I wandered lonely as a cloud poet: William Wordsworth By: Nick Parsons

I wandered lonely as a cloud Body my house my horse my hound 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: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. The waves beside 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. Body my house my horse my hound    what will I do when you are fallen Where will I sleep    How will I ride    What will I hunt Where can I go without my mount    all eager and quick    How will I know    in thicket ahead is danger or treasure    when Body my good    bright dog is dead How will it be to lie in the sky without roof or door    and wind for an eye With cloud for shift    how will I hide?

Biographical information He likes nature and wildlife He had four siblings and looked at nature as his happy place because he would never have time to be by himself. Also, he was the second child so he was kind of a role model toward his siblings. He lived in a mansion but was mostly going different places due to his father working a lot.

Structure of the poem Speaker of the poem 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: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. The waves beside 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. Structure of the poem Wordsworth used four stanzas for this poem; 24 lines in the whole poem Six lines per stanza He used end rhyme 8 syllables per line Speaker of the poem The speaker of the poem seems to be a happy man. He thinks that he is a cloud that is looking over dancing daffodils.

Literary elements End Rhyme adds a rhythm to the poem I wandered lonely as a cloud A That floats on high o'er vales and hills, B When all at once I saw a crowd, A A host, of golden daffodils; B Beside the lake, beneath the trees, C Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. C Continuous as the stars that shine D And twinkle on the milky way, E They stretched in never-ending line D Along the margin of a bay: E Ten thousand saw I at a glance, F Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. F The waves beside them danced; but they G Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: H A poet could not but be gay, G In such a jocund company: H I gazed—and gazed—but little thought I What wealth the show to me had brought: I For oft, when on my couch I lie J In vacant or in pensive mood, K They flash upon that inward eye J Which is the bliss of solitude; K And then my heart with pleasure fills, L And dances with the daffodils. L Literary elements End Rhyme adds a rhythm to the poem Imagery- Wordsworth explains that he is a cloud and see’s different things Personification adds non-realistic things to the poem

Onomatopoeia is describing twinkle with a sound Rhythm is 8 syllables per line

“I wandered lonely as a cloud” – he is a cloud He is explaining how peaceful he is. “Continuous as the stars that shine and twinkle on the milky way” – stars twinkling in the milky way He is explaining how the stars are shining and twinkling.

“But they out-did the sparkling waves in glee” -sparkling waves He says the waves are sparkling and they’re calm “and dances with the daffodils” – daffodils are dancing He says the daffodils are dancing because they are happy

Literal Meaning The speaker is literally wandering on a cloud.

Figurative meaning As he goes higher and higher on the cloud he begins to get happier.

The theme is happiness

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