MenuHomeUrdu Poems For kidsUrdu Kahanian for kidsUrdu GuideEnglish GuideStudy GuideUrdu poetryRecipes "DAFFODILS",I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud- POEM SUMMARY, LITERARY DEVICES, Q/A, WILLIAM WORDSWORTH   March 31, 2021  English Guide By Fusionstories , Poems 0 Comments  DAFFODILS  Daffodils, a poem by William Wordsworth is also known and titled as a "I wandered as a cloud" because of its first line. Both titles "Daffodils" and "I wandered as a cloud" are beautiful and it is an inspirational poem for the masses. 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 Besides 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 Bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance Tossing their heads in sprightly dance The waves besides 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: For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude? And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils.   SUMMARY   This lyric poem “Daffodils” of William Wordsworth wonderfully describes the beauty of nature and its lasting impact on humans. We have moments, and scenes in life that present attribute to nature while manifesting our memories with glory. The nature has enduring impact on human’s life and fills their heart with joy at the time of sadness. In this poem, the poet captures both the images and feelings concerned to a special moment in his life. Nature’s pure scenes contest each other to display and drop a line to human’s feelings.         FIGURES OF SPEECH/LITERARY DEVICES   Stanza:  In this poem, there are four stanzas with six lines in each stanza. Theme: Nature; the impact of nature on a human Central idea:  The images of nature are so powerful that replays in our mind to fill our heart with joy and peace.   Rhyming scheme:    ABABCC rhyme scheme The first line rhymes with the third, and the second line rhymes with the fourth lines respectively.   Iambic Tetrameter: There are four feet per line, or each unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable as in the first line of this poem such as “I wandered lone-ly as a ”.   Parallelism:  It is the use of components in a sentence that is similar in their construction, sound, or meaning. Example:   “beside the lake, beneath the trees.”   Simile:   1.   I wandered lonely as a cloud   2.   Continuous as the stars that shine   Alliteration:   Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sound at the beginning or in stressed syllables of nearby words. 1.   Beside the lake, beneath the trees, 2.   And dances with the daffodils The repetition of the sounds ‘b’ and‘d’ in above lines are examples of alliteration.   Imagery: Visual     Fields, daffodils, lakes, trees, stars.   Hyperbole:   Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement. 1.   When all at once I saw a crowd, 2.   Ten thousand saw I at a glance, 3.   They stretched in never-ending line   Personification   The poet has ascribed human characteristics to the daffodils (non-human objects) in this poem and this is an example of personification.   1.   Fluttering and dancing in the breeze 2.   Tossing their heads in sprightly dance 3.   Out-did the sparkling waves in glee 4.   The waves beside them danced   Wordsworth has personified the waves in the above line.   Tone: Soft            GLOSSARY Fluttering            moving in the air HealthCare Jobs in Your Area! Press OK and follow the instructions Wi-Fi password has been shared, click to cancel Glee                    joy Host                    in large number Jocund                 happy Twinkle                shine with a light that keeps twittering Pensive                 thoughtful Solitude                      Pleasant loneliness O’er (old English)                        Over   ABOUT THE POET William Wordsworth was born at Cockermouth in Cumberland, England on 7th April, 1770. His passion for Nature is well known. He is also referred to as poet of nature. He has been a student of literature, classics and Mathematics during his Grammar school and college days. In 1798, he became noticeable for “Lyrical Ballads”. It was a joint poetic venture of William Word worth and Samuel Taylor. In 1807 Wordsworth published his “Poems in two volumes” to mark his individuality. The journey of his work continued where much a reflection of events & experiences of his life. William Wordsworth work has been studied and analyzed widely.  He died April 23, 1850.   Some of William Wordsworth notable work:   •                 To the Cuckoo •                 Lucy Grey •                 The World is too much with us •                 The two April mornings •                 It is a beauteous evening •                 Solitary Reaper •                 We are seven •                 The Prelude       QUESTION ANSWERS   Q. What is the message of poem Daffodils?   Ans. The nature is full of amazing sights. Human’s can get off their sorrows by replaying the beautiful images of nature in their minds.   Q. How do you compare the daffodils with the stars?   Ans. The poet describes comparison about the daffodils that the row of daffodils look likes the endless row of shining stars. The poet imagines the daffodils shining like stars in the sky. Q.  How does the poet feel in the company of daffodils? Ans. He feels very happy and blessed.   Q. Describe various aspects of nature described in the poem? In this poem, poets tell about beautiful daffodils. Whenever the poet is laying in the vacant and thoughtful mood, the beautiful sight appears before him. It fills his heart with joy and begins to dance with flowers.   Q. What “Wealth” do memories of the scene give to the poet? Ans. Wealth of joy and peace, that scene brought to him.   Q. List the words that heighten the sound effect in the poem? Ans. Vales and hills, Cloud and crowd, Trees and breeze, Jocund company etc.     PARAPHRASING   STANZA # 1   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 Besides the lake, beneath the trees Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.   Paraphrasing:   In this stanza, the poet describes that one day he was wandering all alone, just like a cloud that floats over the valleys and hills. There he saw a crowd of golden daffodils. A lake was hosting these golden daffodils beneath the trees. The daffodils were fluttering and dancing.   STANZA # 2 Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the Milky Way They stretched in never ending line Along the margin of Bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance Tossing their heads in sprightly dance   Paraphrasing: They were continuous in a row like the stars twinkle on the milky way. They were stretched in never ending line on the margin of bay. I saw ten thousand at a glance that were tossing their heads while dancing sprightly.   