"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"

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This paper explores the purpose and usage of flowers in poetry using William Wordsworth's "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" as an example. It focuses on Wordsworth's choice of words and also on the greater profound concept that he is trying to depict. The first part of the paper focuses on interpreting the poem. It shows how Wordsworth eloquently uses figurative language, imagery, and personification to describe a scenic display of daffodils. The second part of the paper offers an analysis of the poem. In particular, it examines the concept of the futility of the individual when compared to the collective good of society, as shown in the context of man versus nature.

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"Wordsworth overwhelms us with collective images in stanza 2, relating the daffodils to stars, describing them as stretching "in never-ending line" (9) and also expressing that he sees "ten thousand ... at a glance" (11). In the last line of stanza 1 he personifies the daffodils to be "fluttering and dancing in the breeze" (6). We can elaborate on Wordsworth's many collective images through this line. Frequently, communities or groups of people have trouble working together, but through Wordsworth's personification of the daffodils, also seen in line 12 where the daffodils are "tossing their heads in sprightly dance," (12) we recognize that the daffodils are working together in unison with no trouble at all. Their "dance" is in complete coordination."

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