• I wandered lonely as a cloud” is often and rightly taken as an exemplification of Wordsworth’s famous doctrine, expressed in his preface to Lyrical Ballads...
  • I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake...
  • The repetition of the phrase "I wandered lonely as a cloud" at the beginning of the poem is an example of this.
  • He considers the inspiration that emanates from the natural world throughout his works, which is especially clear in 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud'.
  • The first stanza of the poem, I wandered lonely as a Cloud describes the current state of the narrator and his encounter with the field of daffodils.
  • The poem I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud (or 'Daffodils' as some people refer the poem to) by William Wordsworth, written in 1802 and first published in 1807...
  • I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake...
  • I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake...
  • The first stanza sets the scene, with the speaker wandering on his own, “lonely as a cloud” (Line 1), beside a lake.