WILLIAM WORDSWORTH'S POEM "THE DAFFODILS": AN ANALYSIS OF ITS STYLISTICS

Abstract

William Wordsworth’s poem “Daffodils” is one of the most celebrated examples of Romantic poetry, distinguished by its simplicity, natural imagery, and profound emotional resonance. This paper presents a stylistic analysis of the poem to uncover the linguistic and poetic devices that contribute to its aesthetic and emotional impact. Through the use of diction, imagery, personification, rhythm, and symbolism, Wordsworth transforms a simple natural scene into an expression of spiritual joy and reflective solitude. The analysis focuses on the interplay between form and meaning, exploring how phonetic patterns, lexical choices, and syntactic structures embody the poet’s philosophy of the unity between man and nature. The findings demonstrate that Wordsworth’s style — characterized by natural language, vivid visual imagery, and a reflective tone — effectively conveys his Romantic ideals of simplicity, emotion, and transcendence through nature.