ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Herrick primarily uses symbolism in his poem to illustrate the passing of time and the ephemerality of life; the sun is one such example. When it is described as “early-rising” (Line 3), readers imagine the bright, orange-yellow orb rising through the sky in its growing light and power.

Detailed explanation-2: -Summary of Daffodils The poem was composed in the year 1802. The title of the poem informs about the loneliness of the poet which he faces after the death of his brother. However, the endless view of the golden daffodils in a field across the lake filled him with joy. This view was the greatest gift of nature to him.

Detailed explanation-3: -’I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, ’ also known as ‘Daffodils, ’ is a poem by William Wordsworth. It is considered a lyric poem.

Detailed explanation-4: -The main message of Herrick’s speaker in “To Daffodils” is that things change. Time moves forward, waiting for nothing and no one. If there is a constant on which one can depend, it is that time always marches onward, aging objects and altering the landscape as it goes.