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1. Do Now • What are some of the poetic devices that you know? • Give us an example of each.

2. I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud Nasser Al-Rukaibi Hisham Al-Mutairi Abdullah Al-Shammeri

3. I wandered lonely as a cloud • 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.

4. William wordsworth • 1770-1850 • Wordsworth House, Kingdom of Great Britain. • A very important poet during the Romantic Era • His many contributions in english literature earned him a laureate in 1843 • William has four siblings • One of his four siblings, Dorothy, also became a poet. • William’s personality shows a love of nature and his favorite place is lake country. • He is very skeptical, sincere, and an earnest thinker. • William can be very serious at times, but he also enjoys simplicity • His poem “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” was written sometime between 1804 and 1807

5. Tone of the poem • The poem expresses both a sense of wondering and loneliness. • The poet is skeptic and expressing his love of nature, but also is showing a bit of sadness because of the lack of poets in the world. • The poem is sad and it should be read in a sad way because of it’s longingly tone.

6. Vocabulary • O’er: Over. • Daffodils: a bulbous plant that typically bears bright yellow flowers with a long trumpet-shaped center. • Fluttering: To wave, flap, or toss about. • Sprightly: Lively; full of energy. • Glee: Great delight.

7. Social Context • In the early 1800s it was tough for poets in a financial way • Poets didn’t receive wages. • William Wordsworth was one of the first poets to receive wages for a poem. • In the poem he said that a poet can only be happy if he is surrounded by daffodils • The lack of money that a poet receives maybe a reason for the unhappiness.

8. Meaning of the poem • William Wordsworth was walking and he passed some hills, while he was walking he felt lonely. He also noticed the daffodils that were surrounding him; the flowers were dancing because of the strong wind. When he saw the daffodils the loneliness was replaced with happiness. So, whenever the poet is said he will always remember the dancing flowers.

9. lines and meanings • Line 4: A host, of golden daffodils. He means that there were large amounts of golden flowers. • Line 8: And twinkle on the Milky Way. He means that the flowers are shining like the stars in the galaxy. • Lines 13-14: The waves beside them danced; but they out-did the sparkling waves in glee. He means that the waves near the flowers are also dancing, but the flowers were dancing more than them and more beautiful. • Line 15-16: A poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company. He means that he couldn’t be lonely or sad, but only to be happy. The reason is the flowers that were surrounding him.

10. Rhythm Scheme/Imagery/symbolism • The Rhythm Scheme of the Poem is ABABCC • The Poet does use imagery when he says, “I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud”. He is saying that he is as lonely as a cloud that wanders by itself. • He does use symbolism. “A host, of golden daffodils; beside the lake, beneath the trees, fluttering and dancing in the breeze.” In these lines he says that the flowers are dancing, he is using them, as people who surround him and make him feel happy.

11. Poetic Devices • He uses rhyme schemes, it’s ABABCC. Also, he uses a hyperbole, “Tossing their heads in a springly dance” He doesn’t want readers to think of it literally, he is also exaggerating. He also made the poem a free verse, which means that it doesn’t rhyme or have a usual meter.

12. Quiz!! • Who was the author of the poem? • When was the poem written? • What do the words “O’er” and “Glee” mean? • What is the meaning of the poem? • What is the rhythm scheme of the poem? • Did the poet use imagery/symbolism in his poem? Give an example. • What were some of the poetic devices that the poet used?