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  1. The poem I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud is divided into four main stanzas having six lines each having iambic tetrameter and rhyme scheme ABABCC. Read the summary of this poem.  

    The poem I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud is divided into four main stanzas having six lines each having iambic tetrameter and rhyme scheme ABABCC.

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  1. The meter of the poem I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud is iambic tetrameter which means each line has four ("tetra") iambs (an iamb is a combination of stressed and unstressed syllables). e.g. I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills. The bold ones are stressed syllables whiRead more

    The meter of the poem I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud is iambic tetrameter which means each line has four (“tetra”) iambs (an iamb is a combination of stressed and unstressed syllables).

    e.g.

    wandered lonely as a cloud
    That floats on high o’er vales and hills.

    The bold ones are stressed syllables while the normal ones are unstressed syllables.

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  1. The tone of the poem I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud or Daffodils is joyful and exciting. The moment, poet's eyes see the daffodils, his heart becomes jovial. He feels as if they are like the twinkling stars (they look charming in the night) spread across the valley. He calls their movement due to airRead more

    The tone of the poem I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud or Daffodils is joyful and exciting. The moment, poet’s eyes see the daffodils, his heart becomes jovial. He feels as if they are like the twinkling stars (they look charming in the night) spread across the valley.

    He calls their movement due to air as dancing in joy. For him they are jovial and happy and dancing like humans. Even when the poet feels down in his house, they memories of daffodils cheer him up and he feels as if he is in the same valley and dancing with those daffodils in joy.

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  1. The title of the poem i.e. Daffodils represent the beauty of nature. Daffodils were the main source of joy and happiness in the valley because he was wandering like a cloud over the hills and only daffodils made him to stop and lose himself in their beauty. Hence, daffodils depict how beautiful andRead more

    The title of the poem i.e. Daffodils represent the beauty of nature. Daffodils were the main source of joy and happiness in the valley because he was wandering like a cloud over the hills and only daffodils made him to stop and lose himself in their beauty.

    Hence, daffodils depict how beautiful and charming the nature is.

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  1. In the poem I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, daffodils represent the beauty and charm of nature which makes a person happy and joyful. For the poet, the daffodils were looking so charming that he could not stop seeing them. Hence he kept gazing them for long. Read the summary of this poem.

    In the poem I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, daffodils represent the beauty and charm of nature which makes a person happy and joyful. For the poet, the daffodils were looking so charming that he could not stop seeing them. Hence he kept gazing them for long.

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  1. Yes, the phrase bliss of solitude is a metaphor. Bliss of solitude means the happiness of being alone. For the poet, daffodils are his bliss of solitude. Read the summary of this poem.

    Yes, the phrase bliss of solitude is a metaphor. Bliss of solitude means the happiness of being alone. For the poet, daffodils are his bliss of solitude.

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  1. The word jocund means cheerful, lighthearted and happy. Thus jocund company means the company of daffodils which was happy, merry-making and dancing in joy. Read the summary of this poem.

    The word jocund means cheerful, lighthearted and happy. Thus jocund company means the company of daffodils which was happy, merry-making and dancing in joy.

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  1. Inward eye means the passive or sad thoughts of the poet which make him down. According to him, whenever he feels sad, the memories of daffodils flash across his mind that cheer him up. Read the summary of this poem.

    Inward eye means the passive or sad thoughts of the poet which make him down. According to him, whenever he feels sad, the memories of daffodils flash across his mind that cheer him up.

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