I wandered Lonly as A Cloud
Wordsworth’s “I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud” William Wordsworth’s poem “I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud” seems to be a light and airy poem about a field of daffodils. ... The first indication of the authors loneliness is the name of the poem, “I wandered Lonely As a Cloud”, leaving the image of an abandoned companionless man. ... I never saw daffodils so beautiful”. ... and Gioia Dana p482) I interpret “I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud” to be referring to Wordsworth as a forlorn, isolated man, such as a lone cloud drifting over a valley or hill. As is suggested in the first stanza, “I wandered lonely as a cloud / That floats on high o’er vales and hills” (1-2). ... 785) The last two lines in the second stanza, “Ten thousands saw I at a glance, / Tossing their heads in a sprightly dance.