IS FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE PRESENT IN THIS POEM?

Simile ~ I wandered lonely as a cloud (line 1) ~ Continuous as the stars that shine (line 7) Alliteration ~ lonely as a cloud (line 1) ~ golden daffodils (line 4) Personification ~ Tossing their heads in sprightly dance (line 12) ~ The waves beside them danced (line 13)

 Imagery i) Visual ~ That floats on high oer vales and hills (line 2)

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Kinesthetic ~ Fluttering and dancing in the breeze (line 6) movement

~ In vacant or in pensive mood (line 20) feeling

 Anastrophe (inversion of word order)

~ Ten thousand saw I at glance (line 11) I saw ten thousand at glance ~ the show to me had brought (line 18) the show had brought to me ~ when on my couch I lie (line 19) when I lie on my couch ~ And then my heart with pleasure fills (line 23) And the my heart fills with pleasure

HOWS THE POEM FORMED AND STRUCTURED?

4 stanzas with 6 lines each - first and third line ryhme - second and fourth line rhyme - fifth and sixth are rhyming couplet Rhyme scheme - ababcc

 Meter (stanza 3) - Line 13 ....1..............2..................3...................4

The WAVES.|.be SIDE.|.them DANCED;.|.but THEY

- Line 14 ......1................2..................3................4
Out-DID.|.the SPARK.|.ling WAVES.|.in GLEE:

~ Both are iambic tetrameter as they have four iambic feet.

WHAT ARE THE TONE AND MOOD IN THIS POEM?

Tone - refers to the poets attitude toward the subject - reflective, pensive, calm, appreciative of nature
Mood - refers to the readers attitude toward the subject - peaceful, pleased, relaxed, thankful

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REFERENCES
Barnard, B. & Winn, D. F. (2006). Access literature: an introduction to fiction, poetry and drama. Boston: Wadsworth. Cummings, M. J. (2006). Meter in poetry and verse. Retrieved February 13, 2011, from http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/xmeter.html#top Cummings, M. J. (2008). I wandered lonely as a cloud: a study guide. Retrieved February 13, 2011, from http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/ Guides3/IWandered.html