Question

language, style, and tone unit test \i wandered lonely as a cloud\ by william wordsworth i wandered lonely as a cloud that floats on high oer vales and hills, when all at once i saw a crowd, a host of golden daffodils; 5 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 10 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:— 15 a poet could not but be gay in such a jocund company: i gazed—and gazed—but little thought what wealth the shew to me had brought: for oft when on my couch i lie 20 in vacant or in pensive mood, they flash upon that inward eye which analysis best supports the evaluation that the speaker is comparing the daffodils with angels? (1 point) the speaker is wandering along up in the clouds, so he is in the province of celestial beings, like angels. a \host of golden daffodils\ evokes the biblical allusion of a \heavenly host\ of angels. the speaker refers to the daffodils as \jocund company,\ meaning they are cheerful, like the tradition images of cherubs. the speaker says the daffodils are \fluttering and dancing in the breeze,\ which is what angels robes would do. the daffodils are like guardian angels because they come to the

Explanation:

The phrase "a host of golden daffodils" makes a biblical allusion to a "heavenly host" of angels. This connection between the large - number of daffodils and the concept of a multitude of angels is the strongest evidence for the comparison. The other options either focus on the speaker's location, the cheerfulness of the daffodils, or a movement - related comparison, which are less direct in comparing daffodils to angels.

Answer:

A "host of golden daffodils" evokes the biblical allusion of a "heavenly host" of angels.