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    explored in a journey. The poem tells the story of Wordsworth and how he comes across a field of daffodils and recounts the effect that they had on him. It illustrates the concepts that journeys can have a substantial long-term effect on an individual and also that journeys can be an individual process. In the poem the persona’s view of the world is dramatically changed after he came across the daffodils and the effect stayed with him forever. Journeys can have substantial long-term effects on

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    a story or presenting a witty observation. This is also seen on the language of the poem as W. Wordsworth uses personifications when he starts by comparing himself to a lonely cloud. Another personification and metaphor is when W. W compares the daffodils to a crowd of people and further more dancing humans. He starts his poem with a simile Alliteration: lonely as a cloud (line 1). Simile: Comparison (using as) of the speaker’s solitariness to that of a cloud (line 1). Personification: Comparison

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    Rebecca Syer Mrs. De La Fuente 4th block 18 February 2013 Divination by Tea Leaves The divination of tea leaves began in the 17th century when tea became a very popular drink. As people began drinking their tea‚ they came up with tasseomancy‚ or tasseography‚ which is just a type of tea leaf divination. People prefer divination by tea leaves because it is the easiest and most accessible for everyday people. It is a form of scyring. First of all‚ Tea is poured into a cup without a strainer‚ and the

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    related to it‚ due to the fact that it is situated in the lyrical genre. “I wandered lonely as a cloud”‚ written by William Wordsworth in 1804 and published in 1815‚ is one of the most famous poems of Wordsworth‚ and it’s also known as “Daffodils” or “The daffodils”. The poem is 24 lines long and it’s composed by four six-lines stanzas. In each stanza‚ the first line rhymes with the third and the second with the fourth. The stanza then ends with a rhyming couplet. Wordsworth unifies the content of

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    Cloud‚ also called Daffodils‚ William Wordsworth described how he witnessed a scene so beautiful that it was imprinted on his mind and he often reflected on its memory in times of need. In this poem William used literary devices that tied his work together‚ giving the words rhythm‚ meaning and life. He used rhyming to add rhythm and to create an even flow of words‚ imagery to allow the reader to see and experience what he was writing about‚ and personification to make the daffodils come alive in a human

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    C A BIBLICALLY BASED COMMENTARY ON ISSUES THAT IMPACT YOU MAY /J UNE 2004 ISSUE NUMBER 82 THE DANGERS OF DIVINATION B Y B O B D E W A AY "When you enter the land which the Lord your God gives you‚ you shall not learn to imitate the detestable things of those nations. There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire‚ one who uses divination‚ one who practices witchcraft‚ or one who interprets omens‚ or a sorcerer‚ or one who casts a spell‚ or a medium

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    more to me than dirt‚ frustration‚ and flowers. However‚ at the time it was just a difficult objective to plant daffodils on a Saturday morning when I could have stayed home and pursued my usual quest of ruining my eyesight by watching long durations of my favorite cartoons. However‚ my father had different plans that day as I was dragged out of my house to go help him plant daffodils for a charity case. He told me that this particular project symbolized new beginnings and a sense of unity throughout

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    humanity equals For example‚ the poem “Daffodils No More”‚ written by the contemporary ecopoet Gordon J.L. Ramel. This work is a serious parody of an earlier poem Daffodils written by the English poet William Wordsworth in 1804. In that poem‚ Wordsworth wrote of the beauty of wild daffodils and how they inspired him. He also mentioned seeing large numbers of this plant: "Ten thousand saw I at a glance‚ tossing their heads in sprightly dance." In ‘Daffodils No More’‚ Gordon J.L. Ramel draws our attention

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    characteristics to things that are not human. He personifies the golden daffodil fluttering and dancing in the breeze (line 4 - 6) as the crowd that with him enjoying the beauty of nature. The poet imagined that the daffodil was dancing and fluttering around him enjoying the tranquility of solitude. The theme main theme of the poem is appreciating nature. The poet keeps on praising the beauty of the nature‚ especially the daffodils and he is trying to get across one can get by being alone with nature

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    language of the “I Wondered as a Cloud” is much more soft and respecting towards the nature. William Wordsworth doesn’t use “my” at all in his poem‚ because his poem is not so egoistic. It is not a surprise that that this poem’s other title is The Daffodils. The poet shows his great respect towards nature and he uses a rhythmic style that helps him to get our

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