الرئيسية
Daffodils
William Wordsworth 1770 - 1850
William Wordsworth 1770 - 1850
William Wordsworth was the first great poet of the romantic period. He was sent to school. He toured the countryside. He was influenced by the nature and country people. This nature love influenced his writings. In 1787, he got his degree then toured Europe. With his sister Dorothy, he published his first book, lyrical Ballads. In 1802 William married Mary Hutchinson. In 1843 Wordsworth was crowned Poet Laureate.
Paraphrase:
The poet describes the great beauty of daffodils that reminds him of the great love feelings of the past. In the first stanza the poet walks aimlessly as a cloud when suddenly saw a great many numbers of daffodils everywhere beside the lake, under the trees. The daffodils as if dancing and moving along the side of the water.
In the second stanza the poet describes the daffodils as the shining stars in the sky. The daffodils are stretched along his view beside the lake that has no end as the stars that light the Milky Way.
The daffodils relieve his pressure.
Wordsworth mentions that whenever he is down, he recollects the daffodils and at once he is relieved. He also uses his imagination in expressing his liking and preference to the nature.
Vocabulary:
Daffodils: yellow flowers
O'er: over
Vales: small valleys
Host: a large number of
Flutter: move / tremble
The Milky Way: a collection of stars in the sky, a great number of stars.
Stretched: extended
Margin: line, limits
Sprightly: lively