Category: England, 1807, William Wordsworth, I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud

Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility. – William Wordsworth The brilliant professor Albert Goldbarth of Wichita State University describes this poem as: “the...

Read the poem, or listen to it Read Wordsworth’s biography Make sure you know the learning objectives

Read “Introduction to the British Romantic Poets” by Julie Lane and discuss the William Wordsworth discussion items with your teacher. Understand how this poem illustrates some of the features of Romantic poetry. Understand what...

I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering...