William Wordsworth uses great detail and tells the reader about daffodils, lakes, trees, and the rest of the surroundings in which he looks at. Wordsworth is the speaker in the poem and he is very content in his solitude. The visual and descriptive language along with the rhyming scheme allows the reader to flow along with the poem. He enjoys looking at the world from afar and is comfortable being alone on the couch. Using words such as fluttering, dancing, twinkle, and tossing really allow the reader to visualize him or herself in the setting of the poem. When one reads,
“Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.” (7-12)
The descriptive sounds that Wordsworth writes let him fully express his contentment and happiness in his writings.
The Beauty of a Fragment
12 years ago
Yes, this poem does invite the reader to participate in Wordsworth's contentment. You've got the main idea. However, the details you choose to quote do not express that contentment. They are more mirthful than content. Also, you seem to have forgotten the elements of discontent in the poem. How do the sprightly daffodils affect Wordsworth's loneliness?
ReplyDeletePlease avoid vague generalizations like "flow along with the poem," and never settle for lazy adjectives like "really" and "fully." These words and phrases don't communicate anything.
Mr. S