For more notes & academic material visit our Website Get PDF Notes All Subjects Website: www.USMANWEB.COM Download All Districts Boards Notes in PDF ENGLISH NOTES FOR 9™ CLASS (FOR KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA) Unit - 4 The Daffodils sh I wondered 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; Besides the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. AFCA Sue met ZI tb gL slg sleet LopRLid tte ESI ELF rte WEE EL SP ister Continuous as the star that shine And twinkle on the Milk 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. tn tie USS LE ent 2b dE LNB WrLo nfs Visit WWWW.USMANWEB.COM for Notes, Old Papers, Home Tutors, Jobs, IT Courses & more. (Page 34 of 222)For more notes & academic material visit our Website Get PDF Notes All Subjects Website: www.USMANWEB.COM Download All Districts Boards Notes in PDF ENGLISH NOTES FOR 9™ CLASS (FOR KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA) PALE Lt Apres otiLet MIE AZT E GAY SZ The waves beside them 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. wh Pe LPS BP SSEN eo Leroi n te wgs3 BE Sor Lo FP EL Ber STACI We fer F ye Fit SF bugteel Pus 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. Usted HEIR PLL Ins tugl se L tise BLP 2VLA GIT Pe cud WWW.USMANWEB.COM for Notes, Old Papers, Home Tutors, Jobs, IT Courses & more. (Page 35 of 222)For more notes & academic material visit our Website Get PDF Notes All Subjects Website: www.USMANWEB.COM Download All Districts Boards Notes in PDF ENGLISH NOTES FOR 9™ CLASS (FOR KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA) eater Fi tos Ldlex eth sade cAnl eS PBs i Sital COMPREHENSION A: Read out the text and answer the following questions: 1, Is there any personification in this poem? If yes, where? Ans. Yes! In this poem the poet has used the figure of speech - personification. He says that a crowd of daf- fodils is standing beside the lake and tossing their heads in sprightly dance. Personification has been used in Ist and 2nd stanza. "A crowd of daffodils" "Tossing their heads in sprightly dance". 2. Write at least two lines showing similes. Ans. Examples of similes are as under "I wandered lonely as a cloud." "Continuous as the stars that shine.", 3. What does the word "crowd" exactly mean? Ans. Crowd exactly means a large number of people gathered somewhere. 4. Why does the poet compare himself to a cloud? Ans. The poet compares himself to a cloud because cloud floats on high hills and valleys lonely and the poet is also alone walking and visiting lands and hills to enjoy beautiful scenes. 5. Write the main idea of the poem. Ans, In this poem William Wordsworth (a poet of na- Visit VWWWW.USMANWEB.COM for Notes, Old Papers, Home Tutors, Jobs, IT Courses & more. (Page 36 of 222)For more notes & academic material visit our Website Get PDF Notes All Subjects Website: www.USMANWEB.COM Download All Districts Boards Notes in PDF ENGLISH NOTES FOR 9™ CLASS (FOR KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA) ture) describes the natural scenes and beauties when he was passing through a valley where large numbers of daffodils were growing. He actually praises the scene and diverts our attention to the fact that some ordinary beauty may give us the pleasures which re- mains with us as a bliss of solitude. 6. Do you like this poem? Why? Ans. Yes, I like this poem very much because it de- picts natural beauties through the effective use of fi- gurative language. The poet is successful in taking us to the very land of daffodils. B: Choose the correct option: Ans:- 1. (c) The Poet 2. (b). The Daffodils 3. (b). Daffodils 4. (a). Walking aimlessly 5. (c). Pleasure VOCABULARY A: Deduce the meaning of the following words. Confirm your meaning from the dictionary. Words Meanings Oft vi time and again Never ending We. af, 2 Limitless Glee ge Pleasure Bliss eles Blessing Twinkle ee Shining Sparkling Lael blazing, :winkling Stretch in * Spread Visit WWWW.USMANWEB.COM for Notes, Old Papers, Home Tutors, Jobs, IT Courses & more. (Page 37 of 222)For more notes & academic material visit our Website Get PDF Notes All Subjects Website: www.USMANWEB.COM Download All Districts Boards Notes in PDF ENGLISH NOTES FOR 9™ CLASS (FOR KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA) B: Can you tell which line of the poem indicate: 1. Comparison of daffodils with star. (Stanza 2 - Line l 2. Speaker's solitariness to that of a cloud. (Stanza I - Line 1) 3. Comparison of daffodils to a crowd of people. (Stanza 1 - Line 3) 4. Comparison of daffodils to dancing humans. (Stan> za 1 - Line 6) C: Which word of the poem means the same as: Ans. 1. Number of daffodils ------------ Host. 2. Glance - Glimpse 3. Happy feeling Glee. 4, -Pensive mood. =----Bliss. WRITING Paraphrase: Paraphrasing is re - writing the poet's words or ideas in your own words without altering the meaning. A stanza takes the shape of prose. It is about the same length as the original, because the purpose is to re- phrase without leaving out any important point. Summarize: Summary is putting down the main ideas of someone else's work in your own words. A summary is always shorter than the original because the idea is to include only the main points of the original work and leave out the irrelevant. WWW.USMANWEB.COM for Notes, Old Papers, Home Tutors, Jobs, IT Courses & more. (Page 38 of 222)For more notes & academic material visit our Website Get PDF Notes All Subjects Website: www.USMANWEB.COM Download All Districts Boards Notes in PDF ENGLISH NOTES FOR 9™ CLASS (FOR KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA) GRAMMAR A: Use the correct form if the (present / past) par- ticiple to fill in the blanks: Ans. 1. His tattered coat needs mending. 2. Arrolling stone gathers no moss. 3. A lost opportunity never returns. 4. He kept me waiting. 5. She looked worried. B: Fill in the correct participle form (Present/Past Participle) 1, He was sitting in an armchair reading a maga- zine. 2. Being in the company for many years, he knew everyone and everything. 3. The cup with milk /ay on the table. 4. Knowing each other for ages, they had a lot to talk about. 5. Married into a rich family, she got everything she wished for. C: Underline the infinitive in each sentence: 1. The best plumber fo call is Mr. Amir, 2. His only ambition was fo succeed at his job. 3. Each year Mansoor tried fo find more deductions for his tax return. 4. To patch the hole in the tyre, the mechanic in- serted a plug. 5. She learnt fo read and write English in coaching academy Visit VWWWW.USMANWEB.COM for Notes, Old Papers, Home Tutors, Jobs, IT Courses & more. (Page 39 of 222)For more notes & academic material visit our Website Get PDF Notes All Subjects Website: www.USMANWEB.COM Download All Districts Boards Notes in PDF ENGLISH NOTES FOR 9™ CLASS (FOR KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA) D: Combine the following simple sentences into a single simple sentence by using an infinitive: Ans:- 1. Ihave engaged a private tutor to teach me Eng- lish. 2. He is very weak to walk. 3. [look out of the window of my carriage to see the green pastures. 4. The proposal is quite unreasonable to be ac- cepted. 5. He works hard to gain the first position. GERUND: Underline the gerund or gerund phrase in the fol- lowing sentences: Ans:- 1. Swimming at beach is safer that swimming in open sea. Kareem doesn't like getting up early on Sunday. Maria enjoys reading stories at night. Leaving Swat changed Nazeer's career forever. The darkness of the night prevented us from fi- nishing the job. Spe ee Visit VWWWW.USMANWEB.COM for Notes, Old Papers, Home Tutors, Jobs, IT Courses & more. (Page 40 of 222)