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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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 high
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Group One: " I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" by William Wordsworth 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; Beside the lake‚ beneath the trees‚ Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way‚ They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: 10 Ten thousand saw I at a glance‚ Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. The waves beside
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Imagery-poem assessment Emilee goodman p.2 ( I wondered lonely as a cloud) William wordsworth In the poem I “Wondered lonely as a cloud” the narrator describes his beautiful “float” over fields of “dancing” daffodils. I chose this poem because I love Williams word choice‚ he could’ve used simple mediocre words like yellow instead of “golden” the very word golden refers to light dancing off of it‚ shining‚ glimmering. I also love the how he refers to their continuous existence being
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I wandered lonely as a cloud The poem "I wandered lonely as a cloud" by William Wordsworth is categorized as a representation of Romanticism‚ an intellectual impression which is characterized by the emphasis of individual’s expression of emotion and imagination. William Wordsworth was a poet who inspired himself from nature‚ and his main theme of his poem was the landscape.Wordsworth is the first modern poet who saw in his personal experience and in his inner experience a proper theme for
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I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud (William Wordsworth) Romanticism was a literary movement that swept through virtually every country of Europe‚ the United States‚ and Latin America that lasted from about 1750 to 1870. Characteristics of the Romantic Period: Freedom of thought and expression Imagination‚ Emotions and Intuition. Exaltation of intense feelings. The absolute uniqueness of every individual. Instead of working for wealthy bosses‚ artists were for the first time able to work for
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Bryson Yamamoto William Wordsworth’s "I Wandered lonely as a Cloud" Critical analysis Your memories are your treasures‚ an accumulated amount of wealth that under extreme conditions remind you of the past and define the present‚ if it be good or bad. A picture for example‚ is a frame captured in the moving animation of time and is frequently regarded as being worth a thousand words. If one single frame‚ one dimension‚ one moment‚ something so short it can’t even be expressed by time‚ be valued
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I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud Poem By: William Wordsworth William Wordsworth was born to be a poet. With a last name like “Wordsworth”‚ it was destined to happen. He was born on 7th of April 1770 in Cockermouth‚ Cumberland in northwest England in the Lake District. Being one of the more scenic places in England‚ Wordsworth grew up surrounded by nature‚ providing him with the perfect inspiration and setting to write. Utterly in love with nature‚ and being a levelheaded and overall sincere man‚
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Critical Analysis The poem ‘I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud’ was written by William Wordsworth in 1804 and published in 1807. The poem is set up in nature around us where it covered a wide issues related to appreciating nature. The beauty of the landscape surrounded him deeply affected Wordsworth’s imagination and gave him a love of nature. Wordsworth uses many literary devices in the poem. One of the literary devices that he uses is simile. ‘I wandered lonely as a cloud’ (line 1) is the first simile
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"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" by William Wordsworth takes readers on a reminiscent journey reflecting upon visions of nature. The diction and figurative language used illustrates the poet’s response to nature. He uses each stanza to share his experience in nature through the image of a dance that culminates in the poet’s emotional response. Wordsworth opens with reference to himself through simile as a part of the natural landscape‚ "I wandered lonely as a cloud / That floats on high" (Line 1)
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