Class 9th English Notes Unit 4 “The Daffodils”
For Class 9th students, Unit 4, “The Daffodils,” is a beautiful poem by William Wordsworth that celebrates the beauty of nature. Having clear and simple study notes can help students understand the poem’s themes and imagery. These Class 9th notes are designed to explain the meaning of each stanza in an easy-to-follow way. With the help of these 9th class English notes, students can prepare well for exams and achieve good results. Organized student notes make learning enjoyable and effective, offering the best study notes for quick revision and better performance.
Q1: Is there any personification in this poem? If yes, where?
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Reference:
This question has been taken from the poem “The Daffodils,” which has been written by “William Wordsworth.”
Definition of personification:
Personification is a form of figurative language in which something that is not human is given human characteristics.
Examples:
- The sun plays hide and seek with shadows.
- The waves beside them danced.
Use of personification:
Yes, the poet has used personification in the first stanza of this poem:
“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.”
“The thousand saw I at a glance
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance,
The waves beside them danced.”
Q2: Write at least two lines showing similes.
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Reference:
This question has been taken from the poem “The Daffodils,” which has been written by “William Wordsworth.”
Definition of simile:
In a simile, one thing is compared to another of a different kind. Words like “as” or “like” are used in a simile.
Examples:
- He fought like a lion.
- The family was as solid as a rock.
Use of Similes:
Examples of similes are as under:
i) “I wandered lonely as a cloud”
ii) “Continuous as the stars that shine”
Q3: What does the word “Crowd” exactly mean?
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Reference:
This question has been taken from the poem “The Daffodils” which has been written by “William Wordsworth”.
Meaning of crowd:
The word crowd exactly means a large number of people gathered together in the open. But in the poem, the poet has used the word crowd to show the number/quantity of daffodils.
Q4: Why does the poet compare himself to a cloud?
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Reference:
This question has been taken from the poem “The Daffodils” which has been written by “William Wordsworth”.
Comparison to cloud:
The poet compares himself to a cloud because clouds float on high hills and valleys lovely, and the poet is also walking and visiting valleys alone to enjoy beautiful scenes.
Q5: Write the main idea of the poem.
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Reference:
This question has been taken from the poem “The Daffodils” which has been written by “William Wordsworth”.
Main Idea:
Nature as a source of pleasure is the main idea of the poem. The poet praises the beauty of the daffodils and feels comfort and pleasure in the company of the daffodils.
Q7: Do you like this poem, why?
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Reference:
This question has been taken from the poem “The Daffodils” which has been written by “William Wordsworth”.
Liking of poem:
I like this poem very much because it depicts natural beauty through the use of figurative language. Like the poet, the poem gives me very much pleasure and comfort and inspires me to visit places of natural beauty.
Stanza 1 Comprehension
Q1. How was the poet wandering over valleys and hills? Ans. The poet was wandering all alone like a cloud which floats over valleys and hills.
Q2. What did the poet see? Ans. The poet saw a large number of golden daffodils.
Q3. What were the daffodils doing? Ans. The daffodils were dancing and fluttering.
Q4. Where were the golden daffodils? Ans. The daffodils were beside the lake and under the trees.
Q5. What is the name of the poem? Ans. The name of the poem is “Daffodils”
Q6. Why does the poet call the daffodils “golden”? Ans. The poet calls the daffodils “golden” because they were as bright as gold.
Stanza 2 Comprehension
Q1. What are the daffodils compared to? Ans. They are compared to stars that shine in the milky way.
Q2. Where do the stars shine and twinkle? Ans. The stars shine and twinkle on the milky way.
Q3. Where were the daffodils stretched? Ans. The daffodils were stretched along the margin of a bay.
Q4. How many daffodils did the poet see? Ans. He saw ten thousand of them.
Q5. What does the poet mean by ten thousand? Ans. By “ten thousand” the poet means “countless,” a large number of flowers.
Q6. What were the daffodils doing? Ans. The daffodils were tossing their heads with joy.
Q7. Who is the poet of this poem? Ans. The name of the poet of this poem is “William Wordsworth.”
Stanza 3 Comprehension
Q1. What were the waves doing? Ans. The waves were dancing by the side of the daffodils.
Q2. What had the daffodils out-did the waves in glee. OR Ans. The daffodils had out-did the waves in glee. OR The daffodils surpassed the waves in their dance.
Q3. What could a poet do in such a happy company? Ans. A poet could do nothing but be happy in such a happy company.
Q4. How did the poet feel when he see the daffodils? Ans. The poet felt very happy at the sight of the daffodils.
Q5. What did the poet do? Ans. The poet gazed and gazed.
Q6. What was the result of gazing at the daffodils? Ans. The lovely sight of the daffodils brought him everlasting pleasure.
Stanza 4 Comprehension
Q1. What happens when the poet lies in pensive or vacant mood? Ans. When the poet lies in vacant or pensive mood the beautiful sight of daffodils appears before his inward eye and becomes happy.
Q2. What is the bliss of solitude? Ans. The bliss of solitude is to bring back the past memories to the inward eye.
Q3. Where does the poet lie? Ans. The poet lies on his couch.
Q4. What does his heart do? Ans. His heart begins to dance with the daffodils.