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Why is âI Wandered Lonely as a Cloudâ also called âDaffodilsâ?
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English Romantic poet William Wordsworth, portrait by Henry Edridge, 1804; at Dove Cottage, Grasmere, England.
The poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" is frequently referred to as "Daffodils" because the central subject and imagery of the work focus on a "host, of golden daffodils" that the speaker encounters beside a lake.1
While the poem's opening line provides its formal title, the alternative name is a common reference to the iconic floral imagery that defines the piece.1