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Writing a Literary Analysis Essay about Poetry

Question 10 • PARTA - EVP: PGCPS ENGLISH 12 OC (FALL2026) 791113

Read the point below.Point: William Wordsworth presents an ordinary scene in an unusual way in "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" when he describes a scene in nature.

Answer
A
"Beside the lake, beneath the trees"
B
"Along the margin of the bay"
C
"The waves beside them danced"
D
"I gazed—and gazed—but little thought"

Explanation

The point is about describing an ordinary natural scene in an unusual way. In “The waves beside them danced,” Wordsworth gives the waves a human action—dancing—which is personification and makes the scene feel lively. The other choices describe the setting or the speaker’s thoughts more directly.

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