Personification In William Wordsworth's I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud

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As we progress through life, we will always be in search of something. Whether it be for isolation, a companion, or motivation for success, the search will be continuous. At one point, comes a moment of pure bliss, as the endless wandering finally seemed to have a destination. In William Wordsworth’s “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”, the poet was on an aimless journey as they were battling depression. This journey reached a conclusion when the poet reached the bay, where thousands of daffodils stood alongside the water. The poet was taken into awe, fully placing himself into his surroundings, forgetting all problems that, before hand, were so detrimental to the individual. This is how Wordsworth demonstrates the power of nature; the ability for …show more content…
Wordsworth’s emphasis of personification is mainly evident when looking at the daffodils in the poem. The daffodils are often characterized as “..dancing in the breeze . (6)” or as a crowd (3). By giving the daffodils human characteristics, it allows the poet to grow an attachment to them. This attachment is then what drives the rest of the poem. The rest of the poem is the poet, taking in the scene around him, and recollecting them in the fourth stanza. By showing the personification of nature, it also shows the aspect that poet is very in tune with the nature around him. By referring to himself as a cloud in the opening line, the poet is symbolizing that he believes that he himself is a part of nature. As he believes he is a part of nature, this allows him to closely connect to the daffodils and the rest of nature around him. Altogether, the personification fuels the relationship between the poet and nature, allowing him to visualize himself on the same level as the …show more content…
In times of stress, people often fall back to something that comforts to potentially answer any questions that have or will arise. In “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”, the poet seems to put nature as his place of comfort. This is evident by looking at the grand scheme of the poem. At first, the poet is “wandering lonely as a cloud” and in the end (Wordsworth, 1), the poet is seen reminiscing the beautiful sight he was a part of (19-24). One can also infer that the poet didn’t truly realize the beauty of what he was witnessing. By taking into account the characteristics of his surroundings, the poet is fully immersing himself into the environment and not doing much thinking while in the act. Nowhere during the encounter with the daffodils, does the poet think about the problems that he’s enduring. Instead, he takes it all in and when he’s in deep thought (Wordsworth, 20), he goes back to the elegant scene of the daffodils (24). As he goes back and recollects the sight, he forgets about the problems, realizing that nature is in fact, his safe

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