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Diana Odajyan
Professor Batty
English 102
09/25/2017
Golden Daffodils
William Wordsworth sought to represent the joys one can obtain by traversing
nature in his poem I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud. The narrative is sad at being lonely
and walked around the hills and valleys, where he encounters some dancing daffodils.
The plants begin to dance and it excites the narrator (Wordsworth, I Wandered). At the
end of the experience, the protagonist is amazed at the value the walk brought and
appreciates the impact of nature. However, the poets wording reveals the nature of
happiness. As a result, the literature proves how ones opinion can affect perception.
The opening lines set the tone of the egocentric nature of the piece. I wandered lonely
as a cloud. That floats high oer vales and hills (Wordsworth, I Wandered). The reader
is presented the image of a person being above nature. One can argue that the
validates the idea of egotism. A cloud is unique dependent on shape and size, and the
clouds that float over the hills are usually large. In the process, the image of floating
over the vales is representative of superiority, which becomes apparent as the poem
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continues.
The following lines highlight the notion of self-centeredness. When at once I saw a
from crowd to host to imply that the daffodils would welcome the narrator as he walks
through the scenery. Furthermore, the color golden is associated with royalty and
uncommon in the modern era. The word is intended to create the perception of beauty
given that gold is a special color. Consequently, the scene creates the idea that the
lonely individual is unique and finds an authentic collection of plants that welcome his
The narrator goes on to talk about how the wind causes the flowers to dance while
dancing rather than swaying in the wind. In some traditions, the hosts would welcome
excitement at the arrival. The same rationale can apply in the poem as the writing
insinuates that the scenery is beautiful and the dancing daffodils are welcoming the
The focus in the second stanzas changes from the flowers to the stars, but maintains
the same idea of welcome the person. Wordsworth states that the stars stretched in
never-ending line in the way that people would line-up to meet a renowned person
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(Wordsworth, I Wandered). The idea of stars making a line is far-fetched because the
as a point in the reading to imply that the narrators presence in the locale may have
contributed to the improbable alignment. Although the Milky Way is a band of stars, the
Moreover, the stanza continues by depicting the stars are entertaining the writer.
Ten thousand saw I at a glance, tossing their heads in sprightly dance (Wordsworth, I
Wandered). The lines refer to the heavenly bodies seeing the narrator and not vice
versa, which is the conventional way of portraying the scene. In this case, the stars see
the traveler and dance as though to suggest excitement. The wording focuses on the
person first as the center of attention to make the reader see the individual as the
centerpiece of the narrative. The components in the scene are acting to entertain and
welcome the visitor, which is unlikely but it is made to seem to be the case.
The final stanza represents the idea of self-centeredness with the focus on the narrator.
For oft, when on my couch I lie (Wordsworth, I Wandered). The line includes a
letting the reader know of ownership of the scene as highlighted by my and I in the
same line. Alternatively, Wordsworth would have talked about lying on the sofa but he
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chose to address the relevance on self in reflection of the time in the hills.
Furthermore, the section continues to focus on ownership. They flash upon my inward
eye And then my heart with pleasure fills (Wordsworth, I Wandered). Though the
segment is about the writer reflecting on his time in nature, the wording is skewed
towards egotism. the stars flash upon the inward eye is to imply that he visual picture of
the heavenly bodies shining inside the eyelids, which means he has managed to keep a
picture of the image in his eyes. In the process, he manages to keep the depiction to
please him. Consequently, the narrator manages to take the image from the hills as a
Therefore, the poem underlines the extent of a self-absorbed ideology. The narrator
illustrates how a person can use the environment to enhance self-value. However, the
focus is on how people can find happiness and serenity in nature, the wording to the
Works Cited
oetry Foundation,
Wordsworth, William. I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud. P
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45521/i-wandered-lonely-as-a-cloud. Accessed 19
Sept. 2017.
'I wandered lonely as a cloud'. The British Library, The British Library, 15 Jan. 2014,