Cloud‚" tells of a poet’s wanderings and his discovery of a field of daffodils by a lake. In the poem the speaker is able to escape reality through nature because it is his memory that is being written about. The reader can use the poem to escape reality through nature because of the imagery and figurative language Wordsworth uses. This poem also deals with the speakers state of mind as he wanders and discovers the field of daffodils and how the memory comforts him when he is "[i]n vacant or in pensive
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see and imagine the beauty of daffodils with a great pleasure in a totally free mood. He became a cloud while he humanized the daffodils by telling that a host of golden daffodils beneath the trees were fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Again he saw the same as twinkling stars in the milky way. Maybe the times when the breeze was not there but only a little movement due to the momentum of breeze which was there a little while ago. Again he humanized the daffodils and saw them as they were stretching
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worries. The detail is driven deeper when the author paints the image of clouds floating above us. Lines 3-6 speak from the high vantage point suggesting the author was enjoying nature (head in the clouds) when he came upon a field of daffodils. The mention of daffodils suggests the season is
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poem "I wondered lonely as a cloud" the daffodils represent his happiness and inspiration. The daffodils make him forget about his loneliness. The daffodils help him to forget that he doesn’t have anyone and is depressed. First‚ he is walking alone as he notices these daffodils under trees unnoticeable as he is towards people: "I wandered lonely as a cloud/that floats on high o’er vales and hills/when all at once I saw a crowd/a host of golden daffodils/decide the lake beneath the trees/fluttering
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Questions 1. In what ways did the speaker liken himself to a cloud? 2. Where was the speaker at the beginning of the poem? How does he feel? 3. How were the daffodils? 4. What were the daffodils compared to in the second stanza? Explain the comparison. 5. Were the waves happier than the daffodils? 6. What does the phrase “a poet could not but be gay” mean? 7. What is the “jocund company”? What kind of “wealth” is mentioned here? What does “show” in this context refer to
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William Wordsworth “I Wondered Lonely As a Cloud” by William Wordsworth is a short simple poem that carries the reader in a seemingly out of body experience along the lakeshore under the canopy of the trees to feel and see a beautiful field of daffodils. William Wordsworth often loved to portray the beauty of nature in his poems. Walks he took with his sister‚ Dorothy‚ along the countryside‚ inspired many of his poems. In fact‚ he used an excerpt from Dorothy’s journal to inspire his writing for
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call to a certain destination‚ the speaker’s thought processes are just that of a cloud. As the speaker progresses with his voyage of worldly detachment he sees a field of daffodils. “A host‚ of golden daffodils/Beside the lake‚ beneath the trees/Fluttering and dancing in the breeze” (Wordsworth‚ 1/4‚5‚6). The daffodils are much more than flowers to the speaker. They are a symbol of natural beauty and‚ more importantly‚ symbolize living a life as rich in experience and sensation as would make
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“Daffodils” is a poem by WilliamWordsworth. It is also known as “I wandered lonely as a cloud”. From the title of this poem‚ it is obvious that it is about daffodils. Wordsworth used broad range techniques in this poem‚ such as figurative language‚ rhyme‚ and word choices. I choose this poem because there are powerful vocabularies‚ countless techniques and an underlying theme. Wordsworth used varieties words choice to create the mood of this poem. The mood changes from peaceful‚ to happy‚ even crowded
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1. What is the implication of the use of the synonyms “crowd”‚ “host” to refer to the daffodils? How glorious and plentiful these daffodils were! Maybe this was the first time he had come across such an immense field of daffodils along the shore. It was impossible for us to count them‚ but the author could still feel how thousand and thousand golden flowers were stretching as far as the eye can see. 2. Notice the intensity of light built up throughout the poem. Find words used in the poem to illustrate
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Analysis The Yellow Wonder of the World The poem “Daffodils” by William Wordsworth is a beautiful poem overflowing with impressive literary devices. In this poem the speaker finds he wandering alone and upon seeing a wonderful field of daffodils‚ is enlightened. He describes these daffodils along with their surroundings‚ excited and brightened by them. Later the speaker describes how each time he is in discomfort‚ he thinks of the scene of daffodils and his spirits are lifted. Wordsworth uses figurative
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