The poem describes the poet wandering alone and coming upon a large crowd of golden daffodils by a lake. There were thousands of daffodils tossing and dancing in the breeze. Their movement and color brightened the poet's mood, and the sight brought them joy when recalled later during quiet, thoughtful moments of solitude.

1. Read the poem.
"Daffodils" (1804)
I WANDER'D 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 stretch'd 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.
By William Wordsworth (1770-1850).
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2. HOW WELL DO I KNOW THESE WORDS?
Read the poem and find out the meaning of the words in the table below.
Words Meanings from dictionaries Synonyms
Beneath
Fluttering
Sprightly
Glee
Jocund
Vacant

3. NAME:……………………………………………………………………………………..
CLASS:……………………………………………………………………………………..
WORD
vacant
is not is
___glee________ _____pensive__
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is not is
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(CONTEXTUAL CLUES)
In vacant or in pensive mood

4. NAME:……………………………………………………………………………………..
CLASS:……………………………………………………………………………………..
Target Word
vacant
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Contextual clues
In vacant or in pensive mood
What it is… What it is not…
pensive Glee
I would probably find this word in this context (……people…………………)
I remember this word by connecting it to……what I feel.………………………….