In English, we read the classic poem 'Daffodils', by William Wordsworth. It was inspired Wordsworth seeing 'a host of golden daffodils' in a park in 1802. How old does that make this poem? 213 years!! We analysed the language, personification, description and some of the old English words that we don't use today, such as jocund. Have a read of the poem below and see what you think:
Daffodils
BY William Wordsworth
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;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
The waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company:
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.
Inspired by the poem, we also created some daffodil artwork. We made pinwheels with coloured paper, then cut and folded and attached the petals using a split pin. We painted and outlined a colourful background - they turned out lovely and really brighten up our classroom.