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Wordsworth's 'I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud.' (William Wordsworth's poem)

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From: The Explicator
Date: 19980101
Author:Joplin, David

Nature writer William Wordsworth uses a writing style of Arnoldian 'high seriousness' rather than a playful use of words in his poem 'I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud.' The usage of the word 'host' as a pun depicts the poet's admiration of the beautiful daffodils. Wordsworth defines 'host' as a 'crowd' of flowers whose radiant bloom brings him deep psychological relaxation and transports him into an equally rich spiritual experience.

Although a "nature" writer like Thoreau is widely recognized for his wordplay, his English counterpart Wordsworth is much less so. As often as not, his style ...

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