![]() The structure of poetry has a reference to nature, resemblance and not imitation of nature. When we meet the movement of the daffodils, their shape and the place they grow in, we find resemblance in these poetic elements to nature. He is observing rules which produce a work of art that looks like nature. In writing this poem Wordsworth is abiding by the rules of nature. Writing poetry has nothing to do with feelings, it is about talent and structure. The worthy purpose is not describing the daffodils, so there is another story behind the title. If poetry has a purpose, then Wordsworth would be describing, but as proved in the lines, he is not describing the flowers. There are two contradictory cases, either poetry has a purpose or not. "Poetry has no purpose, if there is a purpose, it should be a worthy one". The purpose of poetry is never to imitate nature, because if it is an imitation, then it wouldn't be poetry according to Wordsworth. So, the lines are not about the daffodils, and even if they are, the poet is not reproducing nature. This is not the function of poetry because Wordsworth say that poetry is the "Spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings recollected at tranquility". In this case it will appear that Wordsworth is describing the daffodils. The first impression about the title is that the first lines would be about the daffodils. This has nothing with the evaluation of the poem. ![]() Seeing the daffodils or not is an external factor and shouldn't be considered in evaluating the poem. Wordsworth may have seen but also he could write the poem even if he didn't see the daffodils. This means that whenever we meet a poem, we shouldn't understand that the poem is the product of a certain definite occasion. In his "Preface to Lyrical Ballad" he says that a poet is not in need for external stimulus so that he could write a poem.
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