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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
For oft,...
For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant and 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 daffodils
In this stanza, the poet says that whenever he feels vacant or pensive, it suddenly comes "flash" to his mind "inward eye" which is a metaphor the dancing daffodils so that his heart fills with pleasure, so that's a metaphor, and dances with the daffodils, so that's a personification because the poet gives the heart a human quality of being able to dance.
Sound devices:
Assonance: lie, eye; in,in; with, with; which, of; when, on
Alliteration: they, that
Could you please check my summarizing and the sound devices whether they are correct or not?
In vacant and 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 daffodils
In this stanza, the poet says that whenever he feels vacant or pensive, it suddenly comes "flash" to his mind "inward eye" which is a metaphor the dancing daffodils so that his heart fills with pleasure, so that's a metaphor, and dances with the daffodils, so that's a personification because the poet gives the heart a human quality of being able to dance.
Sound devices:
Assonance: lie, eye; in,in; with, with; which, of; when, on
Alliteration: they, that
Could you please check my summarizing and the sound devices whether they are correct or not?
Top answer
" which is a metaphor the The flashes of dancing daffodils so that fill his heart fills with pleasur e. so T hat's a metaphori cal expression , and dances with the daffodils, so that's a it involves personification because the poet gives the heart a human the quality of being able to dance. Anonymous Assonance: lie, eye; in,in; with, with; which, of; when, on Rhyme: lie, eye.
- " which is a metaphor the The flashes of dancing daffodils so that fill his heart fills with pleasur e.
- so T hat's a metaphori cal expression , and dances with the daffodils, so that's a it involves personification because the poet gives the heart a human the quality of being able to dance.
- Anonymous Assonance: lie, eye; in,in; with, with; which, of; when, on Rhyme: lie, eye.
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