I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud, William Wordsworth

Within the first words of I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud, William Wordsworth, describes wandering above as if a cloud which is floating above hills and valleys. Where he encountered a lake with a field of daffodils. "I wandered lonely as a cloud, that floats on high o'er vales and hills,When all at once I saw... golden daffodils." The speaker explains the poet could not help but be happy in such a joyful company of flowers in this moment of ecasty.

The speaker is metaphorically compared to a natural object, a cloud. "I wandered lonely as a cloud... That floats on high...", and the daffodils are repeatedly personified as human beings, dancing and "tossing their heads" in "a crowd, a host." This technique helped to describe the bond between man and nature. "They flash upon that inward eye", his memory; "which is the bliss of solitude", his memory coming forth when he is bored, alone, or restless. "And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils." Happiness is found through thought and nature. Nature and people are connected. This was a largely practice concept through the Romantic Period. People were one with nature, and enjoyed to personify themsevles as elements in nature.

I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud, William Wordsworth, gave a simple example of nature and humans combinding; making it famous through centuries. Everyone can find some form of peace with nature, Wordsworth just tried to explain how to do it.