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What does Wordsworth compare the daffodils to? Is the comparison appropriate? - English 2 (Literature in English)

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What does Wordsworth compare the daffodils to? Is the comparison appropriate?

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The speaker claims that, like the Milky Way's stars, the daffodils were dazzling, shining, and stretched in an endless queue. He contrasts the joy of the flowers with that of the waves next to them in the following stanza. In their joyful dance, the daffodils outperformed the waves.

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पाठ 1.06: Daffodils - Extra Questions

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Fill in the blanks in the passage givben below with the appropriate form of the verb given in brackets. Do not write the passage, but write the verbs in the correct order.

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Give two examples of alliteration from the poem.


Fill in the blank with an appropriate word: 

The poet's mother was stung __________  a scorpion. 


The children have been sick for a week. They were unable to go to school. 


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(ii)Asian art tries to capture the essence of inner life and spirit.


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Write a composition (in approximately 400 – 450 words) on the following subject.

Parents should not influence their children when choosing the subjects they wish to study. Argue either FOR or AGAINST the given statement.


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