BRIEF SUMMARY ON DAFFODILS

DAFFODILS is the great poem by the great poet WILLIAM WORDSWORTH.



 William Wordsworth was an English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with their joint publication Lyrical Ballads. He was born on 7th April,1770 cockermouth, cumberland, England and died on 23th April 1850 , Rydal Mount.

DAFFODILS


DAFFODILS is a lyrical poem with rich imaginary. It recaptures the movement when wordsworth and his sister , Dorothy , while walking near a lake came across rows of daffodils . This poem reflects the poets mood and feeling upon seeing the daffodils

Lets understand the poet stanza by stanza

STANZA 1


In the first stanza, the poet says that he is wandering around the world lonely as a cloud which flies over long and high valleys and hills in the next line poet says that he suddenly saw a large number of  golden daffodils, which was grown near the lake and under the trees, A cool breeze was blowing , thats why the beautiful flowers were tossing their heads and were sprightly dancing. this beautiful scene captivated the poet.

STANZA 2




The second stanza begins with the comparison between daffodils along the lake and stars in the Milkyway. The daffodils growing beside the lake seemed to form a never ending line. The daffodils were personified as human being "dancing" and "tossing" their heads. The personification continuos throughout to underline an inherent unity between man and nature

STANZA 3


In the third stanza, the poet brings in the waves waving in the lake. The poet says that the waves beside them danced; but they out-did the sparkling waves in glee. The poet is of the opinion that no one can help feeling delighted in the company of such good companions. He recalls hoe he continued to gaze at the beautiful scence. He could not think what wealth of joy it brought to him.

STANZA 4


In the fourth and final stanza, the poet says that while sitting on his couch (a kind of bench) and in vacant (when he is idle) or in pensive mood (when he is sorrowful), the memories of those daffodils flash upon his inward eye i.e. his spiritual or the Romantic vision, this beautiful scene fills the poet mind with joy and make his heart to dance with the daffodils.

MORAL

The theme of the poem is Nature's Beauty with a mix of Happiness and Loneliness.


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Location: Liluah, Howrah, West Bengal, India

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