3. Paraphrase what is going on – one stanza at a time

> The speaker is wandering around alone and finds a field full of daffodils> There are a lot of daffodils, and they are moving around in the breeze along the edge of a bay> The sight of the flowers made the speaker happy, and the speaker stood there for a while to gaze at them> Often when the speaker is sitting at home, the speaker thinks about the daffodils and becomes happy

4. Write down words that seem important -lonely -daffodils -dance -gazed -inward eye -bliss

“I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by William Wordsworth ~ pg. 527

“I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by William Wordsworth page 527

General Devices Fig. Lang. (at least 1 for each!) Suggestions from f.l. Sound Devices Stanzas: (how many?) 4 – 6 lines each Speaker Details:(personality, attitude, etc.)

Lonely, likes to walk around, enjoys nature, gets happy when he/she see something beautiful

Poem Type:(narrative or lyric? How do you know?)

Lyric – The speakers feelings and thoughts are being expressed; the focus is not on telling a story

Important Words:(might be bold/italicized, might be explained, might stand out, etc.)

lonely, solitude, jocund, gay, pleasure

Syllable Pattern:(how many syllables in each line?)8 per line

Simile:

“I wandered lonely as a cloud”Metaphor:

“When all at once I saw a crowd”Personification:

“Tossing their heads in sprightly dance”Hyperbole:

“They stretched in never-ending line”

The speaker is aloneThe speaker wanders – no particular place to goThe speaker was just “floating” around

There were a lot of daffodilsThey were grouped together

The daffodils moved in the breezeThe blossoms bounced aroundThe daffodils seemed playful and alive

There were so many daffodils that they seemed to go on foreverThere were too many to count

Inversion:(reversal of the usual word order in a sentence or line)

“When on my couch I lie”“And then my heart with pleasure fills”

Repetition:(words or phrases)

gazeddaffodilsdance(s)

Rhyme Scheme:(pattern of end rhyme)

ABABCC

Primary Subject (a single word that shows the main idea of the poem):

Theme Statement (a complete sentence that tells the poem’s message about the primary subject):

I wandered lonely as a cloudThat 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 shineAnd twinkle on the milky way,They stretched in never-ending lineAlong the margin of a bay:Ten thousand saw I at a glance,Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced; but theyOut-did the sparkling waves in glee:A poet could not but be gay,In such a jocund company:I gazed—and gazed—but little thoughtWhat wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lieIn vacant or in pensive mood,They flash upon that inward eyeWhich is the bliss of solitude;And then my heart with pleasure fills,And dances with the daffodils.

Primary Subject:(a single “idea” word)

Theme Statement:(a complete sentence)

Choosing the best possiblePrimary Subject and Theme Statement

I wandered lonely as a cloudThat 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 shineAnd twinkle on the milky way,They stretched in never-ending lineAlong the margin of a bay:Ten thousand saw I at a glance,Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced; but theyOut-did the sparkling waves in glee:A poet could not but be gay,In such a jocund company:I gazed—and gazed—but little thoughtWhat wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lieIn vacant or in pensive mood,They flash upon that inward eyeWhich is the bliss of solitude;And then my heart with pleasure fills,And dances with the daffodils.

Primary Subject:(a single “idea” word)

-daffodils

-loneliness

-beauty

-memory

Brainstorm some possible answers

3. Paraphrase what is going on – one stanza at a time> The speaker is wandering around alone and finds a field full of daffodils

> There are a lot of daffodils, and they are moving around in the breeze along the edge of a bay

> The sight of the flowers made the speaker happy, and the speaker stood there for a while to gaze at them

> Often when the speaker is sitting at home, the speaker thinks about the daffodils and becomes happy

4. Write down words that seem important -lonely -daffodils -dance -gazed -inward eye -bliss

Look back at your answers from page one –Which of your answers seem the most important to understanding the

overall idea of this poem?

I wandered lonely as a cloudThat 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 shineAnd twinkle on the milky way,They stretched in never-ending lineAlong the margin of a bay:Ten thousand saw I at a glance,Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced; but theyOut-did the sparkling waves in glee:A poet could not but be gay,In such a jocund company:I gazed—and gazed—but little thoughtWhat wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lieIn vacant or in pensive mood,They flash upon that inward eyeWhich is the bliss of solitude;And then my heart with pleasure fills,And dances with the daffodils.

Theme: (a single “idea” word)

-daffodils

-loneliness

-beauty

-memory

Choose the best fit

these are both pretty good; either one

could work, but I chose

memory

I wandered lonely as a cloudThat 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 shineAnd twinkle on the milky way,They stretched in never-ending lineAlong the margin of a bay:Ten thousand saw I at a glance,Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced; but theyOut-did the sparkling waves in glee:A poet could not but be gay,In such a jocund company:I gazed—and gazed—but little thoughtWhat wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lieIn vacant or in pensive mood,They flash upon that inward eyeWhich is the bliss of solitude;And then my heart with pleasure fills,And dances with the daffodils.

Theme: (a single “idea” word)

memoryTheme Statement:(a complete sentence)

-Memories are precious things.

-People should let go of memories and live in the present.

-The memory of a beautiful moment out in nature can bring happiness when one is alone.

Brainstorm some possible answers, then choose the best fit