Directions: Read each stanza of Wordsworth's poem. Using what you learned in the lesson, analyze the poem and fill in the graphic organizer with complete sentences
• Diction: Identify at least two specific examples of diction that contribute to the tone. Explain the connotation of each example.
• Effect: What is the tone? Is there a change in tone? Describe the resulting mood. Remember, mood describes the emotional response in the
reader, and tone describes the author's attitude.
• Syntax: Does the poet use traditional syntax? Does the poet use a unique order of words, repeated structure, or purposeful punctuation?
• Effect: How does the poet's syntax affect the rhythm of this stanza? How does the rhythm influence the mood?
Graphic Organizer
Effect: Tone and Mood
Stanza
Diction
Syntax
Effect: Rhythm and Moon
The phrase "lonely as a cloud" has a
negative connotation of being alone,
floating along by himself. The word
"dancing' to describe the daffodils has a
positive connotation and creates an
image of happy, carefree flowers,
Initially, Wordsworth's tone
in this stanza is somber. His
tone shifts to hopeful when
he encounters the daffodils.
The mood shifts from
melancholy to joyful
Wordsworth uses
traditional syntax in
this stanza. He uses
several phrases
divided by commas
to describe the
daffodils
At first, the rhythm is slow like
the wandering cloud. The list of
phrases divided by commas
speeds up the rhythm, which
creates a happy, joyful mood at
the end of the stanza.
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: