1. By Farah Khazaeinezhad
Poetry Inquiry
By Farah Khazaeinezhad

2. 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: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

3. 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.

4. Analysis Imagery: Literal Meaning: Imagery: Imagery:
“I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills, “ (Line1-2)
Meaning: In his thoughts he is floating like a cloud high on top of the vales and hills.
Literal Meaning:
The Speaker’s thought/memory of wandering like a cloud, high above hills and valleys, encountering a field of daffodils, makes them happy.
Imagery:
“When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils; “ (line 3-4)
Meaning: The Speaker sees a field of daffodils.
Imagery:
“Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.” (line 5-6)
Meaning: It is an imagery of where the daffodils are, and how they are moving in the breeze.

5. Analysis Alliteration (lyric device):
“When all at once I saw a crowd” (line 3)
Meaning: He sees the crowd of daffodils (people).
Personification (figurative Device):
“When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils; “ (line 3-4)
Meaning: In his mind he visualizes the images of people as the ”crowd” of daffodils.
Symbolism (figurative Device):
Daffodils
Meaning: Daffodils symbolizes Happiness/people.
Synecdoche (figurative Device):
“Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.“
(line 11-12)
Meaning: The heads are representing people as a whole.

6. Analysis
Nature’s beauty can fulfill anyone’s desire, if appreciated.
Theme:
Appreciate the little things in life, they will give you more joy.

7. Connections
I connected with the poet because he found little things to make him happy and created something little for himself to enjoy, which I do too, and overall it makes life simply better. With the poem I connect because, nature is something I admire, and it reflects to this poem.
This poem is still relative to our everyday lives because not everyone recognizes that the little things are what makes us the happiest. If everyone appreciated the little things more, they would be more satisfied with their life.

8. Beauty Inside By Tim Smith
Your beauty deep inside
Behind those bedroom eyes
Most men will fail to find
With you only as a prize
I can see it clear as day
Shining from your soul
Hiding from the prey
It truly makes you whole
So wipe away your tears
Set your beauty free
Leave behind your fears
Come walk away with me

9. The End!!!