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Read the Lines Given Above and Answer the Question that Follow. Whom Did the Daffodils Out Do and How ? - English 2 (Literature in English)

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The waves beside them danced, but they
Out-did the sparkling leaves in glee;
A poet could not be  but gay,
In such a jocund company!
I gazed-and gazed-but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:

Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow.

Whom did the daffodils out do and how ?

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The daffodils outdid the waves in the lake. The daffodils seemed to be dancing like human beings expressing their joy and energy when the breeze blew over them. Both the flowers and waves seem to be in competition to show their feelings and expressions.

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Chapter 1.06: Daffodils - Lines 13 - 18

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