I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
William Wordsworth
1770 to 1850
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Reconstruct the poem by dragging each line into its correct position. Your goal is to reassemble the original poem as accurately as possible. As you move the lines, you'll see whether your arrangement is correct, helping you explore the poem's flow and meaning. You can also print out the jumbled poem to cut up and reassemble in the classroom. Either way, take your time, enjoy the process, and discover how the poet's words come together to create something truly beautiful.
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Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Continuous as the stars that shine
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
The waves beside them danced; but they
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
I wandered lonely as a cloud
They stretched in never-ending line
In such a jocund company:
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
They flash upon that inward eye
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
In vacant or in pensive mood,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
What wealth the show to me had brought:
A host, of golden daffodils;
And dances with the daffodils.
And twinkle on the milky way,
Along the margin of a bay:
Which is the bliss of solitude;
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
For oft, when on my couch I lie
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,