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Daffodils by William Wordsworth
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Daffodils by William Wordsworth
Akshaya, Neha, Prerna and Tansha
A SUMMARY
SUMMARY
The poet was walking around and he observed a cloud and this reminded him of loneliness. A cloud symbolises how lonely a person can be and this was how the poet felt.As he passed a big lake nearby, he observed a huge field of daffodils. As described in the poem, they seemed to be dancing and swaying from one side to another because of the breeze. They are also described as to be ‘fluttering and dancing to the wind’.
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The poet also emphasises the fact that there are a huge number of daffodils present on the field.The poet observed that the waves also danced to the wind but the daffodils seemed happier. Joy replaced his loneliness and he couldn’t help but feel that he has such joyful and carefree company to spend time with.
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The poet is said to be staring at the flowers for a very long time and he receives permanent kind of happiness from doing so.Throughout the poem, the poet describes the importance of these daffodils in his life and how dull and lonely he was before he started observing them. He looks into the future where he is back to normal but whenever he remembers the daffodils , he feels happy again and his heart is set to dance with them.
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ANALYSIS
STANZA 1
The poet, in the first line, describes how he first saw the daffodils. He uses the term ‘wandered’ to highlight the aimless and purposeless manner of walking.
The poet, in the third line, states that he was completely unaware and caught by surprise at the sight of a ‘crowd’ of daffodils.
The last two lines of the first stanza establish the location of the daffodils.
STANZA 2
In the second stanza, the poet compares the daffodils to the milky way, which highlights the fact that the daffodils stretch on continuously beyond the poet’s line of sight
The poet also portrays the never ending daffodils along the shore or 'bay' of the lake.
STANZA 3
In the penultimate stanza, the narrator powerfully depicts the action of the waves in the lake which also seemed to be sparkling.
The narrator hints a competition between the waves and the daffodils in which he was the judge.
STANZA 4
In the last stanza, the poet finally explains why the daffodils were such a great gift to him.
The memory of the daffodils is enough to cheer the poet up again and fill him with hope and happiness. His heart is set to dancing like the daffodils.
TECHNIQUES AND EFFECT
SIMILE
"Continuous as the stars that shine"
"I wandered lonely as a cloud"
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The poet uses a simile to connect the daffodils to the Universe, thus iving the daffodils an ethereal feeling.
When the author said "I wandered lonely as a cloud" he was comparing himself to how he was almost freely walking with no one with him, but still just moving along. This metaphor also conveyed how at peace he feels as he walks.
EFFECT
PERSONIFICATION
The daffodils are personified as they are referred to as "crowd" or "host".
The stars "toss their heads in sprightly dance"
The "waves beside them dance"
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EFFECT
The poet makes use of personification, thus creating an image of daffodils tossing "their heads" and gives readers the feeling that this peaceful, lively place is similar to a utopia
The personifications of the daffodils and waves also reveals the effect on the speaker as the poet compares them with life and attributes to them the ability to feel “glee”
"When all at once I saw a crowd"
"Ten thousand saw I at a glance"
HYPERBOLE
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EFFECT
The poet makes a bold overstatement to convey the large amount of daffodils that were present. .The poet has used ‘crowd’ and ‘ten thousand’ to mean a lot of daffodils.This is an obvious exaggeration used to create an image in the mind of the reader.
ALLITERATION
"Beside the lake, beneath the trees"
"And dances with the daffodils"
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EFFECT
Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sound at the beginning or in stressed syllables of nearby words.
These phrases focus the readers' attention on a particular section of text. This sets the rhythm and mood.
THEME, MOOD AND TONE
The central idea of the poem is the expression of the comfort and cheering the author finds in observing the beauty of the daffodils.
THEME
There are two themes in this poem
Theme 1
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In this poem, the poet feels a connection to the nature around him, and he recalls how mesmerizing it was to see the beauty of nature. He feels that these experiences helped him later on, as he could remember these memories whenever he felt upset.
THEME 2
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The poet recalls the wonder of a child’s perception of the world. The poem also recalls the way we look at things as children, with an innocent sense, wonder and curiosity about our surroundings
MOOD
At first, the readers feel sad and lonely as the poet uses a negative tone in the first few lines, when he is wondering alone and being in solitude.
As the poem progresses, the poet decides to recall some happy memories as a kid, looking at nature, which lifts the reader's mood and makes it light hearted and cheerful and the poet feels joy to ponder over old memories
TONE
The tone of this poem at the start was somewhat a sad note when the poet he claims he “wondered lonely as a cloud” but later on the tone becomes cheerful and joyful when he sees some daffodils which makes him recall the happy memories he had as a kid, looking at the beauty of the flowers. To sum it up, the tone of this poem was cheerful as the poet felt joy looking at the flowers. This can also be said as he uses words like “sprightly “and “glee”.