That vista was impregnated in the poet’s mind for an everlasting time. He gazed at them, hardly knowing what enormous treasure he was accumulating in his mind. He realized that a poet who was susceptible to natural grace could not help but feel happy in the presence of such gay and beautiful flowers. Seeing this, the waves of the lake accompanied dancing along with these daffodils, but their lustrous dance was in no way comparable to the delight and gaiety of the flowers the poets seems to have frenzied with an ecstasy of delight. As the poet made an instant glance, he could see myriad of daffodils waving their heads, as if they were rejoicing and dancing out of alacrity. They resemble akin to innumerable shining stars that one could see in the night sky in the form of Milky Way. Wordsworth associated the colour of richness: Gold to his common flower. (1)Daffodils is a commonly grown flower.The line: ‘A host, of golden daffodils ’ needs a special mention since it unveils the poet’s thoughts. The poet, however, could not estimate their number as they spread along extensive sides of the lake. The Daffodils resembles the colour of gold(1) (according to the poet)and the airy breeze made them wave and dance, rejoice and play. They were sheltered under a growing tree. Suddenly he could view a large number of daffodils gathered by the side of the lake. Once the poet was wandering pointlessly beside a lake, he was all alone to wander freely akin to a patch of clouds floating in the sky, over the valleys and the hill. Complete Summary of Daffodils by William Wordsworth Even the daffodils outdid the sparkling waves in glee and left an everlasting mark in the mind of the readers of this poem. “I wandered lonely as a cloud that floats on the high o’er Wales and hills”.ĭaffodils, an everyday found flower has been portrayed in magical verses and blended with transcendental romanticism. The feeling of ecstasy suddenly makes a dive.Īlso Read: London 1802 Summary and Analysis by William Wordsworth ![]() As human form Wordsworth prefers seclusion but the ‘crowd’ of daffodils bewilders his senses. This is actually the ‘setting of the poem‘. The idea of being alone is contradicted by the phrase “crowd” (line 3). In the beginning lines, Wordsworth describes himself as a ‘cloud’ that floats over the hills. “When we were in the woods beyond Gowbarrow park, we saw a few daffodils close to the waterside.” Thus the poem is a result of actual visualization rather than imagery”. Dorothy, Wordsworth’s sister provides us with an explanation of the occasion which inspired Wordsworth to produce this masterpiece:– We should remind the readers that this poem was not a result of imagination. It was actually the death of his brother John that led him to “loneliness”. ![]() ![]() The very starting line of the poem “I wandered lonely as a cloud” informs the poet’s profound sentiments of being left alone. It was first published in Poems in Two Volumes, in 1807. Summary of Daffodils by William Wordsworth: Introduction
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