How is the theme recollection of memory represented in The Daffodils and Stopping by Wood on a snowy evening?
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Answer:
Following are both themes explained,
Explanation:
The Daffodils,
In this poem there is a theme of recollection of memory. This can be explained through the composition of the poem written. For example, the poet wrote, "I wandered lonely as a cloud" at the end of the poem he's seen sitting on his couch going back into deep thought. This all is represented in his recollection of memory. He is recalling all of this, what he thinks and what he feels and the comparison that he draws from the daffodils. In the poem he doesn't actually see the landscapes which he describes but he is recalling what he has previously seen from his memory.
Stopping by the Woods on a snowy evening,
In this poem one of the themes is of recollection of memory in a very indirect way. Its not as obvious.
However, this recollection of memory could be related to the way the poet explains in the final stanza "And miles I go before I sleep", suggesting his long journey and how he feels drowsiness. This can be connected to the thought that he doesn't really experience this journey now, he is recalling this from his memory as he waits. He describes the fear or death in this poem, and how he's attracted to it, so the hidden meaning matches well with the logic that he is actually not seeing all of this live, its from his memory.