Raje Ramrao Mahavidyalaya, Jath
2019-2020
B.A. III (SPECIAL ENGLISH)�Understanding Poetry�Semester VI �Paper No. XIII
09TH APRIL., 2020
Asst Prof R S Banasode
DAFFODILS
- William Wordsworth
DAFFODILS � - William Wordsworth
High Priest of Nature
a well-known Romantic Poet
Poet of Nature
highly influenced by the Natural Elements
DAFFODILS � - William Wordsworth
“The Daffodils” reflects the impact of Nature on the life of Human Beings.
TITLE
DAFFODILS
The title of the poem is very apt and meaningful.
The title is very clear and expressive.
The title shows how the poet is reflecting on a memory and describes it in the poem.
DAFFODILS � - William Wordsworth
3. Subtitle-
“I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud”
Major Themes or Central Ideas:
1. happiness
2. memories
3. past personal experiences
4. Impact of Nature on Human Beings
DAFFODILS � - William Wordsworth
DAFFODILS � - William Wordsworth
STRUCTURE
1.Rhyming Scheme:
ABABCC, DEDEFF, GHGHII, JKJKLL.
2.Constant Structure
3.Four Stanzas each with six lines
4.With roughly eight syllables in each line
DAFFODILS � - William Wordsworth
SIGNIFICANT POETIC LINES:
I WANDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD
THAT FLOATS ON HIGH OVER VALES AND HILLS…
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
OR
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
OR
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
DAFFODILS � - William Wordsworth
Poetic Techniques
1.Personification:
‘tossing their heads in sprightly
dance’
2.Hyperbole:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
3.Imagery:
‘I wandered lonely as a cloud
that floats on
high o’er vales and hills.’
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