introduction to Romanticism
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Analyzing Repetition
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What is the effect of the repetition of the word gazed in
this passage?
10 The repetition suggests that the speaker wants to
pick the flowers
The waves beside them danced; 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
Wandered Lonelu as a Cloud."
William Wordsworth
The repetition emphasizes how captivating the
daffodils are to the poem's speaker.
The repetition draws attention to the speaker's
extreme loneliness.

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Answer:

The repetition emphasizes how captivating the  daffodils are to the poem's speaker.

Explanation:

This is a passage from William Wordsworth's (1779-1850) famous poem "Daffodils" also called "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud".

The repetition in the line "I gazed-and gazed--but little thought" shows that the poet cannot take either his eyes or mind off the flowers. "Gazed and gazed" shows he kept gazing for a long time without thinking anything. So this repetition shows how captivating the flowers are to the speaker of the poem.

The impact that the repetition of the word "gazed" brings in the given passage would be as follows:

- The repetition emphasizes how captivating the daffodils are to the poem's speaker.

Repetition

  • "Repetition" is demonstrated as the literary device in which the author intentionally repeats a particular word or phrase with the aim to highlight a particular idea or bring the desired impact.
  • In the given excerpt, the repetition of the word 'gazed' aims to outline the beauty of the daffodils for the speaker that he kept gazing them.
  • This assists the readers in understanding the speaker's appreciation and association towards nature and its elements.

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