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What is the tone of the poem "I wandered lonely as a cloud" by William Wordsworth?

I need like a tone map of this poem. I can't seem to figure out what tone or emotions it uses. Any suggestions?


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This poem has greatly affected my life. It taught me the ability to take a 'word picture' of something that is special to me, and to be able to remember it in great detail, in order to recall it & re-visualize it, re-awakening the feeling evoked by the sight itself.

The tone to me, is of:
'wonder' at the beauty of the vision of the daffodils,
'loneliness' at being alone wandering through the woods,
'awareness of beauty' at the vision of the rippling field of flowers,
'sharpness of sight' at the shock of the vastness of the surprising field of blooms,
'poetic' at the sight of 'tossing their heads in sprightly dance', and 'the waves beside them danced',
'nostalgia' in thinking back to the feelings of awe at the sight,
'mind clarity and recall' when remembering the beauty and feelings evoked by the experience.

Truly a poetic and magnificent series of visualizations.