Summary:
Stanza 1: Wordsworth feels lonely until he comes across a sight of many daffodils.
Stanza 2: Wordsworth describes the scene of daffodils in detail.
Stanza 3: Wordsworth continues describing the daffodils, but also describes their effect on him.
Stanza 4: Now, when Wordsworth feels lonely be replays his encounter with the daffodils
What does Wordsworth accomplish in this stanza?
Stanza 1: He shows how his mood shifts from lonely to hopeful in the company of the daffodils.
Stanza 2: He vividly illustrates the daffodils in their glory.
Stanza 3: He shows how nature can completely lift his mood.
Stanza 4: He shows that he can be jocund when he’s lonely for he has that sacred memory.
Quotations: Select phrases Wordsworth uses to describe nature in the stanza.
Stanza 1:
He describes floating like a “lonely cloud”. Then, he sees and is uplifted by the "golden daffodils," "fluttering and dancing in the breeze."
Stanza 2:
“And twinkle on the milky way,”
“Along the margin of a bay”
“Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.”
Stanza 3:
“The waves beside them danced;”
“ In such a jocund company”
“What wealth the show to me had brought.”
Stanza 4:
“Which is the bliss of solitude;”
“And then my heart with pleasure fills,”
“And dances with the daffodils.”
How do his words show his relationship with nature?
Stanza 1:
This stanza shows that Wordsworth appreciates the beauty in nature because he details the beautiful daffodils that helped bring him out of his somber mood.
Stanza 2:
The stanza shows that Wordsworth appreciates the beauty in nature because he calls them lively which has a positive connotation. He compares them to the beauty of the milky way
Stanza 3:
The stanza shows that Wordsworth appreciates the beauty in nature because he says that daffodils are his happy place. He says that they have provided him with joys.
Stanza 4:
The stanza shows that Wordsworth appreciates the beauty in nature because he says that the daffodils are what uplifts his spirits and that they’re his refuge.