ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -’I wandered lonely as a cloud’, written in 1804 and revised published in 1815, is one of the most famous and most emotional poems of Wordsworth. It is believed that the poet could have been inspired by a walk with his sister Dorothy around the lake Ullswater in April 1802, where they saw a long belt of daffodils.

Detailed explanation-2: -"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” is a quintessentially Romantic poem, bringing together key ideas about imagination, humanity and the natural world.

Detailed explanation-3: -Written in 1804, it was first published in 1807 in Poems in Two Volumes, and a slightly revised version was published in 1815. It is written in four six-line stanzas with an ABABCC rhyme scheme. Often referred to as ‘Daffodils’, it is one of England’s most famous poems.

Detailed explanation-4: -William Wordsworth (1770-1850) was a Romantic poet. Romanticism was an artistic movement that spread across Europe in the late 18th century and lasted well into the 19th century. In fact, we still feel the effects of Romanticism today.

Detailed explanation-5: -"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” (also commonly known as “Daffodils") is a lyric poem by William Wordsworth. It is one of his most popular, and was inspired by a forest encounter on 15 April 1802 between he, his younger sister Dorothy and a “long belt” of daffodils.