Personification

"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"
by William Wordsworth

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 stretch in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay;
Then thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them dances; but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be 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.

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In this poem Wordsworth emphasizes the connection between humans and nature, proving that we are all one. The poem opens with the speaker comparing himself to a cloud, an observer of nature, but still a part of it. Then the daffodils are personified as being "a crowd" and they were "dancing in the breeze." The daffodils asuume the action of the statment and the speaker remains passive. Because he allows nature to take the lead and be at the forefront of the poem, instead of just part of the scenery he shows that nature truly is an important part of life. The personification shows the similarities between humans and the flowers. He says they are full of "glee" and in turn bring him joy, which further emphasizes the importance of the connection between man and nature. At the end of the poem, instead of comparing himself, he compares he heart to the daffodils. Finally, at the end he allows himself to join in the action of the poem. Man is joining nature, instead of the other way around. The heart is the center of love, and is the center of the body which makes his connection to nature more personal and deep.

By Tenaya