Read the poem.

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud

by William Wordsworth

I wandered lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o’er 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.
How does the speaker’s stating that his “heart with pleasure fills, / And dances with the daffodils” affect the tone of the poem?

It works to lessen the poem's mournful tone.

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miriyu
i don't see all of the answer choices, but those two lines definitely maintain the lighthearted tone in the poem. wordsworth is describing a positive experience he had with nature, so i would pick whichever choice that says those lines express his happiness.

Answer:

Wordsworth was a lover, admirer, and worshiper of nature. His poems echo the positivity, serenity, and beauty displayed through nature. The poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" too exemplifies just another compliment and admiration to nature. He demonstrates that nature acts as a soothing force that adds pleasure and joy. The lines “heart with pleasure fills, / And dances with the daffodils” personifies daffodils to symbolize the excitement and pleasure offered by nature that aids to escape solitude. The 'pensive' mood of Wordsworth sets a positive and vital tone to the poem juxtaposing the beginning that describes 'loneliness' and 'solitude'. Thus, these lines shift the tone and mood from negative and pessimistic to positive and optimistic through the beauty spread around by daffodils.