Three cheers for pretty poems!

The poem "I wandered lonely as a cloud" by William Wordsworth describes a daydreaming episode of the poet when he was feeling low in spirits. The poem consists of a a-b-a-b-c-c rhyme scheme(quatrain couplet rhyme scheme). This scheme is particularly effective in capturing the nature of Wordsworth's experience because it establishes a melodic rhythm to the poem. The rhyming of alternating lines and of the last two lines of every stanza enhances the imagery of the field of daffodils by contributing a "sing-song" element to his description, demonstrating the light-hearted and liberating quality of his daydreaming, which serves as an escape from the trials of life. The speaker of the poem seems to be the poet, as evidenced by the line "A poet could not but be gay" which establishes ethos in the poem, credibility in the authenticity of his experience. Wordsworth allows his audience a peek into his thoughts and his solution to "vacant or pensive" moods, showing that "bliss of solitude" can easily be achieved.
The author uses alliteration and consonance repetitively in this poem. In the first stanza the repetition of the sound of the letter "s" at the end of words is seen in the following: vales, hills, daffodils, trees, and breeze. The second stanza consists of alliteration, repeating the "s" sound at the beginning of words such as stars, shine, stretched, saw, and sprightly. The third stanza also possesses alliteration, with the words glee, gazed, and gay. The fourth stanza repeats the consonance of the first stanza. These techniques create fluidity in the poem, connecting lines in sound and contributing greatly to the tranquil, yet excited tone of the poem. The alliteration of the poem demonstrates the enthrallment of the poet with his subject matter, creating a progressive excitement over the beauty of his imaginings. The consonance used at the beginning and end unites the poem, beginning and closing with the prospect of escape.
I adore this poem. The imagery is astounding. I love how the field of daffodils are described as "Tossing their heads in sprightly dance" because it creates such a happy and vibrant image. Also, I found it really refreshing and unique that Wordsworth did not describe the field of daffodils as waves of flowers, as is very typical in poetry attempting to capture the beauty of nature. Instead Wordsworth comments that while the waves of the lake beside the field were lively and beautiful, the daffodils "Outdid the sparkling waves in glee."