UNIT NO 5

Daffodils
William Words Worth
William Words Worth

 1770-1850 (80 Years)

 Cockermouth Cumberland (England)
 Prominent English Romantic poet.
 Poet of nature.
Daffodils

 Flower
 Grown in March
 Written in 1804, Published in 1807
 Got the inspiration while having a walk
in countryside
 Represents nature in poems.
Themes

 1. Collection of human emotions inspired by nature.

 2. A tribute to nature.
 3. Nature’s beauty mixed of happiness and loneliness.
SUMMARY

The poem Daffodils has been written by William Wordsworth, a prominent

Romantic poet. He is best known as poet of nature because of his great love for
nature and he describes nature in most if his poems.
1. The poet is taking a walk all alone in countryside.
2. When he passed a lake, suddenly he noticed a very large belt of daffodils waving
in the breeze, not less than thousands of dancing daffodils.
3. The waves danced too, but the daffodils’ dance was more pleasant and appealing
to the imagination of poet.
4. He stands there observing and absorbing the beauty of the flowers.
5. Here the loneliness of poet is replaced by joy, but he didn’t even realize, what a
gift he has received.
6. But later whenever he is lying on his couch feeling lonely or anxious, he just
thinks of daffodils and his heart happily dances.
Glossary
 Wander Walking aimlessly
 Float Something that floats  in or on the surface of a fluid.
 Breeze A gentle wind.
 Bay Boundary of a lake.
 Glance A brief look.
 Gaze A fixed and intent look. ( Especially in admiration or
surprise)
 Sprightly Full of energy.
 Glee Great delight
 Jocund Cheerful.
 Pensive Thoughtful
 Solitude Pleasant loneliness.
 Fluttering Moving in the air.
Comprehension
Questions
Q.1 What is the central idea of the
poem?
 The central idea of the poem is the attractive and
appealing beauty of nature and its impacts on human
beings.
Q.2 What do the daffodils represent in
the poem?
 In the poem daffodils represent the beauty of nature.
Q.3 What “wealth” do memories of the
scene give to the poet?

 Memories of the scene give the wealth of ‘natural

beauty’ spiritual joy’ and ‘ replay of moments of our
lives’.
Q.4 List the words that heighten the
sound effect in the poem

 Cloud-croud, trees-breeze, hills-daffodils, shine-line

glance-dance.
QNo5. How the poet heightened the impact of
the poem by using the figurative language?

 The poet has heightened the impact of the poem by

using figurative language like, “He assumes himself as a
cloud, They stretched in never ending line, Ten
thousand I saw at a glance, Fluttering and dancing in
the breeze,
Figures of Speech
Figure of Speech

 An expression ( A word, Phrase or piece of writing), in

which words are not used in their literal sense.
 An expression (A Word, phrase or a piece of written),
that makes our language beautiful, effective and
impressive are known as figures of speech.
 He runs fast vs He runs like wind.
 They emphasise meaning and clarify our expressions
and add colour and interest in the statements.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Imagery
Simile

 A simile comapres one thing with another thing ( of a different

kind)
 Usually with words (Like or As)
Pattern

As
 As + Adjective + As + Noun
as busy as a bee
Moiz is as tall as tower. M. Hassan is as intelligent as dolphin.
Omaima is as calm as moon. Saima and Ayesha are as innocent as
lamb. Iqra is as stubborn as a knot in rope. Sufyan is as sweet as
candy.
Pattern

Like
 Verb + Like + Noun.
He jumps like a tiger.
Zahra comes like a snail. Mudassir speaks like a politician.
Umair eats like a ghost. Hashir sleeps like a rabbit.
Azeesha and Nurgis shine like stars. Heer Kalra greets like
a president. Zainab and Sherbano cook like experts. Syed
Hammad and Abubakar play like children.
Metaphor

 An implied simile.
 Metaphor is a comparison of two things without any use of (as or like)
 My students are as wise as owl vs My students are owls.
 My parents are as good as gold vs My parents are gold.
 Kashmala and Khadeeja are as pretty as picture vs
Kashmala and Khadeeja are pictures.
 Hassan Raza and OM Maniv are as handsome as Prince
vs Hssan Raza and Om Maniv are princes.
Personification

 Personification is when you give an animal, bird object or

idea the qualities or abilities that only a human can have.
Personification

 The daffodils danced in the breeze.

 Time flies, when you’re having fun.
 The stars winked at me.

Hey diddle, diddle,

The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon;
The little dog laughed
To see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.
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.
Imagery
Imagery

 The language that appeals to the five senses in order to

help the readers better understand that what’s really
happening
Or
 The words that creat picture in your mind.
Why imagery is used?

 Imagery helps us understand the story.

 Imagery helps us stay interested.
 Imagery makes us remain involved in the story.
 The aroma of the biryani floated through the house.

 The bells of temple jingled in wind.

 Waiting anymore was impossible for me to eat the

delicious and tasty dish.

 His clothes were very wet and cold.

 The waves were dancing.

Connotation
Connotation
Connotation vs Denotation

 Denotation
 Literal meaning of a wrod.
 Can be found in dictionaries.
 Connotation
 Emotional or cultural meaning of a word.
 Can’t be found in dictionaries.
 Dove - Blue
Positive and Negative connotations

 Connotation can be positive and negative or neutral.

