Summary (Class 9 )

Daffodils
William Wordsworth was a great worshipper of Nature. No other poet has understood nature
as Wordsworth had done. His treatment of nature was original and unique. To him, nature is
not inanimate. It is a living entity with a life and personality of its own. Nature was the highest
theme of poetry for Wordsworth. He always enjoyed the beauty of nature objects.
Nature is the art of God.
In this poem, the poet describes a beautiful scene of nature. He says that one day he as
wandering lonely near the bank of lake. All of a sudden, he caught sight of a large number of
golden daffodils. These flowers were growing along the bank of a lake under the trees. They
were moving and dancing in the breeze cheerfully. They appeared and were shining like the
stars on the milky way. They were countless. He could see ten thousand flowers at a glance.
They were very attractive to look t. This charming scene gave him a lot of pleasure. He kept on
looking of them for a long time.
If one daffodil is worth a thousand pleasures, then one is too few.
In the end, the poet says, when he is alone in his room, the beautiful sight of those golden
daffodils, often comes before his eyes. His heart is filled with pleasure and begins to dance.
Hence, that unforgettable scene is a blessing in his solitude. The poet says in the last verse,

And then my heat with pleasure fills,

And dances with the daffodils.