This document provides a critical analysis of William Wordsworth's nature poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud". It begins with biographical information about Wordsworth and contextual details about the poem. It then analyzes each stanza, describing how the poet is surprised by a vast field of daffodils dancing in the breeze and is inspired by their beauty. The analysis explains that the memory of this scene brings the poet joy and inspiration when recalled during solitary moments. Themes of the poem include beauty, nature, happiness, and overcoming loneliness.