The Daffodils Chawinda Devi Amritsar

THE DAFFODILS  PREPARED BY :– RICHA CHOPRA (COMPUTER FACULTY) – GOVT. SEN. SEC. SCHOOL, – CHAWINDA DEVI . – BLOCK -- MAJITHA – AMRITSAR

POEM  Poem

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 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.

GOLDEN DAFFODILS

CENTRAL IDEA  It is a beautiful poem. It reveals the poet’s love for nature. It expresses his deep joy at the sight of daffodils. It fills him with great delight. Its memory becomes a source of comfort and joy. His heart is filled with pleasure . It begins to dance with daffodils.

Explanation with Reference to the context  I Wander’d (moved) lonely as a cloud  That floats (flies) on high (sky )o’er vales (valleys) and hills  When all at once I saw a crowd,  A host (crowd )of golden Daffodils  Beside the lake , beneath (under) the trees ,  Fluttering (moving) and dance in the breeze.

Reference to the context  These lines have been taken from the poem, ‘The Daffodils’ written by William Wordsworth. The poet loves beautiful sights of Nature. The daffodils attract his attention. He enjoys their sweet company.

EXPLANATION  ONCE THE POST WAS WANDERING AAL ALONE LIKE A PIECE OF CLOUD IN THE SKY. He moved freely in the countryside . All of a sudden he saw a big crowd of daffodils . They grew beside the lake and under the trees . They were dancing with joy in the cool breeze.

Stanza II  Continuous (growing in large number) as the stars that shine  And twinkle (shine )on the milky way,  They stretch’d (spread )in a never ending (endless) line  Along the margin (bank) of a bay (lake) :  Ten thousand saw I at a glance (look),  Tossing (moving up and down )their heads in a sprightly (happily) dance.

Reference to the context  These lines have been taken from the poem, ‘The Daffodils’ written by William Wordsworth. The poet describes the beauty of daffodils. He feels very happy to enjoy their company.

EXPLANATION  The poet says that the daffodils were endless. They grew as close together as the stars in the sky. There were no end to them. They grew along the bank of the lake. They were in thousands. They were dancing in a joyful mood. The post enjoyed the beauty of the scene very much.

STANZA III  The waves beside (near )them danced , but they  Outdid (surpassed ) the sparkling (shining) waves in glee (happiness) :  A poet could not but be gay (happy),  In such a jocund (sweet) company :  I gazed and gazed but little thought  What wealth (gain) the show to me had brought.

Reference to the context  These lines have been taken from the poem, ‘The Daffodils’ written by William Wordsworth. The poet is a great lover of nature. He takes delight in the beauty of Daffodils. He enjoys their sweet company.

EXPLANATION  The poet says that the daffodils were dancing merrily beside the lake . The waves were also dancing joyfully . But the dance of the daffodils surpassed the dance of the waves. The post is full of joy in their company. He is enchanted by their beauty. He continues to look at the beautiful scene. He feels that the flowers have brought comfort and joy to him.

STANZA IV  For oft (often) , when on my couch (bed) I lie,  In vacant (spare time) or in pensive (thoughtful) mood (state of mind),  They flash (appear suddenly) upon that inward eye (imagination)  Which is the bliss (great joy) of solitude (loneliness) ;  And then my heart with pleasure fills  And dances with the daffodils.

Reference to the context  These lines have been taken from the poem, ‘The Daffodils’ written by William Wordsworth. The poet is a great lover of nature. He takes delight in the beauty of Daffodils. He enjoys their sweet company.

EXPLANATION  The poet often finds himself in a thoughtful mood . Then the memory of the daffodils flashes before his mind . It fills his heart with great pleasure. The poet recalls the scene of the daffodils. It makes his heart dance with joy. Thus the sight of the daffodils becomes a permanent source of joy.

SUMMARY  ‘the daffodils’ is an excellent poem. It shows word’sworth great love for the beautiful objects of nature .  Once the poet was wandering all alone in the counrtside. All of a sudden, he saw a lrge number of daffodils growing beside the lake . The daffodils were dancing in the breeze. They were in a happy mood.

CONTD..  The poet compares the daffodils to the shinning stars in the sky. They were spread in a never ending line. The waves were also dancing beside them. But the dance of the daffodils surpassed the dance of the waves. Such was the beauty of the golden coloured daffodils.

CONTD..  The poet felt very happy in the company of the daffodils. He continued to look at the scene of daffodils. He as onderstruck at their beauty. But he did not realize then that these daffodils would be a source of comfort and joy in the years to come.

CONTD..  The scene of the daffodils leaves a lasting impression on the poet’s mind. Whenever he is in a thoughtful mood, the scene of flowers flashes across his mind. It gives him joy and comfort. The poet becomes so happy that his heart begins to dance with joy. He finds peace and pleasure.

HISTORY OF THE POEM  Wordsworth s famous poem about daffodils was composed in 1804, two years after he saw the flowers walking by Ullswater on a stormy day with Dorothy.

CONTD..  His inspiration for the poem came from an account written by Dorothy. In her journal entry for 15th April 1802 she describes how the daffodils:  tossed and reeled and danced, and seemed as if they verily laughed with the wind, that blew upon them over the lake;  Wordsworth published his poem, 'I wandered lonely as a Cloud' , in 1807. He later altered it, and his second version, published in 1815, is the one widely known today.

ABOUT THE POET  The poet William Wordsworth was born in 1770. By the time of his death in 1850 he had produced some of English poetry’s greatest works and influenced future generations of poets.  Most of his life was spent in the Lake District.

CONTD..  He was born in Cockermouth (a town in the northern Lakes); educated at Hawkshead Grammar school; and spent much of his adult life in Grasmere and Rydal, right in the heart of the Lake District. He died at Rydal Mount in 1850, and is buried, with his family, in Grasmere churchyard.

CONTD..  He was witness to great social, political and artistic change and his experiences and attitudes are reflected not only in his poetry, but also in letters and prose works. Place and family were also important to Wordsworth. This is clear in his abiding love of the Lake District and settled domestic life, celebrated in poems such as ‘Home at Grasmere’.

CONTD..  Dove Cottage and the Wordsworth Museum give a unique insight into the way Wordsworth worked: where his ideas came from, his use of notebooks, the making of fair copies and the continuous correction and reworking of poems.