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. 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.
In the poem “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by William Wordsworth, the author uses figurative language and symbolism to encourage the audience to think about how we can achieve pleasure and balance from an exposure nature. In the first stanza of the poem the author establishes the golden daffodils as a symbol of beauty in nature: “Beside the lake, beneath the trees/ Fluttering and dancing in the breeze” (lines 5-6). This is significant because it creates a powerful image that serves to emphasize how beautiful the daffodils are and, perhaps more importantly, how they affect him. The quote in the second stanza, “They stretched in never-ending line”(line 9), uses hyperbole to relay how long they have have been there and- therefore- to emphasize what a powerful force they are. At the end of the poem the author writes “In vacant or in pensive mood/ and then my heart with pleasure fills, and dances with the daffodils”(line 19 and 23). Clearly,the author uses the last stanza to convey how the speaker’s perspective on life has been changed by his encounter with the golden daffodils; this moment helped the speaker feel more balanced and inspired. To conclude, the author endeavors to tell us how true happiness can come from connecting with nature and admiring our surroundings. The author also suggest us to think about how important to learn from natural and gain the maximum satisfaction by getting close to natural.