I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud

(by William Wordsworth)

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
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay;

Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced; but they

Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company:

I gazed- and gazed- but little thought What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,

They flash upon that inward eye

Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
Comprehension Check-up:

1. Where do you think is the location of the speaker in the poem?
2. What was he doing?
3. What does he mean when he said “wandering lonely as a cloud”?
4. What did he see around him?

5. How did he describe the daffodils? The cloud?
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