Questions to consider:
- How are the moods and tones in these poems related?
- How do the similies in the first poem add to the speaker's tone and state of mind?
- What is personified in the second poem?
- What contrasting ideas are presented in the second poem?
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
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.
The waves beside them danced, but they
Out-did the sparkling leaves in glee;
A poet could not be but gay,
In such a jocund company!
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:
For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
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.
The waves beside them danced, but they
Out-did the sparkling leaves in glee;
A poet could not be but gay,
In such a jocund company!
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:
For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
Lines Written in Early Spring
I heard a thousand blended notes,
While in a grove I sate reclined,
In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts
Bring sad thoughts to the mind.
To her fair works did Nature link
The human soul that through me ran;
And much it grieved my heart to think
What man has made of man.
Through primrose tufts, in that green bower,
The periwinkle trailed its wreaths;
And 'tis my faith that every flower
Enjoys the air it breathes.
The birds around me hopped and played,
Their thoughts I cannot measure:--
But the least motion which they made
It seemed a thrill of pleasure.
The budding twigs spread out their fan,
To catch the breezy air;
And I must think, do all I can,
That there was pleasure there.
If this belief from heaven be sent,
If such be Nature's holy plan,
Have I not reason to lament
What man has made of man?
While in a grove I sate reclined,
In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts
Bring sad thoughts to the mind.
To her fair works did Nature link
The human soul that through me ran;
And much it grieved my heart to think
What man has made of man.
Through primrose tufts, in that green bower,
The periwinkle trailed its wreaths;
And 'tis my faith that every flower
Enjoys the air it breathes.
The birds around me hopped and played,
Their thoughts I cannot measure:--
But the least motion which they made
It seemed a thrill of pleasure.
The budding twigs spread out their fan,
To catch the breezy air;
And I must think, do all I can,
That there was pleasure there.
If this belief from heaven be sent,
If such be Nature's holy plan,
Have I not reason to lament
What man has made of man?
BURR!
ReplyDeleteok i was joking i was just testing this out....
ReplyDeleteIDIOT....! LOL
ReplyDeleteI Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
ReplyDeletehe is in peace by nature. its like he is relaxed and happy when he's outside or something. its like hes in prison when he inside.
A poet could not be but gay,
In such a jocund company! -i thought this was funny!
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.-and this mood shows that he is happy that he is out in playing in the flowers.
Katherine Scott
ReplyDelete"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" takes the speaker through a sense of initial loneliness to a feeling of contentment among the daffodils that lay near the sea. The poet could be using this theme to exemplify a sense of satisfaction that comes with surrounding oneself in the simple, basic joy of the outdoors.
In contrast, "Lines Written in Early Spring" takes a somewhat fleeting mood of satisfaction or happiness and interrupts it with feelings of sadness. The author takes note of the beauty around him and does not see it explicitly as a beautiful display of nature, but as a standard that he seems to feel that humanity has not uphold for the sake of Mother Nature.
The poem "Lines Written in Early Spring" in my mind is a poem that you can actually visualize in your head. For example when the the poetic says the birds around me hopped and played and also the budding twigs spread out their fam, to catch the breezy air. You can really get a feel of the poem as if you are actually there listening to the poetic speak -chameel
ReplyDeleteAnn Li: I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud; This poem make me want to be a daffodil for a day. I would love to for a day to "Fluttering and dancing in the breeze." Where I don't have to worry about what is happening in the world and my life.
ReplyDeleteThe similies in the first poem add to the speaker's tone and state of mind because it shows that how the speaker think about the daffodil, it related the daffodils how they are never ending like the milky way.
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
ReplyDeleteI feel that by him being alone just wandering around, the golden daffodils made his mood change from a dull to joyful. He uses bright color when describing the daffodils to describe how much the flowers changed his feelings. Using the line the waves beside them danced, he uses a great personification to describe the how that day was something he would never forget.
Lines Written in Early Spring,i feel the mood in this poem is warming and its talking about happiness and moments during spring time. Its talking bout mother nature and how some random man is feeling about it.
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Joseph i totally agree with your comments for the poem " i Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" the selective lines that you chose does have a mood of happiness..-chameel
ReplyDeletethank you chameel!
ReplyDeleteD'Naja said: I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud is a very happy and joyful poem. He makes us want to feel as though we are there w/ him, like describing things, like he's a tour guide or something!
ReplyDelete:)shaquelle,
ReplyDeleteI Wandered Lonely as a Cloud is a wonderful poem, very easy to understand, and easy to relate to. Even though the poem is called wandered loney This person was not alone actually he/she was surrounded bythousands of beautiful dafodills. which made he/she very happy and comfortable.
D'Naja said: I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud is a very happy and joyful poem. He makes us want to feel as though we are there w/ him, like describing things, like he's a tour guide or something!
ReplyDelete@Shaquelle & Joseph: I agree that Wordsworth’s poem has a peaceful mood and that it is easy to understand the speaker’s love for nature.
ReplyDelete@Katherine: You have identified well the way these two poems contrast subtly when you say, “The author takes note of the beauty around him and does not see it explicitly as a beautiful display of nature, but as a standard that he seems to feel that humanity has not uphold for the sake of Mother Nature.”
@D’Naja & Chameel: I think the dance-like quality of the rhythm in “I Wandered Lonely” also adds to the feeling that you as the reader are experiencing the environment as the speaker experiences it.
@Ann: Your comment relates to Joseph’s in that you both identify a similar mood. I also like that you picked up on the comparison between the flowers and the milky and the resulting imagery.
@Keith: You have identified important key words that show the shift in the speaker’s tone. You are correct in that this creates a different mood as the poem progresses.
@Shanice: I find it interesting that you use the word “random” to describe the speaker. Perhaps this was intended to generalize the speaker to make him/her more relatable. I would add that the poem includes the way the man feels society has affected nature.
@Ms.Burton : thanks, this was a nice poem that you picked for us to choose, it put my mind to ease when I read it
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