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.
The poet conveys a message that _________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Nature offers healing and happiness
The poet calls the scene a "wealth" that he did not value at first. Long afterwards, in his lonely or thoughtful hours, the memory of the daffodils fills his heart with pleasure. Nature gives lasting joy and comfort to the human mind.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Man teaches Nature brilliantly — Incorrect. Contradicted: the lines show the reverse: it is Nature that gives something to man.
Option 2: Nature is a part of materialistic life — Incorrect. Misread: the "wealth" the poet speaks of is joy of the spirit, not money or material gain.
Option 4: Man should not follow Nature — Incorrect. Contradicted: the poem celebrates Nature; nothing in it warns man away from Nature.