Unit 7
The poetry of nature
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
Read the following poem to see how William Wordsworth uses vivid images of nature to describe his life and feelings.
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
What is the theme (主题) of the poem?
A. love & hatred B. beauty & ugliness C. nature & humans
Meaning
Stanza 1-3
Where was the poet?
How did he feel?
What did he see?
How did he feel then?
Stanza 4
Where is the poet?
How does he feel?
What does he often 'see'?
How does he feel then?
Image
color
quantity
motion
What things dance in the poem?
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
The waves beside them danced; but they
Outdid the sparkling waves in glee:
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
What wealth the show to me had brought:
Rhyme
The waves beside them danced; but they
Outdid the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
In sucha jocund company:
I gazed--gazed--but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:
the beauty of our campus
Homework
Read aloud the poem with emotions twice
Finish the exercise B2 and B3
Write a paragraph at least 60 words with at least one simile and one personification. Follow the questions below:
When you are in pensive mood where would you go in our campus?
What would you see there?
How would you feel then?