Instead of just describing the physical characteristics of the daffodils it goes further and talks about the life of a daffodil. It talks about how short there life is and that there peak is even shorter. The poem compares their life to one of a human; from the poem you can see that the writer thinks we have a short life and an even shorter youth. You can see how the poem is describing the stages of life by comparing them to the stages of the day, youth being morning, middle age being midday and old age being afternoon leading into the night. The poem start with the word “fair” from this the reader realises that the poet recognises the beauty of the daffodils. Yet in the same line his comment "we weep to see" suggests to the reader that the mood of his poem is sad.
Not only are the poems different in content but also they are viewed differently, Wordsworth’s poem is very well known due to it simple language and catchy rhyming. The poem was written in England back around 1912 but is still known and taught in schools today. I consider “To Daffodils” to be a more complex poem and to be of better quality in some ways. Yet the poem is not as well known.
Wordsworth poem refers to him being alone a lot. This poem is essentially a comment on the pleasure Wordsworth obtained from solitary contemplation. His use of the word 'lonely' would not have the same meaning as ours. His true attitude to being alone is in the line " The bliss of solitude". This refers to him not only being alone but him being happy with this, this line shows how Wordsworth liked to be alone Although the two are based on daffodils they are very different in there structure.
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the Milky Way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
I like this part of William Wordsworth poem (paragraph 2 lines 7 – 10) because I feel these lines are not a childish and simple as the rest of the poem he is comparing the daffodils to the stars in the Milky Way not just say that they look pretty and that stop him from feeling so lonely.
From Robert Herrick Poem I am fond of the paragraph
As quick a growth to meet decay,
As you, or anything.
We die
As your hours do, and dry
Away
I am fond of this because I think that this verse sums up death in a single sentence whether it be a human dying or a daffodil.
After looking at the two poems it is easy to see the difference between them because even though they are about the same thing they are very different poems. You can see the simplexes Wordsworth poem and the depth and complexness in Herrick’s.