 Skinny – Slender
 Determined - Stubborn
 Enthusiastic – impatient
 Visitor – guest – intruder
 Aroma – Smell
 Request – Demand
Collective Noun
Collective Noun

 A collective noun is a word used to name a group of

people, animals or things.
 Collective noun is singular in form even though which is
two or more than two.
 A troop of monkeys.
 A choir of singers.
 A bunch of keys.
Collective Nouns used under the
category of persons.
 A choir of singers.
 A group of dancers.
 A band of musicians.
 A company of actors.
 A board of directors.
 A penal of experts.
 A class of students
Collective Nouns used under the
category of animals.
 A flock of birds/ sheep/ goats.
 A herd of cows.
 A pack of dogs.
 A school of fish.
 A colony of ants.
 A team of horses.
Collective Nouns used under the
category of things.
 A bunch of keys.
 A fleet of ships
 A bunch of graps.
 A bouquet of flowers.
 A glaxy of stars.
 A forest of trees.
 A wad of notes.
 Staff, police, audience, family, army,
Conjunction
Conjunction

 A conjunction is a word used to join words or

sentences; as,
 Ilham and Zahra are friends.
 I worked hard but failed the test.
 Do you love winter or summer?
 She cried because she was missing her parents.
Kinds of conjunction
Coordinating Conjunction
But, or, nor, either, also, however, only, so, hence.

 Muhammad Hassan’s house is big and beautiful.

 Do you like tea or coffee?
 She brought apple orange mango and pineapple.
Coordinating Conjunction
But, or, nor, either, also, however, only, so, hence.

 Ahmed gave a surprise birthday party to Sanan, and he loved

it.
 Aysha searched for the new suit, but she couldn’t get it.
 Should we prepare food, or we should do assignment.
 They’re coming from far, so they should have rest.

 Sheroz didn’t do his assignment and got out of the class.

 Mariam ordered a pizza but didn’t receive it.
Subordinating Conjunction
Because, that, while, unless, as, when, since, if,
though.
 Because we have exams next week, we need to make a
timetable.
 We need to make a timetable because we have exams
from next week.

 While we prepare for exams, no one should disturb.

 No one should distribute while we prepare for exams

 Unless you work hard, you can’t pass the test.

 You can’t pass the test unless you work hard.
But

 Shows a contrast
 Presents ideas that are opposite.

 She speaks fluently, but speaks uselessly.

Or

 Shows a choice between two or more things.

 Would you like tea or coffe?

Nor – Neither

 Used to say “Not”

 Represents a negative idea with another

 I don’t like orange, nor does my brother.

 Neither Hashim nor Adil can swim.
And

 Used to shows addition.

 Represents ideas that are similar
So

 Presents result or consequence.

 He had hit him, so he apologised.

Hence

 Used to show a cause and effect relationship between

two parts of a sentence.

 Because she killed him; hence, police will arrest her.

 Director is not satisfied; Hence, we should prepare
another proposal.
However

 I bought my favourite dress. However, the jacket didn’t

match it at all.
Because

 Used to show reason or cause of something.

 I helped him because he was poor.

 Ali was late because he was waiting for Abbas.
 She was furious because she had lost the bet.
Unless

 Unless you work hard, you can’t pass.

 Unless she studies, her father will not be pleased with
her.
 Unless I join them, they can’t win.
Though

 Used to show something contrasts to what you say in

the main clause.
 Though it was very late, students kept reading.
 Though it was very dark, we enjoyed the night.

 I don’t like tea, though I had 4 cups last night.

Preposition of place
Preposition of place

 Prepositions of place refer to a place where something or

someone is located.
In-On-At-under-Over-Behind-In front of-
Beside-Next to-Along-Across-Between-
Among-
In

 When something is surrounded on all sides.

 I don’t think he’s in the room.

 In sofa
 In the sky
 In the line/row
 In newspaper/Tv.
On
When
 something touches only surface of another.
Supper is on the table.


On
 is used for big vehicles
On train-aeroplane-ship-bus.


On
 is used for open vehicles
On the horse/bike/bicycle.


On
 is also used to say something is attached to.
On finger

On tree

On the way, On radio, On page

At

 At is used for public places

 At airport/bus stop/ at beach/ at club/ at cinema.

 At is used to talk about position at a point.

 At the centre of the earth/ at corner/

 At used to say about the places of study.

 At Leaders’ Odyssey, at Cambridge, at London school of
Economics. At Winsome academy.
Between vs Among

 Between is ised to say something is Between two

people, thongs or groups of things.
 She was standing Between the shops.
 I’ll reach Between 11 and 12.

 Among is used to say something or somebody is in a

group.
 I lost my ring among the trees.
 I can’t see him because he’s among the audience.
Along vs Across
In front of vs Behind
Beside vs Next to
Participles
 Simple Past Past Participle Present Participle
 Bore Bored Bored Boring
 Gone Went Gone Going
 Excite Excited Excited Exciting

 The party bored us.

 We were bored.
 The party was boring.
Paraphrasing
 When we watch television, hear news or stories, we
then share it with our family members or colleagues that
what, how, when and why something happened.
Actually we recount the story, its main characters and
events in our own words.
This very technique is called paraphrase, which is to
express one’s ideas or message in our own words by
maintaining the original sense and meaning.
Steps

 Read the passage several times.

 Identify the key concepts, words and phrases.
 Write down your own version.
 Compare with the original text.

 Use synonyms
 Start must be very different
 Change sentences structures.
 It helps the readers understand what they have read.
 It clears the meaning of the text.
 It helps the readers to generate various questions like
Why, What, How or Where something happened.
Summary Writing
Step

Reading
Outlining
Checking
Writing
Paraphrase vs Summary

Paraphrasing
 Length remains same.
 The wordings must differ from the original.

Summarising
 Aims at shorter length.
 Words may remain same.