speaker traveled, alone, over valleys and hills
D. The speaker is driving an airplane through clouds, over valleys and hills
C. The speaker traveled, alone, over valleys and hills
How many stanzas "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 1
D. 2
B. 4
Who is the speaker in "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"?
A. William Wordsworth
B. Clyde Fitzgerald
C. A soldier at the Battle of Edge Hill
D. Sofia Vergara
A. William Wordsworth
What type of figurative language is the following line?
"I wandered lonely as a cloud"
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Onomatopoeia
D. Alliteration
A. Simile
Select the best interpretation of the following line(s):
"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."
A. The speaker sees a field of daffodils moving in the breeze beside a lake
B. The speaker saw a group of people partying and dancing
C. The speaker found a pile of gold
D. The speaker decided to go for a swim
A. The speaker sees a field of daffodils moving in the breeze beside a lake
Using the letters A, B, and C, what is the rhyme scheme of "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"?
A. ABCABC
B. ABCCBA
C. ABABCC
D. ABCDEFG
C. ABABCC
What kind of poem is "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"?
A. Haiku
B. Free Verse
C. Limerick
D. Lyric Poem
D. Lyric Poem
Which of the following lines is an example of alliteration?
A. "What wealth the show to me had brought"
B. "They stretched in never-ending line"
C. "A host, of golden daffodils"
D. "Fluttering and dancing in the breeze"
A. "What wealth the show to me had brought"
Select the best interpretation of the following line(s):
"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:"
A. The speaker is joined by his closest friends, Jocund and Daffy
B. The speaker finds happiness in the movement and sparkling of nature
C. The speaker is outraged (angry) by his surroundings
D. The speaker is sad he didn’t bring his surfboard to ride the waves
B. The speaker finds happiness in the movement and sparkling of nature
What is the rhyme scheme of stanza 2?
a. DDEEFF
b. DEDEDE
c. ABABCC
d. DEDEFF
d. DEDEFF
What genre of poetry is William Wordsworth famous for?
A. Dramatic
B. Romantic
C. Comedy
D. Mystery
B. Romantic
Which of the following lines is an example of personification?
A. “The waves beside them danced”
B. “Along the margin of a bay”
C. “Which is the bliss of solitude”
D. “When all at once I saw a crowd”
A. “The waves beside them danced”
Select the best interpretation of the following line(s):
"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;"
A. The speaker decides that reading a book is the best pastime
B. The speaker goes home and makes himself dinner
C. The speaker often thinks of this happy moment/experience when he’s alone
D. The speaker is depressed and cannot move from his couch
C. The speaker often thinks of this happy moment/experience when he’s alone
What is the author's perspective on nature?
a. Nature can heal a sad, lonely soul
b. Nature is only beautiful
c. Nature should not be touched
d. Nature is not helpful
a. Nature can heal a sad, lonely soul
In what century did William Wordsworth write and publish?
A. End of the 18th century (1700s)/early 19th century
B. March 3, 1203
C. The 16th century
D. 20th century
A. End of the 18th century (1700s)/early 19th century
Which of the following lines is an example of assonance?
A. “Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.”
B. “I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills”
C. “In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye”
A. “Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.”
Select the best interpretation of the following line(s):
"Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They (the daffodils) stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:”
A. The speaker compares the field of daffodils to the twinkling of the milky way
B. The speaker compares the field of daffodils to the burning sun
C. The speaker compares the field of daffodils to an army wearing yellow
D. The speaker compares the field of daffodils to the yellow brick road
A. The speaker compares the field of daffodils to the twinkling of the milky way
I wondered Lonely as a Cloud is also known as?
a. Rose
b. Dahlia
c. Daisy
d. Daffodil
D. Daffodil