Summary:
Provides a formalist approach to analyzing Wordsworth's poem, I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud. Explores Wordsworth's use of figurative language, diction and symbolism. Details how the experience of nature is portrayed through the image of a dance.
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
Wordsworth takes readers on a reminiscent journey in "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" reflecting upon visions of nature. The figurative language and diction used elucidate the poet's response to nature. Wordsworth uses each stanza to share his experience in nature through the image of a dance that culminates in the poet's emotional response.
Wordsworth opens with reference to himself through simile as a part of the natural landscape, "I wandered lonely as a cloud / That floats on high" (Wordsworth, Line 1). The diction used in the opening simile puts the reader in the poet's state of mind. A cloud is a lightweight, free-flowing image. Cloud paired with the action "floats", lets the reader experience the tranquility and lightheartedness the author feels in the presence of nature. "Lonely" in this verse.....
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