Prose & Poetry: Daffodils by William Wordsworth

Personal  response

I like the aforementioned poem because I love nature. 
Daffodil or narcissus flower ( botanical name) is used in the poem as a metaphor of rebirth and is an emblem of future prosperity. It can be found throughout the world. 

At the beginning of the poem, the poet is isolated because he is not using his imagination. When the poet starts imagining about daffodils he feels serene within himself. The poet seems to be isolated and personifies daffodils throughout the poem. In the beginning, he uses cloud as a simile to represent his isolation.

Next, he creates a simile by comparing the quantity of daffodils to the “milky way” galaxy. Also, he personifies daffodils to represent a crowd in order to eliminate his feeling of isolation.

Also, Wordsworth uses “dancing” to personify the daffodils. Since, daffodils don’t dance, but humans do.

Furthermore, the poet uses exaggeration or hyperbole to represent the “never-ending” line of daffodils. But, in fact, nothing is permanent. Everything comes to an end.

Then, he personifies the daffodils by using the word “head”. Since the head of the flowers is larger than the stem, he wonders how wonderfully the flowers support themselves.

Additionally, Wordsworth uses “dancing” of the waves as a personification by the poet, but the daffodils seem more prosperous than the dancing waves. Even the yellow color of the daffodils represent “happiness”.

In conclusion, uses the metaphor “inward eye” to represent his personal spiritual vision of the daffodils.