Read the following lines and answer the question :
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:
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.
Find out a phrase from the above lines which means "in deep thoughts"
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → pensive mood
Pensive means deeply or seriously thoughtful, so a pensive mood is a state of being lost in deep thought. The poet lies on his couch "in vacant or in pensive mood" when the memory of the daffodils returns.
Example: She sat by the window in a pensive mood, thinking about her future.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: but little thought — Incorrect. Opposite meaning: it means hardly realised: at that moment the poet did not think about the value of the scene. It is the opposite of deep thought.
Example: I little thought that the small shop would one day become a big company.
Option 2: waves in glee — Incorrect. Wrong meaning: glee is great delight. The phrase describes the joyful, dancing waves, not thoughtfulness.
Example: The children shouted with glee when it began to snow.
Option 3: jocund company — Incorrect. Wrong meaning: jocund means cheerful and merry. The phrase refers to the lively daffodils around the poet.
Example: The jocund guests sang and laughed late into the night.
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