Cloud PTL2

Activity Sheets

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud

1. First reading of the poem: Finding metaphors, similes, and personifications

Complete the "X" - "Y" chart for each of the figures of speech that you found. Some of the figurative language will be able to fit in more than one chart.

Simile:

Metaphor:

Personification:

2. Second reading of the poem: Vocabulary development

By using a dictionary define what each one of the italicized words mean in the poem.

a) That floats on high o'er vales and hills_____________________________.

b) Along the margin of the bay_____________________________________.

c) Tossing their heads in sprightly dance______________________________.

d) In such a jocund company______________________________________.

e) What wealth the show to me had brought___________________________.

f) For oft______________________________________________________.

g) In vacant or in pensive mood____________________________________.

i) Which is the bliss of solitude _____________________________________.

3. Third reading of the poem: Understanding the poem

By using contextual clues (rereading each line and trying to figure out what the words mean in the poem) explain what each one of the following lines means. Concentrate on the underlined words for accuracy of analysis.

I wandered lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o'er vales and hills,

When all at once I saw a crowd,

A host of golden daffodils;

Continuous as the stars that shine

And twinkle on the milky way,

They stretched in never-ending line

Along the margin of the bay:

The waves beside them danced; but they

Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:

I gazed - and gazed - but little thought

What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie

In vacant or in pensive mood,

They flash upon that inward eye

Which is the bliss of solitude;

And then my heart with pleasure fills,

And dances with the daffodils.

4. Fourth reading of the poem: Comprehension

In the space provided below, translate I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud . As you rewrite the poem, you do not have to translate each word, but concentrate on creating a well-thought out four (4) paragraphs that expresses, in prose form, what the poet tried to tell his readers. Use all of the information that you have learned from activities sheets.

Paragraph 1:

Paragraph 2:

Paragraph 3:

Paragraph 4:

5. Analyzing the organization of the poem - Awareness of structure

a) Stanzas 1 and 2 discuss the scene or setting of the poem. This is background information that helps the reader make connections with the poet's mind. List the specific details about the setting mentioned in stanza's 1 and 2.

Example: clouds floating over vales and hills

b) Stanzas 3 explain how the poet felt, what he did , and how the scene affected him.

How did poet feel_____________________________________________?

What did poet do_____________________________________________?

How did the scene affect him____________________________________?

c) Stanza 4 delves into the reason the poet is writing about daffodils and lakes, vales and hills. Analyze the connection the author is trying to make with you, the reader. Especially look at the verbs he uses to create this feeling.

Where does he lie_______________________________________________________________________________________?

What flashes upon his eye________________________________________________________________________________?

What does he do, then, in his inward eye____________________________________________________________________?

d) Study the organizational structure of Wordsworth's poem.

First - Wordsworth informs the reader what he was doing _______________________________________________________

Second - He mentions what he saw and where the daffodils were_________________________________________________

Third - He compares them to something else, a simile__________________________________________________________

Fourth - _____________________________________________________________________________________________

Fifth -_______________________________________________________________________________________________

Sixth________________________________________________________________________________________________

Seventh - ____________________________________________________________________________________________

Eighth - _____________________________________________________________________________________________

Ninth - ______________________________________________________________________________________________

Tenth - ______________________________________________________________________________________________

e)Have you ever been some place that you really liked? Describe the place.

f) Draw a scene that represents the poem.

Create a poem that uses figurative language

1. Decide on an idea for a poem, break down your idea into several parts. Some possible topics could be ones that deal with activities or hobbies that you do: skate boarding,or dancing, or swimming, or surfing, or playing the piano, or playing video games etc. The activity should have some meaning to you, as Wordsworth's seeing the daffodils had for him.

Topic -

List activities you were doing

Imagine and list your feelings

What larger meaning does this activity have to you?

2. Come up with comparisons for the activity for your poem that will help your reader visualize and feel what it means to you. Create your own comparisons, using "X" - "Y" chart.

Activities, feelings, ideas

3. Create metaphors, similes, and personifications for your poem, using information in the chart above.

4. Write your poem on a separate piece of paper in stanza form. Each line in a stanza usually is a complete thought, almost like a sentence. Sometimes you can think of a poem like a short story. The poem has stanzas that are like paragraphs, each stanza can have its own topic sentences and supporting sentences. When you write your poem, try to get across to the reader the your feelings and attitude that you have about your topic.

Rubric

Figurative Language Poem:

Name___________________________________

Grade Earned________________

Performance Task List Possible points

Poem

Scale

150 - 130 = A

129 - 109 = B

108 - 88 = C

87 - 57 = D