Daffodils
What was the poet doing?
The poet was travelling alone, like a cloud that floats over valleys and hills.
What was the rest of the
nature around him like?
The nature around him seemed like a dancing wave, but the narcissi were able to surpass it in glee.
What did he suddenly see?
Suddenly he saw a large group of golden narcissus flowers.
Where were they?
Why does the author say
'a poet'?
Because the poet could not but be happy at the sight in company of these flowers so cheerful.
They stood by the lake, under trees
A What were they doing?
The daffodils, they were dancing and fluttering in the breeze
What kind of state does the poet describe?
What is the result of this experience?
What did the poet associate
them with?
The poet associates them with stars that shine and twinkle in the Milky Way, as if they were an infinite line along the margin of a bay.
The poet describes a frivolous and contemplative state of mind when he looks at that inner eye which is the bliss of solitude.
How many did he see?
Is that possible?
The poet saw ten thousand of them in a single glance, tossing their heads in a sprightly dance.
This vision cannot be possible.
Is this solitude similar to that
of the first stanza?
No, this solitude is different from the first one, because this experience coincides with filling the heart with pleasure and remembering the dances together with the daffodils.