William Wodsworth

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of the daffodils, instead of say, the tops, or buds. The difference in this is, however, that Dorothy Wordsworth has her daffodils "rest [ing] their heads upon these stones as on a pillow for weariness" (Norton, 293) while William Wordsworth, in a quite different vein, has his daffodils "Tossing their heads in a sprightly dance," which is also another reference to the dancing of the daffodils. (Norton, 186)
As for which rendition of this minor event I prefer, I must say that I find Dorothy Wordsworth's description much better. She seems to speak more to me; her story has more truth in it than I feel is in William's. I suppose that, beyond this experience belonging to Dorothy, poetry is more confusing from the outset to anyone because one has to look at other factors such as word choice, placement, metaphors, etc., while Dorothy's more traditional prose style is more like a conversation with a real person.
The things that I like about Dorothy Wordsworth's piece as opposed to ...

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