William Wordsworth's "I wandered lonely as a cloud" is a poem rich in visual imagery used to convey his appreciation of nature. Right from the beginning the speaker metaphorically compares himself to the clouds "I wandered lonely as a cloud / That floats on high o'er vales and hills", creating a sense of isolation from the rest of the world. Using the colour reference in "host of golden daffodils" enables Wordsworth to alter the mood of the poem to a more a cheerful one and is further emphasized as he uses personification to bring the joyous movement of flowers to life "fluttering and dancing in the breeze" or "Tossing their heads in a sprightly dance". These features make the poem lively and more active and by being personified as human beings it contrasts to the emotio

Another poem where Imagery is used to a great extent is in Robert Frost's "Stopping by the Woods on a snowy evening", where it aids in the understanding of the theme. In this poem the speaker is passing through the woods and is admiring the beauty around him. The visual imagery in "To watch his woods fill up with snow" is very effective as the woods are usually associated with death and danger, where as snow with purity, thus this image creates an effect of the snow masking the danger of the woods. The atmosphere of the woods in silence is aided by the use of imagery as in "The darkest evening of the year" and "The woods are lovely dark and deep". The sound imagery in "He gives his harness bells a shake" is very effective as it breaks the peace and quietness of the previous lines, creating a "tinkering" effect in the readers minds and is further emphasized in "The only other sound's the sweep / of easy wind and downy flake"

W. Hudson's "Mallee in October" is rich in visual imagery. The colour imagery in "When clear October suns unfold / Mall

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