A Close Reading of âdaffodilsâ by William Wordsworth
Essay title: A Close Reading of âdaffodilsâ by William Wordsworth
A Close-Reading of âDAFFODILSâ By William Wordsworth
The poem âDaffodilsâ by William Wordsworth reflects the inherent connection between man and nature, which is so commonly found in his poetry; for example, in âTintern Abbeyâ, and âThe Two-Part Preludeâ. In my essay I am going to explore and analyse the variety of figurative devices Wordsworth uses to communicate this idea, and the poetic motives behind his writing. â Daffodilsâ is essentially a lyric poem which is expressive of the feelings of joy the poet encounters when seeing the multitude of daffodils.
In the preface to The Lyrical Ballads, Wordsworth writes that âpoetry is the image of man and natureâ. Wordsworth uses a variety of figurative devices to communicate this idea: for example, in the first line of the poem he uses reverse personification in representing himself metaphorically âas a cloudâ. Wordsworth then proceeds to personify the daffodils as humans, âdancingâ (line 6) and âtossing