Topic > Poetry Analysis - 519

Romanticism is an important concept used in the 18th-19th centuries in revolt against the enlightened thinkers of previous centuries. The writer, Word, is a poet who uses romantic ideas in his writings. Word wrote the poem "Daffodils", using the characteristics of romanticism to develop the theme of nature's connection with humanity. Word uses the appropriate setting, images, speaker, literature. techniques and other writing tools. These tools help his readers grasp the beauty and personality of daffodils. In the poem, the speaker, setting, and imagery describe the style of romance. First, the narrator of the poem is interpreted as a romantic poet who is intelligent and solitary, but capable of keeping himself satisfied by simple beauty. The word accentuates this aspect by writing in the first person. Next, the setting is richly presented to demonstrate the beauty of nature. Word writes, “By the lake, under the trees, fluttering and dancing in the breeze” (Wordsword, 5-6). The setting is interpreted as being in the countryside with daylight. Through this use of words and setting, Wo...