![]() Joplin doesn’t explain much about the eye, just that it links our mind’s eyes to this one. The Eye of God is constellation that looks like exactly what one would think, a great eye in the sky. To Joplin, the eye can be a symbol, or a reference, to the Eye of God. They “flash upon that inner eye” Joplin quotes, then says “Images of the daffodils open his ‘inward eye'”. Then Joplin goes on to explain how the experience did not only move the author, but help him to attain an “elevated state of mind.” In the last stanza, Wordsworth tells of a time when he was unhappy and when he thought of the flowers again, he felt better. Then when Wordsworth stumbled upon it, the daffodils, being gracious hosts, invite Wordsworth in to enjoy it. I didn’t see it so much as a show, but as a social gathering Wordsworth has stumbled upon in my mind, the daffodils put together a grand dance and invited the lake and the stars. The host, as Joplin says, is the “agent that entertains… a master of ceremonies.” He says that the daffodils, as the hosts, treat Wordsworth to a show which effected him profoundly. But they flowers are described by Wordsworth to be, not just part of the dance, they seem to be leading it. They are a crowd of beautiful, dancing flowers amongst other pieces of nature, such as the bay and the stars, that are also part of the dance. The daffodils are described as “A crowd, a host, of golden daffodils.” By calling the flowers a crowd, he makes them seem more human like to Wordsworth. As William Wordsworth is the topic of this blog, the article suits our needs and would even have been an appropriate post on this blog.ĭavid Joplin and I agree that the daffodils are anthropomorphized in the author’s mind. He says “The ‘Host’ is a ‘crowd’ of flowers… ‘a great company a multitude a large number.'” By focusing on the interpretation of a single pun in the poem, the author delves deeper into not only the mind of the poem’s narrator, but the mind of the author. The author explores the possible deeper meanings of these puns when Wordsworth describes the field of flowers as a “host”. But if one were to pay enough attention, they would notice subtle plays on words in Wordsworth’s poems. In the first paragraph, the author, having read many poetic works including that of Wordsworth, compares Wordsworth’s style with other writing styles that Wordsworth is often very serious (as opposed to being playful) when wording his poems. In 1998, David Joplin wrote the article “Wordsworth’s ‘I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud.’ (William Wordsworth’s poem).” about the pun usage in the poem “I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud”.
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