STANZA # 3 Paraphrasing:   The waves of the lake were also dancing happily but the daffodils outdid the sparkling waves. A poet is happy in the company of daffodils that he keeps on gazing golden flowers. This sight brought him a great wealth.   STANZA #4   Paraphrasing:   Often when I lie on my couch, with vacant or sad mood, daffodils flash upon with bliss of solitude. My heart fills with pleasure and start dancing with daffodils. 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JULIANNE HANSEN, M.A.CERTIFIED EDUCATOR "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" employs various literary devices to demonstrate that experiences in nature provide deep and meaningful joy which can alleviate feelings of melancholy. The poem opens with a simile : "I wandered lonely as a cloud." This conveys that the speaker feels separate from... Unlock This Answer Now Start your 48-hour free trial to unlock this answer and thousands more. Enjoy eNotes ad-free and cancel anytime. Start your 48-Hour Free Trial Already a member? Log in here. "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" employs various literary devices to demonstrate that experiences in nature provide deep and meaningful joy which can alleviate feelings of melancholy. The poem opens with a simile: "I wandered lonely as a cloud." This conveys that the speaker feels separate from his world. He floats aimlessly and without a sense of purpose. This is also an example of anthropomorphism, which is giving a human emotion to a nonhuman object. There is a regular rhythm to this poem. It is written in iambic tetrameter, which suggests a steady walking pace, reflective of the speaker's trek to this lake. The poem also has a predictable rhyme pattern, which conveys the certain assurance that nature provides in his life. There are several examples of alliteration. One example is at the end of the second stanza: "Tossing their heads in sprightly dance." The whistling repetition of the s sound is a reminder of the breeze which blows and moves these daffodils. The poem also employs caesura, demonstrated in this line: "I gazed—and gazed—but little thought." This intentional pause within the line reflects the speaker's efforts to appreciate the beauty before him. This requires his own intentional pause and a commitment to focusing on this scene, much as the reader must slow down and commit to this line for longer than would be necessary without the em dashes. When the speaker concludes that this thinking back upon this scene of daffodils brings joy to his "heart," he is employing metonymy. Of course, his coronary system is not literally affected by this memory, but his spirit of joy is. We often consider a person's heart to represent his soul or emotional well-being, and that is how the speaker is employing the term heart here. LAST UPDATED BY ENOTES EDITORIAL ON DECEMBER 18, 2020  LYNNETTE WOFFORDCERTIFIED EDUCATOR An overarching figure of speech that Wordsworth uses in his poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" is meter. The poem is written in four stanzas, each consisting of six lines of iambic tetrameter rhymed ABABCC. He also uses the figure of isocolon, parallel clauses each of the same length and rhythmical pattern in the line: Beside the lake, beneath the trees ... The poem begins with a simile, a figure of explicit comparison, when the narrator says he was as "lonely as a cloud." A second figure of comparison, metaphor, which does not use explicit comparative terms such as "like" and "as", can be found in the comparison of the daffodils with the stars in the galaxy. In his numbering them as ten thousand, he uses the figure of hyperbole or exaggeration.  Wordsworth personifies the daffodils, describing them as if they were human capable of human feelings and actions such as dancing and jocundity.   APPROVED BY ENOTES EDITORIAL TEAM  CARTER WESTFALLCERTIFIED EDUCATOR In the first line Wordsworth uses personification and simile: 'I wandered lonely as a cloud'. A cloud can obviously not wander or feel lonely - these are human attributes or actions. The comparison effectively reflects the Romantic ideal of finding expression for the human condition in nature and establishes the link between man and nature. Furthermore, the line also expresses the idea of the poet or artist finding inspiration when he/she is isolated from the rest of mankind and is at one with nature - another Romanticist aspiration. 'Crowd' (line 3) and 'fluttering and dancing' (line 5) extend the personification. A large number of the daffodils seem to be dancing, celebrating their freedom and being in nature (natural). The infinite beauty of the flowers and their link with what is natural is emphasized in the second stanza through the simile: 'Continuous as the stars that shine and twinkle on the milky way'. 'Tossing their heads in sprightly dance' is once again, personification, again emphasising the joy of nature. Stanza three further extends the personification with the waves also dancing, but the daffodils joyously outdances them. Wordsworth says that their company is 'jocund' - they are full of joy and life. The metaphor emphasizes the joy nature can bring, for the speaker declares that he 'little thought what wealth the show to me had brought'. He was enriched by the experience without even realising it at the time. The value of the experience lies within the speaker's memory. So charmed was he by witnessing these beautiful daffodils that 'my heart with pleasure fills and dances with the daffodils', whenever he is in deep thought and recalls the experience. APPROVED BY ENOTES EDITORIAL TEAM  MARILYNN07CERTIFIED EDUCATOR There are a number of figures of speech in this poem. The first is personification: "I" and "cloud" are being personified. The second is the simile "as a cloud." The daffodils are also personified as they dance and are gleeful. Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. The waves beside them danced; but they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: The waves are also personified as they dance. That should get you started on your essay. This poem is about a moment in time when Wordsworth and his sister were walking along the lake shore in Cumbria County, England 1802. The theme is about how nature's beauty is often unappreciated or undervalued. APPROVED BY ENOTES EDITORIAL TEAM Ask a Question Ask a Question Submit Question Popular Questions See all What is the theme for "The Daffodils" ("I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud") by W. Wordsworth? What is the meaning of 'inward eye' in this poem by William Wordsworth? What is the tone of “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by William Wordsworth? What is the speaker's mood in lines 1–2 of "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud," and how does it change when the speaker sees the daffodils? I need a paraphrase of the poem "Daffodils" by William Wordsworth. 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