d then my heart with pleasure fills, / And dances in the daffodils,” while Keats’ reaction to the beauty of nature is quite similar as he states, “Where are the songs of Spring? Ay, where are they? / Think not of them, thou hast thy music too.” Both of these men showed an appreciation of nature through these two poems. Their tactics use in describing what they saw, imagined, or felt however were quite different, but they both managed to get their point.While both poets were able to take a stance on nature, and look at it from a different perspective, I found it difficult at times to follow John Keats‘ poems and interpret his thoughts and imagination. Comparing Autumn’s winnowing hair to a billowing cloud of straw, although it makes for an interesting picture inside a reader’s head, is not something that my brain associates with nature. It was this kind of comparison to nature, and Keats awkward use of personification that made me relate and like Wordsworth’s poem better. Wordsworth, like any other good poet was able transform ordinary life into art. A process of interpreting what he saw, shaping, and ordering took place between the time that he observed the daffodils and the finished poem. Wordsworth made it possible for the reader to see the daffodils in a new way that did not require an awkward use of language. It also provided a setting that was not only enjoyable to read, but left the reader a newfound appreciation of nature that Wordsworth showed us....
