The Role the Landscape of Daffodils Play in Wordsworth's I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
Q: What role does the landscape of daffodils play in Wordsworth’s “I wandered lonely as a cloud”? Does landscape play the same role as in the classical Chinese Shan-sui poetry (山水詩)?
Consignment on mind is the role that daffodils play in Wordsworth’s poem. The landscape of daffodils would flash upon his inward eye when he feel depressed or in vacant. When William was teenager, he led a poor life; however, the place he lived was full of beautiful landscapes, compensating the lost in material. With nature, William didn’t feel poor at all. He had deep love in nature, considering nature as the spiritual home. In this poem, the daffodils are not only symbol of the whole nature, but also the spiritual home to William. The landscape of daffodils becomes consignment on mind that guides him through the ups and downs in life.
Daffodils are more than just daffodils. They are the projection of William‘s mind. William is eager to be a part of nature. He wants to be as happy as the daffodils, dancing in the breeze. Not only daffodils, he also wants to be cloud, waves and trees due to his love to nature. In short, daffodils are consignment on mind to William. Whenever he feels lonely or he isn’t in good mood, he thinks about that crowd of golden daffodils dancing , which is the bliss of solitude as he wrote in the last few lines of this poem. Then he feels saved as his heart is filled with pleasure for the thought of daffodils.
To the second question, I take the view as that the landscapes play the same role in the classical Chinese Shan-sui poetry. The Chinese poets also did the same as William. They also consign their minds on the beautiful landscapes the saw. Maybe consign on mountains, lakes, or even their own gardens. Chinese poets not only want to be a part of nature, they also want to have the nature’s trait.
Take bamboo for example. The environment that bamboo grows is very cold. Therefore, bamboo becomes a symbol of not giving in to the environment people
Consignment on mind is the role that daffodils play in Wordsworth’s poem. The landscape of daffodils would flash upon his inward eye when he feel depressed or in vacant. When William was teenager, he led a poor life; however, the place he lived was full of beautiful landscapes, compensating the lost in material. With nature, William didn’t feel poor at all. He had deep love in nature, considering nature as the spiritual home. In this poem, the daffodils are not only symbol of the whole nature, but also the spiritual home to William. The landscape of daffodils becomes consignment on mind that guides him through the ups and downs in life.
Daffodils are more than just daffodils. They are the projection of William‘s mind. William is eager to be a part of nature. He wants to be as happy as the daffodils, dancing in the breeze. Not only daffodils, he also wants to be cloud, waves and trees due to his love to nature. In short, daffodils are consignment on mind to William. Whenever he feels lonely or he isn’t in good mood, he thinks about that crowd of golden daffodils dancing , which is the bliss of solitude as he wrote in the last few lines of this poem. Then he feels saved as his heart is filled with pleasure for the thought of daffodils.
To the second question, I take the view as that the landscapes play the same role in the classical Chinese Shan-sui poetry. The Chinese poets also did the same as William. They also consign their minds on the beautiful landscapes the saw. Maybe consign on mountains, lakes, or even their own gardens. Chinese poets not only want to be a part of nature, they also want to have the nature’s trait.
Take bamboo for example. The environment that bamboo grows is very cold. Therefore, bamboo becomes a symbol of not giving in to the environment people