Talk:I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud

I may be wrong, but I think the title of the poem is Daffy DUCKS. Can anyone confirm either way? Deb 17:23, 22 Mar 2004 (UTC)

I thought so too; first hit from Google for "Daffy Ducks" is another copy of the poem on the same website referenced for the text, and the second is yet another.

However the "Wordsworth Trust" refers to it as "I wandered lonely as a cloud, so my best guess is that the editors of those 2 anthologies chose to change the name. Hv 14:30, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

i wandered lonley as a cloud is the name

If so, shouldn't the Wikisource link be called by the same name?--84.12.21.104 22:16, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

But shouldn't it be "Daffodils" instead of Daffy Ducks, everywhere in the text? BTW this was the name for this poem I knew from my anthology at school.

Clouds -vs- Cows

Is there a source for the claim that Wordsworth's first choice of words was "lonely as a cow"?

And...the last paragraph states "The effect that the song had on the poet..." What song, exactly? Joyous | Talk 16:58, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

Actually, there was some sort of confusion. What I meant was The effect that the Daffy Ducks had on the poet is similar to the effect of the maiden's song in The Solitary Reaper... It sort of got transformed into gibberish on the way. I've corrected it now. Thanks for bringing that up.--May the Force be with you! Shreshth91($ |-| r 3 $ |-| t |-|) 12:59, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

Since no citation seemed to be forthcoming for the "cow" statement, I've removed it. Joyous | Talk 22:44, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

I can't find a source now, but i remember hearing somewhere, maybe on a TV programme, that Wordsworth originally wanted

I wandered lonely as a cow

But his sister made him change it to cloud I'll look for a referenceCDuck2 09:47, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

Stephen Fry mentioned it on QI some time ago, if that helps. Actually is that even a valid source for reference? AbsenceWiki 21:18, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

Possible reference found: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2007/apr/10/musicnews.books. Thoughts? --Dom (talk) 18:21, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

SparkNotes

The commentary section is a verbatim copy of SparkNotes' section on the poem. Copyright infringement? 83.147.171.12 17:01, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

Yes, as well as non-encyclopedic (Wikipedia should only report literary criticism, not create it). I'll remove it. Junes 19:09, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

Name judgement

I believe that reference to the poem as "The Daffodils" is in fact often used, as apposed to only in anthologies, and I would think that including that in a disambiguation page or in at least the search would be helpful for those who use this name for it. But I am not sure, and I am not knowledgable to know how or even if I can acomplish any of this. First, lets confirm this. Greenmanperil 23:12, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

When i dealt with this poem in high school, It was taught to us as "The daffodils". - Amog |^Talk 15:39, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Leunig Poem

There is a parody of this poem by Leunig which criticizes Australian Parliament, I'm unable to find a link for it. Anyone know where to find it? D-Ozols 07:08, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Glendale?

"The inspiration for the poem may have been a walk he took with his sister Dorothy around Glendale, near their house in the Lake District. It may also have been nearby Glencoyne Bay....Dorothy later wrote in reference to this walk: When we were in the woods beyond Gowbarrow Park, we saw a few daffodils..."

First of all, their home was at Dove cottage in Grasmere - where does Glendale come from? - it appears to be a valley in Northumberland or a place in the Isle of Sky from the link. Secondly, Dorothy said they were walking near Gowbarrow Park which is near Ullswater, not Grasmere, so it would appear that the first reference (which actually says near Grasmere) is wrong. Can anyone cast any light on this? If not I'll change it. Richerman (talk) 00:55, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

I honestly don't know where Glendale came from. Probably an error on my part. With reference to Ullswater/Grasmere, it's somewhat more complicated. Wordsworth Point is in Glencoyne Bay, which seems to be separate to Gowbarrow Park ("The falls and surrounding are[a] of Gowbarrow Park are owned by National Trust, as is the area of Glencoyne Bay known as Wordsworth Point.") although they're pretty close from what I could cartographise. Dorothy's writing about this somewhat later. We have to think, verifiability not truth, and representing sources as they are. So my corrected suggestion it may have been either Grasmere or Glencoyne seems reasonable. I think you could push it a little more towards the latter if you wish. - Jarry1250 ^{[Humorous? Discuss.]} 09:36, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

The first reference, which says it was Grasmere, is from a study guide written by an American based in Pennsylvania, the second is from a personal website written by someone in the Lake District. I don't think either of them could be considered particularly reliable, but the fact that Wordworth point is on Ullswater suggests to me that Glencoyne bay is the generally accepted location and the first reference is just plain wrong. I've also found a reference from the Wordsworth Trust that says it was Ullswater, and I think they are more reliable than someone writing from a few thousand miles away so I've changed the text to say it was Ullswater. Richerman (talk) 21:38, 5 April 2010 (UTC)