Summary of the poem Daffodils, Unit 5 of 9th English by AG Ahmad

9^th English A, Unit 5

Summary for Normal Students

Summary of Daffodils

     The beautiful poem “Daffodils” is written by a famous poet “William Wordsworth”. His poetry describes his sentiments and emotions. In this poem, the poet describes the pleasant experience of his life. He is rightly called the poet of nature. As, it is wisely said,

“Nature is the art of God.”

      One day, when the poet was wandering, at once he saw a host of gold daffodils. These flowers were under the trees beside the lake. They were dancing joyfully in the cool breeze. As, it is rightly said,

“Where flowers degenerate man can not live”

The waves in the lake also seemed to be dancing happily with the daffodils. The sight of beautiful flowers gave the poet a wealth of joy and pleasure.  As, it is rightly said,

“A thing of beauty is a joy forever.”

      The flowers were so enchanting and awe-inspiring. The poet was compelled to look at them and preserved them in his memory. He collected the pleasant memories which would continue to delight him forever. As, it is wisely said,

“Look deep into nature and

then you will understand everything better.”

          Now the poet describes that daffodils have become a permanent source of pleasure for him. Whenever, he sits alone on couch in vacant and pensive mood, the beautiful scene of those beautiful daffodils comes on his mind and his heart fills pleasure. As, he has said,

“In vacant or in pensive mood;

    They flash upon that inward eye;

    Which is the bliss of solitude?”

The main theme of the poem is that objects of nature give double pleasure to man; firstly, when he sees them and secondly, when he recalls them.

“Study nature, Love nature, Stay close to nature.”

9^th English A

Summary for Brilliant Students

The beautiful poem about the nature named “Daffodils” is created by a lovely and famous poet of the time “William Wordsworth”. He is a poet of nature. His poetry describes the sentiments and emotions. Whether, he hears the songs of cuckoo or sees a host of daffodils, the images that he gets, give him pleasure. In this poem, the poet describes the pleasant experience of his life. As, it is wisely said, 

“I believe that there is s subtle magnetism in nature, which

if we unconsciously yield to it, will direct us right.”

          One day, when the poet was wandering, at once he saw a host of daffodils. These daffodils were under the trees beside the lake. They were fluttering and dancing joyfully in the breeze. The poet could not imagine to see such a large number of flowers at a glance. As it is rightly said,

“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly,

our whole life would be a happy one.”

      The waves in the lake also seemed to be dancing happily with the daffodils. The sight of attractive flowers gave the poet the wealth of pleasure and joy.  He was extremely happy in this jocund company. As, it is rightly said,

“Where flowers degenerate man can not live”

      The poet kept looking at them and preserved them in his memory. At that time, he was unaware that he was collecting a treasure of pleasant memories which would continue to delight him forever. As, it is wisely said,

“A thing of beauty is a joy forever”

      Now the poet describes that daffodils provide him an everlasting pleasure. Since after that moment, whenever, he sits alone in his room with an idle and gloomy mood, the beautiful scene of those numerous daffodils appears before his mind’s eye and his heart fills with immense joy.

“In vacant or in pensive mood;

        They flash upon that inward eye;

           Which is the bliss of solitude?”

      His heart starts dancing with the daffodils. It is a great blessing for him in the hour of solitude. He feels that he is there in the joyful company of daffodils.

The main theme of the poem is that objects of nature give double pleasure to man; firstly, when he sees them and secondly, when he recalls them. The poet tells us that the memory of this captivating scene has become a permanent source of pleasure for him. As, it is said that,

                                   “Flowers are the real beauty of nature

                                     But Lord did not to put soul in them”