I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud - VSA Learning

[Pages:8]Activity Sheets (Read the poem below) By William Wordsworth

I WANDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD

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, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way, They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. The waves beside them danced; but they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: A poet could not but be gay, In such a jocund company: I gazed--and gazed--but little thought What wealth the show to me had brought: For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils.

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host: (Anjelic order) combination of nature and the army.

immortality

Almost spellbound

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By William Wordsworth

I WANDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD

(annotated)

I WANDERED lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o'er vales and hills, (Simile)

When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees,

crowd: No order golden means yellow

Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way,

dancing: personification; ordered pattern

They stretched in never-ending line immortality -

Along the margin of a bay:

Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. heads, sprightly and dance:

The waves beside them danced; but they

Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:

A poet could not but be gay,

In such a jocund company:

jocund means happy

I gazed--and gazed--but little thought

What wealth the show to me had brought: wealth means gold

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

bliss means ecstasy Order: joining the dance

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud By William Wordsworth

1. First reading of the poem: Finding metaphors, similes, and personifications Identify the simile(s), metaphor(s) and personification(s). Simile:

Metaphor:

Personification:

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2. Second reading of the poem: Vocabulary development

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By using a dictionary define what each one of the BOLD words mean in the poem.

!a) That floats on high o'er vales and hills______________________________________ !b) Along the margin of the bay______________________________________________ !c) Tossing their heads in sprightly dance_______________________________________ !d) In such a jocund company________________________________________________ !e) What wealth the show to me had brought____________________________________ !f) For oft________________________________________________________________ !g) In vacant or in pensive mood______________________________________________

h) Which is the bliss of solitude _____________________________________________

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3. Third reading of the poem: Understanding the poem (Use the analysis of the poem page 2 to help you with the next two sections) By using contextual clues (re-reading each line and trying to figure out what the words mean in the poem) explain what each one of the following lines mean. Concentrate on the underlined words for accuracy of analysis.

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I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills,

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When all at once I saw a crowd, A host of golden daffodils;

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Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the Milkyway,

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They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of the bay:

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The waves beside them danced; but they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:

___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ I gazed - and gazed - but little thought What wealth the show to me had brought: ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________

For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood,

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They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude;

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And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils.

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4. Fourth reading of the poem: Comprehension In the space provided below, translate I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud. As you rewrite the poem, you do not have to translate each word, but concentrate on creating a well-thought out four (4) paragraphs that expresses, in prose (regular, non-poem form) form, what the poet tried to tell his readers. Use all of the information that you have learned from activities sheets.

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Paragraph 1:

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Paragraph 2:

Paragraph 3:

Paragraph 4:

5. Analyzing the organization of the poem - Awareness of structure a) Stanzas 1 and 2 discuss the scene or setting of the poem. This is background information that helps the reader make connections with the poet's mind. List the specific details about the setting mentioned in stanza's 1 and 2.

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Example: clouds floating over vales and hills

b) Stanza 3 explains how the poet felt, what he did, and how the scene affected him.

!How did poet feel?________________________________________________________ !What did poet do?________________________________________________________

How did the scene affect him?_______________________________________________ c) Stanza 4 delves into the reason the poet is writing about daffodils and lakes, vales and hills. Analyze the connection the author is trying to make with you, the reader. Especially look at the verbs he uses to create this feeling. Where does he lie?

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What flashes upon his eye?

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What does he do, then, in his inward eye?

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d) Have you ever been some place that you really liked? Describe the place.

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e) Draw a scene that represents the poem.

Create a poem that uses figurative language 1. Decide on an idea for a poem, break down your idea into several parts. Some

possible topics could be ones that deal with activities or hobbies that you do: skateboarding, or dancing, or swimming, or surfing, or playing the piano, or playing video games etc. The activity should have some meaning to you, as Wordsworth's seeing the daffodils had for him. Topic List activities you were doing

Imagine and list your feelings What larger meaning does this activity have to you?

2. Create metaphors, similes, and personifications for your poem, using information in the chart above.

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