I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud Essay

Two poems that share or have a similar meaning are "The Daffodils" written by William Wordsworth and "Miracle on St David's Day" written by Gillian Clarke. Both writers wrote their poems in different times but share a very similar meaning. The poem "The Daffodils" inspired "Miracle on St David's Day" that William Wordsworth wrote creates a unique situation, which occurs in Clarke's poem. William Wordsworth had never seen the daffodils in which he

later look back on. John Muir religiously studies nature in search of a plant that could change his life, while Wordsworth loves to sit back and observe nature in all its glory while in search of eternal happiness. William Wordsworth had felt quite lonely for a while and drifted about aimlessly without any memories to relish on. After wondering around the bay with his head down, he decided to look up at his surrounds which left him awestruck. From a glace, ten thousand daffodils lay there lining the

The poem Grass by Carl Sandburg’s was published in 1918 after the Great War ended which now known as World War 1. The poem Grass is about wars and the remembrance of the people who died on the battlefield protecting our freedom that we are lucky enough to have today. Many people go on with their lives not knowing the dark history that our troops had to go through to be where we are at today. The poem Grass is not spoken by a human, but by the Grass in first person point of view. The poem starts

Jean Toomer’s poem “November Cotton Flower” is a curious narrative work which tells a tale of surprise and superstition. It chronicles the story of a grim and lifeless November, where water reserves have dried, birds are dying, and cotton plants are bare. This barren landscape is flipped on its head, however, when a lone cotton plant defies everything people know about plant growth and sprouts a flower. The sudden blooming of this flower serves as a potent analogy for the Harlem Renaissance, a sudden

When reading the title of Wordworth’s poem, “She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways” my first impression was that of a old hag living in a secluded and dark cavern or forest. Perhaps she is someone who is misunderstood or in actuality just more of an introverted individual. Who is this “she”, referenced in the title? “She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways” literally translates into a story about a maid who lived hidden by a small stream in northern England. (lines 1-3) She had nobody to give her accolades

“My chubby cheeks didn’t complement my short stature, and the bowl haircut topping it all off wasn’t helping. My personal life was flopping hard, and between custody hearings to decide which family I was going to live with… I was a bit stressed for twelve years old,” (Oakley 35). The only thing stable in his life was his relationship with food. He recalls eating everything when times got rough. He started to be ashamed of his weight, so he began to workout at

Leo Tolstoy. Act I The three writers are sitting around a campfire in the middle of England’s Lake District. Moliere and Tolstoy were invited by Wordsworth to take a holiday from their home countries, and visit the the English countryside. The clouds roll away showing every shining star in the sky. This natural occurrence excites Wordsworth. WORDSWORTH: Slap me, I'm bubbling over with good humor! What a gorgeous night full of possibility! Nature is free to grow and thrive like I am free to live

Thoreau’s “Where I Lived, and What I Lived For” emphasize simplifying one’s life by separating themselves from civilization. However, they had different ideas on how to achieve individualism. For Emerson, self-reliance refers to the commitment to intellectual individuality and freedom in which one has the courage to express their own thoughts and ideas rather than a conformed reiteration of popular opinion. Emerson demonstrates this by commenting, “…They do not seem to me to be such; but if I am the Devil’s

You lay beneath the blanket of black that is the night sky, on a quilt of green grass and white flowers. You count the stars and never get past sixteen, giving up and drinking in the sight of the half moon. A shooting star catches your eye and you point at it, saying, "Look. It's you!" To your right, Yusei rolls onto his stomach and grins at you. It's one of his rare, playful expressions. He glances around for a moment before stretching out an arm to reach for something you can't see. A purple

of time...however, the traveler never returns again. The poem is an example of true romanticism and demonstrates several common romantic characteristics such as individualism, the sublimity of nature, and the corruption of society and industry. The lonely traveler is an extended metaphor for the individualism of life. In this poem the traveler is alone on the beach and in his journey, which metaphorically represents the solitary life of humans. In The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls, a stanza depicts a