"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud’ by William Wordsworth (Annotated by Carlene Harris) William Wordsworth’s poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" was written in period of a time‚ the Romantic era‚ when people had become fascinated by the inner workings of the mind and by nature and the effect that nature has upon the state of mind. The Romantics viewed nature as a deity‚ Godlike‚ with which they could develop a relationship. It is a poem filled with imagery about nature and solitude and the language
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I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud Explication This poem dramatizes the importance of individualism‚ especially since the poem was a Romantic poem which was the era which individualism was introduced in. Individualism is a very important theme of the poem as it draws the importance of the basics of individualism. Through the focus and beauty of nature‚ which was also a very big aspect of Romanticism‚ William Wordsworth points out different perspectives of the new concept of individualism. “Golden daffodils…
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I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud is a poem written the great representative poet of the early romanticism in England‚ William Wordsworth. "Poetry"‚ as the author defines in his "Preface" to Lyrical Ballads‚ is "the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings; it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility." This definition of poetry can be illustrated from the poem. It contains four six-lined stanzas of iambic tetrameter‚ with a rhyme scheme of ababcc in each stanza. The rhyme and balance
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preceding neo-classical style. The themes that run through Wordsworth’s poetry and the language and imagery he uses to embody those themes remain consistent throughout most of his works. One of the loveliest and most famous in the Wordsworth canon “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud‚” which addresses the familiar subjects of nature and memory with a particularly simple musical eloquence. Other of his works express these themes in a more complex manner‚ such as “Tintern Abbey” a monologue which references a
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that supports this is "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud‚" by William Wordsworth. This poem is written from the first person view of the person lying on a couch in the house‚ using a pleasant and calming tone. The person pictures two main scenes: (1) nature with trees‚ daffodils‚ and hills‚ and (2) space with stars and the Milky Way. William Wordsworth uses figurative language such as personification through out the whole poem to bring the nouns to life. "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" shows how people can
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Critical Analysis of “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” and “The Facebook Sonnet” Light and happy or dark and lonely‚ both “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” and “The Facebook Sonnet” are similar in that both of their themes describe solitude. Still‚ William Wordsworth and Sherman Alexie use opposite ideas to take this concept in different lights. While Wordsworth describes an enjoyable evening walking through a meadow and speaks of his contentment thinking of this day when he is alone‚ Alexie describes
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“I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by William Wordsworth (p. 533) Part A. Define the following literary terms. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. rhythm (p. 530) meter (p. 530) iamb (p. 531) foot (p. 531) scanning (p. 531) tetrameter: a poetic line that contains four feet Part B. Pre-reading: Read “William Wordsworth” on page 534. Answer the following questions in complete sentences. 1. What did Wordsworth believe was the best teacher? 2. What did Wordsworth and his friend Coleridge use as subjects for their poetry
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Describe similarities and differences between “I wandered lonely as a Cloud” by William Wordsworth and the extract from The Grasmere Journals by his sister Dorothy Wordsworth. Comparison must include comments on the‚ language‚ imagery‚ genre and audience of the two texts. “I wandered lonely as a Cloud” by William Wordsworth is a lyric poem focusing on the poet’s response to the beauty of nature. A lyric poem presents the deep feelings and emotions of the poet rather than telling a story or presenting
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Abstract: William Wordsworth‚ as the leading figure of the English Romantic Movement in poetry‚ has made great contribution in poetic theory. His poetic beliefs and achievements have always been the focus of literary studies. In this paper‚ his most representative poem “ I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” is closely examined to demonstrate how Wordsworth applies his poetic principles to his own creations‚ especially how Wordsworth realize the fusion of reality and strong emotion in this poem by using
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Wordsworth’s Use of Literary Devices Related to Nature William Wordsworth’s frequent references to nature in his poetry shows that he paid close attention to the details of the physical environment around him. His poetry relates to nature by focusing primarily on the relationship between inner life with the outer world. William Wordsworth uses literary devices such as personification‚ similes‚ and the impressions nature makes on him to show the importance of the relationship that man should have
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