bing the daffodils as fairies to show that good things are about to happen to the@speaker. The daffodils are next to a lake, and the waves on the lake are also dancing. However, the waves are not dancing nearly as happily as the daffodils are. This@emphasizes the fact that the daffodils are extremely happy, and that they have the power@to lift the spirits of the speaker. The line, gA poet could not but be gay,h does many things. It proves that@Wordsworth is indeed the speaker in more ways than one. The word gpoet,h shows that@the speaker is indeed a poet, and that poet is probably Wordsworth, because he wrote thepoem. By also saying that the poet could not help but be happy in these surroundings,@Wordsworth is shortening the list of candidates that this poet could be, because at the@time this poem was published, 1807, critics were still against him, and there were few@other poets who shared his views on nature and poetry. In the context of the poem, this@line again emphasizes the fact that the daffodils bring happiness to the speaker, and that@when he is around the daffodils, he can only be happy. Even if he was in a mood where@he was trying to be sad or lonely, he couldnft, the daffodils would lift his spirits and keep@him company.Lines 17 and 18, gI gazed--and gazed--but little thought What wealth the show tome had brought,h are also very significant. They emphasize how special the daffodils@really were. Even though the poet had his spirits lifted while he was with the daffodils,@he had no idea that the daffodils would prove to be a very special gift that would keep on@keeping him happy even though he was not with them. Their power extended much@farther than the poet thought that it would.Even when the poet was at home, just lying on his couch, he would become@lonely and sad. Then something truly amazing would happen. The daffodils would@gflash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude.h He would see the daffod...
