Question 43
EasyOriginal questionI wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A 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 dance.
The waves beside them danced, but they
Outdid the sparkling waves in :—
A poet could not but be gay
In such a 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 mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of ;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
How many daffodils does the poet say he saw "at a glance"?
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
"Ten thousand saw I at a glance."
Worth noting
"A host" means a great number, but the number the poem gives is ten thousand.
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