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Hly2004 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
a poem
I 'wander| ed 'lonely | as a 'cloud
That 'floats | on 'high |o'er 'vales | and 'hills,
When 'alll | at 'once | saw a 'crowd,
A 'host, | of 'golden| daffo'dils ;
Be'side| the 'lake,| be'neath | the 'trees,
Fluttering |and 'dancing | in the 'breeze.
Did I mark out the 'foot' and 'syllable' correctly?
That 'floats | on 'high |o'er 'vales | and 'hills,
When 'alll | at 'once | saw a 'crowd,
A 'host, | of 'golden| daffo'dils ;
Be'side| the 'lake,| be'neath | the 'trees,
Fluttering |and 'dancing | in the 'breeze.
Did I mark out the 'foot' and 'syllable' correctly?
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Wordsworth? I'd like to take a stab at this though I know nothing about poetry. I think the bolded syllables have a stress too, though I'm probably wrong.
- Wordsworth?
- I'd like to take a stab at this though I know nothing about poetry.
- I think the bolded syllables have a stress too, though I'm probably wrong.
- I think the following is more or less iambic (except maybe the fifth and the last line) I 'wander ed 'lonely as a 'cloud That 'floats on 'high|o'er 'vales and 'hills, When 'alll at 'once I saw a 'crowd, A 'host, of 'golden ' daf fodils (not on dils, imho); Be'side the 'lake, be'neath the 'trees, 'Flut tering and 'dancing in the 'breeze.
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Wordsworth?
I'd like to take a stab at this though I know nothing about poetry.
I think the bolded syllables have a stress too, though I'm probably wrong. I think the following is more or less iambic (except maybe the fifth and the last line)
I 'wander ed 'lonely as a 'cloud
That 'floats on 'high|o'er 'vales and 'hills,
When 'alll at 'once I saw a 'cro
I'd like to take a stab at this though I know nothing about poetry.
I think the bolded syllables have a stress too, though I'm probably wrong. I think the following is more or less iambic (except maybe the fifth and the last line)
I 'wander ed 'lonely as a 'cloud
That 'floats on 'high|o'er 'vales and 'hills,
When 'alll at 'once I saw a 'cro
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Yes, I'd agree.
You could mark the feet like this, with a ^ for the caesura:
I 'wan | dered 'lone | ly ^ as | a 'cloud
That 'floats | on 'high | ^ o'er 'vales | and 'hills,
When 'all | at 'once |^ I 'saw | a 'crowd,
A 'host, | ^ of 'gol | den 'daff | odils ;
Be'side | the 'lake, |^ be'neath | the 'trees,
'Fluttering | and 'danc | ing ^ in | the 'breeze.
You could mark the feet like this, with a ^ for the caesura:
I 'wan | dered 'lone | ly ^ as | a 'cloud
That 'floats | on 'high | ^ o'er 'vales | and 'hills,
When 'all | at 'once |^ I 'saw | a 'crowd,
A 'host, | ^ of 'gol | den 'daff | odils ;
Be'side | the 'lake, |^ be'neath | the 'trees,
'Fluttering | and 'danc | ing ^ in | the 'breeze.
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Wordsworth was recounting the experience he had during a walk with his sister. Interestingly, both he and his sister had written something about this experience, but he made no mention of his sis in this poem at all.
(Is that right, Mr. P?)
(Is that right, Mr. P?)
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Yes, that's right – you can find the episode in Dorothy Wordsworth's journal (April 15th, 1802). There are quite a few similarities of diction, etc.
(I have "Along the lake" in my copy, by the way.)
MrP
(I have "Along the lake" in my copy, by the way.)
MrP
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