Read lines 13-18 from the poem. Using details from the poem, write a word that has the same dentation as 'gazed'. Then think about the connotation of the word 'gazed'. Write whether you think it has a positive or negative connotation. Why did the poet choose 'gazed' rather than another word with a similar definition? Use details from the poem to support your "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"