Alex Nelson’s Poetry Explanation on Wordsworth’s poem...

quot;I gazed-and gazed-but little thoughtquot; Alex Nelson’s Poetry Explanation on Wordsworth’s poem quot;I Wandered As Lonely As A Cloudquot; Imagine walking through a field in early summer, around an aqua blue lake that is in the shape of a giant egg. You discover a field of daffodils that is flowing in motion like a grand quot;dancequot; full of elegance. This area is full of sublime that can only be fully appreciated by a poet. William Wordsworth has been to this place and it was the subject of his poem quot;I Wandered As Lonely As A Cloud.† He entered a state of tranquility when he visited here and writes this proficient piece of poetry when he has recollections about the daffodils. This poem questions the actual connection†¦show more content†¦People constantly want to become part of nature and Wordsworth believes that he can become a cloud in these moments of epiphany: quot;I wandered lonely as a cloudquot; (line 1) When he enters this surreal state during his recollections he also enters the sublime state of mind. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;The tone of this poem starts out as ecstatic, than somber, and than ecstatic. It only takes the speaker a recollection to overcome it and enter into the sublime. The stanzas in this poem go from being an astonishment of nature, to watching, to contemplating, to being lost in thought, and then to being inspired by nature again. The poet is looking at this wonderful piece of nature and is struggling to find inspiration. He looks upon it with a â€Å"pensive mood† (Line 20) and becomes awfully upset and worried that he might not find revelations from the natural beauty in the world. He soon rises above this by reminiscing about his encounters in nature and being inspired later on. This changes to tone in the poem to go to blissful. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;This is not a poem of blissful landscapes and joyful cartwheels, but one of a crisis and recollections. The plot itself is quite simple, but it is what lies underneath the surface that can confuse some. It is of a poet looking for his state of tranquility wandering and discovering in a windy field of grasses with a small patch of daffodils â€Å"dancing† on the edge of a lake. This is a