across a crowd of daffodils in a field. He describes in detail the seemingly never-ending sight of the daffodils throughout the poem‚ and compares their beauty to that of the glistening lake‚ ultimately deciding that the daffodils win because they are more gleeful in appearance. The poem finishes with the poet describing what he has gained from his experience. He expresses how when he is feeling lonely or sad‚ he will remember the happiness and bliss that he associates with the daffodils‚ and be at ease
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speaker is talking to whoever the reader of the poem is‚ providing an imagery of the daffodils field. 3. What is the dramatic context of the poem? The dramatic context of the poem would be the repetition of the imagery of the daffodils and the author being alone while passing by this scenery. 4. What happens during the poem? The author uses the first three stanzas explains the image of the daffodils which he walked pass when he was walking alone‚ then explaining how this picture still
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For my second test I choose the poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" by William Wordsworth because I like the imagery in it of the dancing daffodils. After reading the poem many times I had realized that most of this imagery is produced by the many metaphors and similes. In the first line‚ Wordsworth says "I wandered lonely as a cloud." This is a simile comparing the wondering of a man to a cloud drifting through the sky. I think that the wandering cloud is lonely because there is nothing else that
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I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth William Wordsworth（1770-1850） I. His Life 1770 — born in Cumberland‚ now called Wordsworth House 1779 - 1787 — attended the Grammar School 1787-1791 — studied at St John’s College‚ Cambridge 1790 — visited revolutionary France and supported 1793 —published An Evening Walk and Descriptive Sketches 1795 — met Samuel Taylor Coleridge in Somerset. 1797 — moved to Somerset with his sister Dorothy 1798 — produced Lyrical Ballads together with
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characteristics which were so different during that time. The poem begins with the speaker "floating" along‚ as though he or she were a cloud‚ when he or she spots a "crowd/ ‚ of golden daffodils" (Wordsworth‚ 3‚4). The speaker goes on to describe the daffodils and the lake that is beside them. The images of the daffodils return to mind during a difficult time ‚ and cheers him up. It is important to note that the speaker is speaking in first person. As this is a commonly used technique in romantic
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The fact that the word ’I’ and no other pronouns apart from ’they’ to describe the daffodils is used in the poem suggests that the first person is on their own- there is no-one else with them. Just this simple pronoun announces the theme of loneliness in William Wordsworth’s poem. The very first sentence also introduces the theme of loneliness: ’I wandered lonely as a cloud.’ Here this simile reminds us of how empty a sky is‚ and therefore how empty the person is. There is a part of them that
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Abstract: William Wordsworth‚ as the leading figure of the English Romantic Movement in poetry‚ has made great contribution in poetic theory. His poetic beliefs and achievements have always been the focus of literary studies. In this paper‚ his most representative poem “ I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” is closely examined to demonstrate how Wordsworth applies his poetic principles to his own creations‚ especially how Wordsworth realize the fusion of reality and strong emotion in this poem by using
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vales and hills‚ "saw a crowd‚ a host of golden daffodils." The comparison cheer him up between the group and himself alone‚ as the third paragraph says:"A poet could not but be gay/ In such a jocund company". The dancing image of daffodils‚ like shining‚ sparkling‚ and tossing‚ indicates a sense of unity and continuity in the natural elements of air‚ water and earth. Additionally‚ the "wealth in the show to me"‚ is a kind of delight that the daffodils first brought to him. Later‚ whenever he lies
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of nature. "Lonely" in this verse does not carry a negative connotation; one can read this line as peaceful solitude as opposed to loneliness. Wordsworth observes that he is not alone‚ viewing "A host‚ of golden daffodils" (4). Wordsworth is using a metaphor to compare the daffodils to a crowd of people or a host of angels. The words "golden" and "host" create a visual image of the flowers’ petals shimmering like golden halos. The imagery is one of light in a visual and emotional sense‚ which
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Personification is often used to give a non-human object human traits. Wordsworth uses personification to describe a cluster of golden daffodils. An evident use of personification in the poem is "When all at once I saw a crowd" (3). The daffofils are described as if they are a group of people. The author uses personification to describe how lively the daffodils move. "Fluttering and dancing in the breeze" (6) is an apparent use of personification. Wordsworth helps the reader
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