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‘I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud’ is one of the best-loved poems of the fountainhead of romanticism William Wordsworth (Bio | Poems). This poem features how the spontaneous emotions of the poet’s heart sparked by the energetic dance of daffodils help him pen down this sweet little piece.
Daffodils by William Wordsworth. I wander'd 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...
1770 –. 1850. 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.
Often known simply as ‘Daffodils’ or ‘The Daffodils’, William Wordsworth’s lyric poem that begins ‘I wandered lonely as a cloud’ is, in many ways, the quintessential English Romantic poem. Its theme is the relationship between the individual and the natural world, though those daffodils are obviously the most memorable image from ...
Listen to the classic poem by William Wordsworth, I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, read by a professional actor. Enjoy the soothing sound of the words and the imagery of the daffodils. You can also read the text of the poem on the Poetry Foundation website.
1 I wandered lonely as a cloud. 2 That floats on high o'er vales and hills, 3 When all at once I saw a crowd, 4 A host, of golden daffodils; 5 Beside the lake, beneath the trees, 6 Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Daffodils. William Wordsworth. Track 5 on Poems by John Donne and William Wordsworth. One of Wordsworth’s most famous somnets, composed by 5 verses with 6 “bars” each. It follows a...
