I will then adopt one particular starting point in a three-dimensional approach to metaphor as expression, idea, and utterance, presenting the groundwork for a conceptual taxonomy of metaphor. Some, however agree that the first lines are of extreme importance, one author believes that “I wondered lonely as a cloud” is a complicated metaphor, which is not true. However, it is my assertion that the emergence of the question of theme of the poem comes from the title and the first line and, though it can be claimed as irony, as this loneliness is not considered negative. Instead, we can look at ourselves as simply unattended and this is good. Therefore, if we are to be connected with nature, we can rest in solitude and will not rely on the effects of what is expected of man when it comes to loneliness.
Though the theme is presented and each of the themes previously suggested all are similar, in that we rely upon nature to uplift our own spirits, but nature does not rely on us. Other similar themes that are reflected in the word, according to Cummings is “people sometimes fail to appreciate nature’s wonders as they go about their daily routines” and “nature thrives unattended” (2008). Cummings believes that when Wordsworth says in the final stanza in lines 23 and 24 “And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils” that “nature’ s beauty uplifts the human spirit”. The entire last stanza shows the beauty of nature and of solitude when one reflects about the rest of the world, so it is not one bit sad or lonely. Michael Cummings in his Study Guide to this work, believes that there are more lines in which the theme is clear, but since the issue in the speaker’s mind presents itself in the first line it is only sensible that the last lines would provide the closure or the biggest clue to the work’s significance as it relates to the speaker’s journey of understanding. It is here that the theme presents itself most clearly. Therefore it is essential to look at the final lines of the work to see how the simile of the first line and the title, itself, is resolved.
He believes that he has learned a lesson from the beginning to the end of the work and the audience is invited along on that journey. This discrepancy itself, is a clue to the theme that Wordsworth is aiming for. The audience then would gather that the piece before reading it would be filled with the tone of sadness and loneliness, when in fact it is not. All of the connections go back to the title and first line, when at first the author believes that he is alone, like a cloud. This also brings about the idea of unity with all of nature and with people.
The speaker easily uses the metaphor to connect his own emotions upon seeing the dancing daffodils, he also connects the many stars in the universe to these daffodils the widen the scope of the world, so the audience can understand the grandness of things. Though Wordsworth does usefully display the metaphor of the daffodils and the personification of these dancing daffodils as people, that is useful in showing that we are all part of nature and so this personification only used to compliment the simile used to evoke thought from the audience related to the theme that we do not appreciate ourselves in relation to nature and we do not appreciate nature itself. By the speaker extending his own emotions, we are able to understand the theme of the part we play in the world, once we reflect back on that very title and first line. The metaphors are used to display emotion on the part of the speaker, whereas the simile is intended to bring thought to the audience, not emotion. This is essential in making the theme connect with the simple simile and connotations of wondering lonely as a cloud, as the essence of natural life. The simplicity and beauty of nature is directly correlated with the simplicity and beauty of the work. This limits over-analyzing the personification and metaphot to allow the reader to make conclusions on the theme of the work without becoming so entranced in other literary forms that one can easily see that there is a direct link between ourselves and the world in which we live. The extensive metaphor and the usage of the title and first line simile allow the audience to understand themselves and their role in nature, succinctly and successfully. Wordsworth most important literary device in the work is the simile of the title and first line itself, “I Wondered Lonely as a Cloud”.
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