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by William Wordsworthby William Wordsworth

I Wandered Lonely As A CloudI Wandered Lonely As A CloudWilliam WordsworthWilliam Wordsworth

I wandered lonely as a cloudI wandered lonely as a cloudThat floats on high o’er vales and hills,That floats on high o’er vales and hills,When all at once I saw a crowd,When all at once I saw a crowd,A host, of golden daffodils;A host, of golden daffodils;Beside the lake, beneath the trees,Beside the lake, beneath the trees,Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shineContinuous as the stars that shineAnd twinkle on the milky way,And twinkle on the milky way,They stretched in never-ending lineThey stretched in never-ending lineAlong the margin of a bay:Along the margin of a bay:Ten thousand saw I at a glance,Ten thousand saw I at a glance,Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced, but theyThe waves beside them danced, but theyOut-did the sparkling leaves in glee;Out-did the sparkling leaves in glee;A poet could not but be gay,A poet could not but be gay,In such a jocund company!In such a jocund company!I gazed-and gazed-but little thoughtI gazed-and gazed-but little thoughtWhat wealth the show to me had brought:What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lieFor oft, when on my couch I lieIn vacant or in pensive mood,In vacant or in pensive mood,They flash upon that inward eyeThey flash upon that inward eyeWhich is the bliss of solitude;Which is the bliss of solitude;And then my heart with pleasure fills,And then my heart with pleasure fills,And dances with the daffodils.And dances with the daffodils.

DefinitionsDefinitions

• vales- valleyvales- valley

• daffodils- yellow flowerdaffodils- yellow flower

• sprightly- lively; animatedsprightly- lively; animated

• gay- cheerful and lighthearted; merrygay- cheerful and lighthearted; merry

• jocund- lighthearted; merryjocund- lighthearted; merry

• pensive- deeply or dreamily thoughtfulpensive- deeply or dreamily thoughtful

• solitude- the state of being alonesolitude- the state of being alone

William WordsworthWilliam Wordsworth• 1771-18501771-1850• British PoetBritish Poet• Helped start the Helped start the

English Romantic English Romantic MovementMovement

• Love of NatureLove of Nature• Lost both of his Lost both of his

parents by the age parents by the age of 13of 13

• Attended Attended Cambridge Cambridge UniversityUniversity

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