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Time!
Good day, Grade 9!
Nature to
Nurture!
What is that thing from a
nature that best describes
what you’re feeling?
 How do you think
human is related to
nature?
“I Wandered Lonely
as a Cloud”
by William Wordsworth
Hi! My name is Cloudy. I am sad because I
became separated from other clouds, from
my friends. I am wandering alone here in
the sky. Can you help me to find other
clouds and help me to be united with them
again?
a. Author of the Poem
He is one of the founders
of English Romanticism and
one of its most central figures
and important intellects.
a. Author of the Poem
He is remembered as a poet of
spiritual and epistemological
speculation, a poet concerned
with the human relationship to
nature and a fierce advocate of
using the vocabulary and speech
patterns of common people in
poetry.
a. Author of the Poem
He was born on April 7,
1770 in Cockermouth,
Cumberland, located in
the Lake District of
England.
a. Author of the Poem
He began writing poetry as a
young boy in grammar school, and
before graduating from college he
went on a walking tour of Europe,
which deepened his love for
nature and his sympathy for the
common man: both major themes
in his poetry.
a. Author of the Poem
He is best known for Lyrical
Ballads, co-written with
Samuel Taylor Coleridge,
and The Prelude, a Romantic
epic poem chronicling the
“growth of a poet’s mind.”
 b. Background of the Poem
The poem was inspired by an event that
happened on April 15, 1802. That day, William
Wordsworth was out for a walk in the
countryside. He was walking beside a lake with
his sister, Dorothy. It was during the walk when
Wordsworth came across a field of daffodils.
 b. Background of the Poem
Dorothy described that day to be a windy one
and hence there were a lot of waves in the sea as
well as dancing daffodils which are well
described in the poem itself. This poem is about
finding happiness in what you have.
“I Wandered Lonely
as a Cloud”
by William Wordsworth
 “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”
by William Wordsworth

I wandered lonely as a cloud The waves beside them danced; but they
That floats on high o'er vales and hills, Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
When all at once I saw a crowd, A poet could not but be gay,
A host, of golden daffodils; In such a jocund company:
Beside the lake, beneath the trees, I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. What wealth the show to me had brought:

Continuous as the stars that shine For oft, when on my couch I lie
And twinkle on the milky way, In vacant or in pensive mood,
They stretched in never-ending line They flash upon that inward eye
Along the margin of a bay: Which is the bliss of solitude;
Ten thousand saw I at a glance, And then my heart with pleasure fills,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. And dances with the daffodils.
Line by Line Analysis
 Stanza 1:
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and What do you
hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
think the first and
A host, of golden daffodils; second line of the
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the poem mean?
breeze.
 Stanza 1:
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and What is the figure
hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
of speech evident
A host, of golden daffodils; on the first line?
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the
breeze.
 Stanza 1:
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and Based on this
hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
stanza, how did
A host, of golden daffodils; the speaker
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the describe
breeze.
daffodils?
 Stanza 2:
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
How did the poet
They stretched in never-ending line compared
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance, daffodils in the
Tossing their heads in sprightly
dance. stars on the milky
way?
 Stanza 2:
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
What are the
They stretched in never-ending line figures of speech
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance, presented on this
Tossing their heads in sprightly
dance. stanza?
 Stanza 3:
The waves beside them danced; but
they What do you
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
think is the
In such a jocund company: meaning of the
I gazed—and gazed—but little
thought first and second
What wealth the show to me had
brought: line of the poem?
 Stanza 3:
The waves beside them danced; but
they What do you
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
think is the poet
In such a jocund company: doing based on
I gazed—and gazed—but little
thought the last two lines
What wealth the show to me had
brought: of this stanza?
 Stanza 4:
For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
Based on this
They flash upon that inward eye stanza, what do
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure you think does the
fills,
And dances with the daffodils. poet wants to
convey?
 Upon understanding the
poem, what do you think is its
recurring theme?
 Good Job! You found all of my friends. Now, I am not
wandering alone. Thank you so much for your help. And I
believe while I was in the journey of finding them, you learned
a lot today. Hope to see you soon. If you’ll see a cloud
wandering alone in the sky just wave you hand to make him
feel better that he don’t have to be lonely when he was alone.
Bye!
Share Your
Thoughts!
As the speaker wandered
alone, what suddenly
captured his attention?
Why did it get his
attention?
What do these poems
suggest about man
and nature?
 The poem, “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” made
me realized that sometimes we disregard some things in
our life particularly the simple ones, when in fact they
are the most important one. Sometimes we seek
happiness and pleasure to other things that we are
unnoticing what is in front of us. Sadly, we just recognize
them when our pleasures left us behind. But in nature,
the thing in front of us, would never fail us to make us
happy even we are alone, so we should do our part to
them as humans.
 Overall, the poem’s meaning was about
seeking happiness despite of being alone. Because
of the abundant use of personification of nature in
the poem, the speaker taught us that you don’t
have to be lonely when you are alone, for you are
not alone in nature, even if you are by yourself.
The person-like qualities portrayed by the
daffodils in the poem, signify pleasure and
entertainment that the nature brought while being
separated from everyone else.
Thank you!
Jesus loves you all!