Favorite poem

My favorite poem

I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud by William Wordsworth
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced, but they
Out-did the sparkling leaves in glee;
A poet could not be but gay,
In such a jocund company!
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.

How are the figurative language used in the poem? Give the specific word(s), explain what type of figurative language it is and why the poet chose to use this figurative language?

The figurative language is used in the poem to express and let the reader to “feel” how the poet really is. “I gazed—and gazed—”this is a hyperbole. This shows how happy the poet is. “The waves beside them danced” is a personification. This gives the reader a more clear idea of how the waves are like. “I wandered lonely as a cloud” is a metaphor. This allows the reader to understand the poet’s feeling more clearly than to use normal words. So, the poet chose these three out of five figurative language to let the readers understand his mood and the surrounding he sees better.


Tell us why you like this poem in no less than 100 words.

I like this poem as I could clearly understand the poet’s feelings and his surrounding that he sees. I could also clearly understand or “see” the change of feelings of the poet and the reason why. The poet (or poem) is very creative as the poet uses different things like clouds to express his feelings and he also described his surroundings like a “human nature”. For example, he described the waves dancing. The poet described the surrounding so well that I could imagine it myself. It almost seems like paradise and I would surely want to go to visit it! I could also completely understand why the feelings of the poet would change so much. Thus, I like this poem. (120 words)