Q. William Wordsworth once said that “ ordinary things should be presented to the mind in an unusual way”. How far is this statement true? Do you think the poem, Daffodils justifies the statement? Give examples from the poem to support your answer.
Do you agree with Wordsworth's statement ? Justify why .
Answers
Ordinary things should be presented to the mind in an unusual way - William Wordsworth
Explanation:
William Wordsworth is a famous English poet who is also known as the Nature Poet. He loves to describe the nature and enjoy their presence through his words. One of his famous poems is entitled "The Daffodils" where the poet describes a field of daffodils, their beauty and the peace it brings to his mind.
He brings the scene alive in his description through the words "a host of golden daffodils, beside the lake, beneath the trees, fluttering and dancing in the breeze."
Just by reading the words, we are able to visualize the scene in our mind and we live the joy the poet would have felt when his eyes fell on such a scene.
So Wordsworth had the talent of presenting ordinary things in an unusual way to our mind.
Poets are as human as the others. The only difference is that poets are creative and think differently, even though the subjects are the same for everyone.
In the poem 'The Daffodils', Wordsworth presents a normal scene so exquisitely that it changes the reader's perspective as well. What people consider common, like daffodils growing in large numbers, becomes inspiration for a poet. To Wordsworth, the daffodils seem to be 'tossing their heads' while dancing in the wind. The flowers seemed to be presenting a 'show' to him. Further, the poet carried that image in his memories. And later in life, whenever he was a little sombre, he would think of the 'host, of golden daffodils' and would be so happy that his heart seemed to dance with the flowers.
The poet has touched upon an ordinary type of flower- the daffodils, fluttering in the breeze, which is another common sight. Yet, the poet's depiction of the scene and the connection of his emotions with the sight take the poem from being ordinary to extraordinary. Hence, Wordsworth proved his own statement right.