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What is the setting of the poem I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud?

What is the setting of the poem I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud?

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    The poet begins in the first person narrative with the poet himself is the speaker. The poet is walking in a solitary countryside all by himself just like a single cloud floating over the sky. The poet is lonely as he is alienated from the society. He’s walking when all of the sudden “a host of golden daffodils” meets his eye. He exaggerates the fact that the daffodils stand straight in a never ending line just like the infinite stars in the “Milky Way.” The boy it is swayed by the beautiful vision. When the poet is in his home and is in a lonely or any thoughtful mood he recalls the memory of the daffodils. Later when the poet is in his home and is in a lonely or in a thoughtful mood, he recalls the memory of the daffodils. This recollection of this memory makes his heart dance with joy as the vision of the daffodils fills his heart with pleasure.

    I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud (Daffodils) Summary

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