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.
- "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud,"
William Wordsworth
Which statement best describes the effect of
alliteration in this stanza?
It draws attention to the connection between the
words fills and daffodils, emphasizing the effects of
the flowers on the speaker.
O It gives the poem a jarring, irregular rhythm, which
emphasizes the speaker's loneliness
It highlights the link between the words dances and
daffodils emphasizing how the flowers cause the
speaker's heart to dance.