Analysis of Daffodils by William Wordsworth

Wandered Lonely as a Cloud Poem William Wordsworth wrote Daffodils on a stormy day in leaping, while walking along with his sister Dorothy effective Ullswater Lake, in England. He imagined that the daffodils were dancing and invoking him to join and enjoy the breezy nature of the fields. Dorothy Wordsworth, the younger sister of William Wordsworth, found the poem so interesting that she took Daffodils as the issuance for her journal. The poem contains six railway lines in four stanzas, as an appreciation of daffodils. Analysis of Daffodils I wanderd lonely as a cloud That floats on high all over vale 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. rhyme Scheme The Daffodils has a rhymed scheme throughout the poem. The rhyming scheme of the above stanza is ABAB ( A cloud and crowd B hills and daffodils) and ending with a rhyming couplet CC (C trees and breeze). The above stanza ma kes use of Enjambment which converts the poem into a continuous flow of expressions without a pause. Figures of Speech Used in the Poem I wanderd lonely as a cloud The first line makes nice use of personification and simile.The poet assumes himself to be a cloud (simile) floating in the sky. When Wordsworth says in the twinkling line I (poet as a cloud) look down at the valleys and mountains and appreciate the daffodils its the personification, where an inanimate object (cloud) possesses the quality of a human enabling it to see the daffodils. The line Ten thousand saw I at a glance is an exaggeration and a hyperbole, describing the scene of ten thousand daffodils, all together. Alliteration is the repeating of similar sounds, is applied for the word h, in the words high and hills. Title and Theme of the PoemThe title, Daffodils is a simple word that reminds us about the arrival of the spring season, when the field is full of daffodils. Daffodils are yellow flowers, having an am azing shape and beautiful fragrance. A bunch of daffodils symbolize the joys and happiness of life. The theme of the poem Daffodils is a sight of human emotions inspired by nature that we may have neglected due to our busy lives. The daffodils imply beginning or rebirth for human beings, raise with the grace of nature. The arrival of daffodils in the month of March is welcome and an enjoyable time to appreciate themImagery The poem paints images of lakes, fields, trees, stars in Ullswater. Wordsworth continuously praises the daffodils, comparing them to the milky Way galaxy (in the second stanza), their dance (in the third stanza) and in the concluding stanza, dreams to join the daffodils in their dance. The poem uses descriptive language throughout the stanzas. The poet cannot resist himself from move in the dance of the daffodils. The wording is simple and melodious. Isnt Daffodils, a great gift idea of William Wordsworth that celebrates happiness of nature amongst .