Questions

Simile - "wandered as lonely as a cloud"

A cloud moves over a large distance without any purpose, thus it is described as wandering. Then, clouds usually go by their own and they do not merge together with other clouds in the sky, thus it is described as lonely.

Personification - "A host"

The word host describes a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere. So the word host here describes in this case, the daffodils, welcoming him to join them in their gathering or party, thus making the daffodils sound like humans.

Personification - "golden daffodils"

The word golden describes a person being youthful, which is used for describing humans. Using it on the daffodils would make the daffodils seem humanely young.

Personification - "Tossing their heads"

The action of tossing their heads would be for describing humans when they are in the mood of a party. This would make the readers imagine the daffodils in a happy manner, and make them look like humans, which is exactly the use of personification.

Personification - "sprightly manner"

The word sprightly is used to describe to do things in a lively manner. The flowers are plants, and they cannot move. So the two words sprightly manner are again to make the readers imagine the daffodils as humans, who are happy and lively at that moment.

Personification - "The waves beside them danced"

The waves move in an up and down motion, which seems like they are dancing. However, the verb dancing can only be humans. So the poet chose this word, as the word personification hints, to give the daffodils a human nature.

Personification - "jocund company"

The poet describes the daffodils and the waves and the leaves around him as merry (which is the meaning of jocund). Again, merry is often only used to describe human nature. Describing the plants and waves around him as jocund would be describing them like humans, which is the aim of the poet.

Why I Like This Poem.

This poem is short yet meaningful. This poem describes a person who is very lonely but has found company - a group of plants and the waves. This poem in a way convey how friends can actually help to make your life more happy, which is hinting how friends are important in our lives. Without our friends, our lives would be dull. On the other hand, with friends, as described in the poem, our lives could be joyful. On top of that, the poem has also many personifications, would be helpful in our writing in future.