“William Wordsworth (1770-1850) - He was born on 7th April in Cockermoth, Cumberland in the Lake District. The beauty of the region and stunning landscape provided him with the perfect setting and inspiration to write poems about nature. In 1804, he wrote the poem "Wandered Lonely as a Cloud", a poem also known as "The Daffodils". His sister Dorothy, played an important part in his life and she also influenced him with her love of nature. The inspiration to write this poem came while he was out walking with Dorothy near Lake Ullswater in Grasmere and they came upon some daffodils growing near the river in 1802. Written in 1804, it was first published in 1807 in Poems in Two Volumes, and a revised version, the more commonly known, was released in 1815. “
(Shaheen Darr, Yahoo Contributor Network)
Daffodils itself consists of four six-line stanzas, in iambic tetrameter and an ABABCC rhyme scheme.
Well known, and often anthologised, "Daffodils" is commonly seen as a classic of English romanticism within poetry. “Romanticism is a general, collective term to describe much of the art and literature produced during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.” (http://aggsliterature.wordpress.com)
The lyrics of poem focusing on the poet’s response to the beauty of nature. It shows the deep feelings and emotions of the author about a place that he ever visited. Nature meant many things to the Romantics. According to their view, it constituted in poetry the first source of inspiration.
The title, 'Daffodils' is a simple word that reminds us about the arrival of the spring season, when the field is full of daffodils. Daffodils are yellow flowers, having an amazing shape and beautiful fragrance. A bunch of daffodils symbolize the joys and happiness of life.
Here is the poem:
Daffodils
William Wordsworth
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a