Question

Summary of the poem i wandered lonely as a cloud by williams wordsworth

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

The speaker says that, wandering like a cloud floating above hills and valleys, he encountered a field of daffodils beside a lake. The dancing, fluttering flowers stretched endlessly along the shore, and though the waves of the lake danced beside the flowers, the daffodils outdid the water in glee. The speaker says that a poet could not help but be happy in such a joyful company of flowers. He says that he stared and stared, but did not realize what wealth the scene would bring him. For now, whenever he feels “vacant” or “pensive,” the memory flashes upon “that inward eye / That is the bliss of solitude,” and his heart fills with pleasure, “and dances with the daffodils.”

Answer 2

I wandered lonely as a cloud summary

Explanation:

• The speaker moves alone, like a lonely cloud in the sky floating over hills and valleys. Suddenly, the speaker sees a long and bustling row of daffodils. They are near the lake and trees and flutter and move when blown by the wind.

• Comparing daffodils to the stars in the sky, the speaker notes how the flowers seem to move without ending along a bay. The speaker estimates that there are ten thousand or so daffodils, all with their heads shaking as if they were dancing.

• Near the daffodils, the waves are shining on the bay. But daffodils sound more joyful than waves to the speaker. A poet cannot help being cheerful, says the speaker in the cheerful company of daffodils. The speaker is constantly looking at the daffodils, without realizing the full extent of the positive effects of meeting them.

• After the experience with daffodils, the speaker often lays down on the couch, either absent-minded or thoughtful. This is when the daffodils return to the speaker's imaginative memory – access to which is the gift of solitude – and fills the speaker with joy as his mind dances with the daffodils.