The Daffodils

The Daffodils
Daffodils' is a famous poem written by British poet, William Wordsworth. In the poem, the poet-
William Wordsworth describes one of his real experiences in a beautiful place known for its
natural beauty. Once in that place, he was aimlessly walking alone like a cloud and suddenly
discovered a bunch of golden daffodils which, mesmerized him and kept him gazing at its
wonder. The poet tells that how this simple look was so wonderful for him and what this glance
later meant to him. The poet describes this godly beauty of daffodils in many extraordinary
remarks and comments. He seems the endless view of the golden (gold-coloured) daffodils as a
never-ending line.
“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.”
After describing the daffodil's beauty, he proceeded on to tell about the beauty of its background
and the nice setting it made on the daffodils. At last, after his long gaze, he suddenly asks
himself that what does all those meant to him and how it will benefit him and then left the place.
But later, he realized how the picture benefitted him and how it made him relaxed when alone.
Wordsworth is mainly a nature poet and for him there is nothing which is superior to and better
than Nature. He breathes through with nature and finds solace and spiritual peace in it. In his
opinion, nature has the solution for all the problems of mankind. It is through nature that he
seeks salvation. The theme of this poem i.e. “Daffodils” is based on the healing and refreshing
power of nature.
The poem is rich in imagery and the description of the daffodils is delightful. The poet starts the
poem with the simile and compares himself with the cloud wandering lonely, free from duty and
responsibility, here and there like the cloud. But as soon as he sees the beautiful golden daffodils
growing along the margin of a bay beneath the trees, dancing and fluttering with the light breeze,
he finds himself captivated by their magical beauty. The poet is so impressed by their beauty that
the near-by lake whose waves are also dancing and sparkling, thus looking enchanting, also
captivate his attention. The poet begins to admire the mesmeric beauty of the daffodils and is
unable to think of anything else. In fact, at that time he could not think of the great importance of
the scene for him but later while lying on his couch he realizes the very great importance the
scene had on him.
The last stanza of the poem is the most important part of the poem and is the essence of the
poem. In this stanza, the poet speaks about the healing and refreshing effect of nature. According
to him, when one is in the state of solitude, one becomes retrospective and meditates on all the
good and pleasurable moments which one had or which had happened to him-in his life. These
memories have a cheerful and lively effect on him. He greatly feels happy not only with himself
but also with all that happened to him. The poet says that whenever he lies on his couch having
nothing to do or in pensive mood, enjoying the solitude, the images of the daffodils flash upon
his imagination.The memories of the daffodils fills his heart with pleasure and joy and he feels
like dancing along with the daffodils. This shows the healing and refreshing effect of nature on
the poet. Thus he was often known as nature poets.
The poem uses a descriptive language which consists of six lines each in four stanzas, as in
appreciation of dancing yellow flowers surrounding the poet with great fragrance. Wordsworth
used a very simple yet dialect language as it represents a personal experience in a single mood or
a moment of such consciousness. Wordsworth language is often recognized anywhere because of
its influence on the beautiful structure among every line as if each line can be a complete poem.
The beginning or the rebirth of one by nature blessed with the enjoyable dancing daffodils. The
daffodils dance for eternity.

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The Daffodils

“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.”

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