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About Authors
2. William Wordsworth
• English poet • He was born on April

William 7, 1770
Wordsworth
DAFFODILS
1. -I Wandered Lonely as a
Cloud
2. -The inspiration for the poem

came from an afternoon on April
15, 1802,
Literary devices:
Literary Devices In
Literary devices are used to
DAFFODILS bring richness and clarity to the
texts. The writers use them to make
their texts appealing and
meaningful. Wordsworth has also
made the poem deeper and richer by
using these devices. The analysis of
some of the literary devices used in
this poem is given below.
IN STANZA 1
There is a similes used in this :

“I wandered lonely as a cloud.”
=> He compares his loneliness with a
single cloud.
Simile is a device used to compare
one object to another to help
readers understand or to clarify
the meanings using ‘as’ or ‘like’.
Personification: is to attribute human characteristics to
lifeless objects.
“When all at once I saw a crowd.”
The poet has personified “Daffodils” in the third line of the poem. The crowd
shows the number of daffodils.
IN STANZA 2
There is a similes used in this :

”Continues as the stars that shine.”
=> Here Wordsworth compares the
endless row of daffodils with
countless stars.
Simile
Assonance “They stretched in never-ending.” =>
the sound of /e/

Directs readers'
attention to specific “Ten thousand I saw at a glance” => the
words and phrases,
creates rhythm, and sound of /a/
adds music to a
poem.
Personification: is to attribute human characteristics to
lifeless objects.
“Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.”
It shows that the Daffodils are humans that can dance

the third stanza
Personification:
“In a jocund company.” Here he considered the

daffodils as his buoyant company.
• Alliteration is
the repetition of the same
Alliteration
consonant sounds in the
“I gazed and gazed”
same lines of poetry
• The use of /g/ sound

in “I gazed and gazed”
Consonance
The word Consonance refers to pleasant and calming sounds from nature or
created by humans. It creates a feeling of harmony while listening to sounds.
1. “What wealth the show to me had brought”
=>The sound of /t/

“In vacant or in pensive mood”
stanza 4
=> This is consonace
“They flash upon that inward eye.”
Metaphor => Here “inward eye” represents the
sweet memory of daffodils.”

Imagery
Makes the reader visualize the writer’s feelings and emotions.
“lonely as a cloud”
=> These descriptions help the
“a crowd”
reader to imagine or feel the same
“never-ending line”
joy felt by the speaker.
“milky way”
“jocund company”
About Authors
1. A.E Housman ( Alfred Edward Housman)
• An English poet and • As one of the
classical scholar greatest scholars
born on March 26, • Reclusive and
1859 in reserved personality
Worcestershire, and had relatively
England. few close friends.

About Authors
1. A.E Housman ( Alfred Edward Housman)
• Cited as a major
inspiration for the
• He is best known for
modernist movement
his collection of
in poetry.
poems
About Literary
The Laws of Gods, the Laws of
Man
The laws of God, the laws of man,
He may keep that will and can;
Not I: let God and man decree
The Laws of Laws for themselves and not for me;

And if my ways are not as theirs
Let them mind their own affairs.
Gods, the Laws Their deeds I judge and much condemn,
Yet when did I make laws for them?
Please yourselves, say I, and they
of Man Need only look the other way.
But no, they will not; they must still
Wrest their neighbor to their will,
And make me dance as they desire
With jail and gallows and hell-fire.
And how am I to face the odds
The Laws of Of man's bedevilment and God's?

I, a stranger and afraid
In a world I never made.
Gods, the Laws They will be master, right or wrong;
Though both are foolish, both are strong.
And since, my soul, we cannot fly
of Man To Saturn nor to Mercury,
Keep we must, if keep we can,
These foreign laws of God and man.
1. His poetry is characterized :
• Musicality
• Simplicity
• Emotional depth
2. The 12th chapter in the book “Last

Poems”,
Literary Devices In
THE LAW OF MAN, THE LAW OF GOD
There are some rhetoric devices

in the poem The Laws of Gods,
the Laws of Man:
- The repetition of words at the end of successive clauses
Epistrophe:
or sentences.
( lặp từ cuối câu )

- Creates a rhythmic and memorable pattern in the poem.
“The laws of God, the laws of man,

He may keep that will and can;”
-The use of contrasting ideas/phrases/words in a balanced
Antithesis: or parallel construction.
( phép đối )
“Not I: let God and man decree
Laws for themselves and not for me”

Irony:( châm biếm )
-The use of language that signifies the opposite for humorous or emphatic effect.
“Their deeds I judge and much condemn,

Yet when did I make laws for them?”
Rhetorical -The use of a question to make or emphasize a
question:( câu
point, without expecting or requiring an actual
answer.
hỏi tu từ )
• The sentence that contains a rhetorical question in the poem

is:
• "And if my ways are not as theirs
Let them mind their own affairs."
• "why should I follow their ways?"
Compare
DAFFODILS
1. The meaning of the poem Daffodils
The poem takes us along the footsteps of a lonely traveler mingling with the
bright, happy daffodils. Creating this contrast has a great impact on us, and
every time we read the poem, we can feel the harmonious beauty of the poet
and the carpet of daffodils; and enjoy that brilliance. We can also talk with the
yellow petals, which also represent nature, with your own soul. Thereby, the
poem shows us the author’s love and admiration for the rich and profound
nature, and is also call for us to immerse ourselves in and enjoy the majestic
nature.
DAFFODILS
2. The meaning of the poem The Laws of Gods, the Laws of Man
The poem expresses the author's opposition to the control and imposition of
others. Everyone has the right to decide for themselves and no one should
violate that right. The poem shows that he does not want to be decided and
controlled by others, but he knows some people do not accept this thought.
They will still try to force him to conform to their opinions, even applying harsh
methods to bring him to their side. Although he will criticize the actions of
others, he will never try to create laws and rules that apply to them. Ultimately,
Housman realized that in our world, we cannot escape the rules and laws of God
and humanity, which must be obeyed if we want to live in peace and stability.
About rhetoric devices
Personification Epistroph
Metaphor Antithesis
Imagery Irony
Rhetorical question
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Nguyễn Thị Yến Hạ Phan Thị Diễm Nguyễn Thanh Lin

• English poet • He was born on April

2. -The inspiration for the poem

There is a similes used in this :

“When all at once I saw a crowd.”

There is a similes used in this :

the sound of /e/

“Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.”

It shows that the Daffodils are humans that can dance

“In a jocund company.” Here he considered the

same lines of poetry

• The use of /g/ sound

1. “What wealth the show to me had brought”

=>The sound of /t/

Metaphor => Here “inward eye” represents the

sweet memory of daffodils.”

• An English poet and • As one of the

classical scholar greatest scholars

born on March 26, • Reclusive and

1859 in reserved personality

Worcestershire, and had relatively

England. few close friends.

The Laws of Laws for themselves and not for me;

The Laws of Of man's bedevilment and God's?

2. The 12th chapter in the book “Last

There are some rhetoric devices

( lặp từ cuối câu )

“The laws of God, the laws of man,

Antithesis: or parallel construction.

Laws for themselves and not for me”

“Their deeds I judge and much condemn,

• The sentence that contains a rhetorical question in the poem

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