Iwandered lonely as a cloud by william wordsworth i wandered lonely as a cloud that floats on high o'er vales and hills, when all at once i saw a crowd, a host, of golden daffodils; beside the lake, beneath the trees, fluttering and dancing in the breeze. continuous as the stars that shine and twinkle on the milky way, they stretched in never-ending line along the margin of a bay: ten thousand saw i at a glance, tossing their heads in sprightly dance. the waves beside them danced; but they out-did the sparkling waves in glee: a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company: i gazed—and gazed—but little thought what wealth the show to me had brought: for oft, when on my couch i lie in vacant or in pensive mood, they flash upon that inward eye which is the bliss of solitude; and then my heart with pleasure fills, and dances with the daffodils. how does the rhythm in each line contribute to the meaning of the whole poem? the rhythm varies from line to line. the irregular rhythm adds a rough and halting feel to the whole poem. there is no obvious rhythm to the lines in the poem. the regular rhythm adds a musical feel to the whole poem.