Tom Sawyer. Analysis of Major Character

“Daffodils” is a poem by WilliamWordsworth. It is also known as “I wandered lonely as a cloud”. From the title of this poem, it is obvious that it is about daffodils. Wordsworth used broad range techniques in this poem, such as figurative language, rhyme, and word choices. I choose this poem because there are powerful vocabularies, countless techniques and an underlying theme.
Wordsworth used varieties words choice to create the mood of this poem. The mood changes from peaceful, to happy, even crowded. In first stanza, Wordsworth used the word, lonely to convey the feeling of quiet; “dancing”, and “fluttering” to transition into a joyful mood. The poet expressed his feelings by using different word choices, for instance, jocund, glee, and gay. Not only did he use strong vocabularies to create the atmosphere of the poem, but also different techniques.
Wordsworth used wide selection of techniques to describe the scene. He used personification to show the movements of the daffodils. For instance, “fluttering and dancing”, “tossing their hands”. On the other hand, Wordsworth also described the motion of the waves as dancing; and he mentioned that the daffodils “out-did the waves”. This hinted the motion of the daffodils. By comparing daffodils to stars, Wordsworth helps the reader visualize the quantity of them. He used “stretched” to put extra detail on how big the daffodil field is. Also Wordsworth used rhyming to make the poem stronger. Every stanza of “Daffodils” has the rhyme scheme of A, B, A, B, C, C. Rhyming not only makes the poem more interesting, but also makes the rhythm faster, happier, and brighter.
This poem is not just about daffodils, but also the feelings the poet had when he saw them. The daffodils are significant for natural beauty. A beauty like a simple pleasure that could cherish your heart, become a treasured memories that will always carries in your heart. When Wordsworth discovered this scene, he “could not but be gay”. He felt as he is part of nature, like he is dancing with the daffodils in the breeze. Like Wordsworth wrote, as the scene flash among his eyes, his heart immediately fills with pleasure.
In conclusion, Wordsworth used different techniques to convey the mood of the poem, and also makes it more interesting. He also wanted express message to the reader that some simple pleasures can heal a lonely heart, make yourself happy. Sometimes you just have to look around, slow down, don’t be too catch up with the pace of the busy world, and simple pleasures are right there waiting to be discover.
*basically. he writes how he’s wandering alone. and then suddenly sees a group of daffodils. and how they are blowing so beautifully in the wind, and the sight of that makes him happy. just stop; take a look; and enjoy nature and the beauty of it. he was all alone, and the simplicity of something such as a family of daffodils made him happy. he was happy when he first saw them, and then when he is all by himself and sad, the thought of the daffodilas make him happy.
*words in the poem for the mood: fluttering & dancing sprightly dance, glee, "a poet could not but be gay" heart w/ pleasure fills
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.