The representation of the sublime in William Wordsworth's "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud", Percy Shelley's "To a Sky-Lark" and Gerald Hopkins' "As Kingfishers Catch Fire" is characterized by the beauty and forms of nature, the power of nature, and the use of metaphors in descriptive passages. They use the sublime to express the grandeur of nature and to describe specific objects in nature. Writers also use the sublime as a way to communicate their imagination and interpretations of nature to readers. Wordsworth, Shelley, and Hopkins use the sublime in their literary works to interpret and express the aesthetics of nature. Wordsworth expresses the sublime beauty and forms of nature in “I wandered alone as a cloud” by illustrating the natural scene using daffodils, clouds, stars and waves. His personification of the daffodils, “shaking their heads in a joyful dance” (Wordsworth 12), distinguishes them from a simple organic plant to a living being that possesses an inner life. Her personification of daffodils creates a vibrant and beautiful illustration. Shelley uses a skylark in his poem “To a Sky-Lark” to express the sublime beauty and forms of nature. The beauty of nature is developed from Shelley's sublime imagination of the song of the skylark. He notes the beauty of the skylark's song, implying that even rainbow clouds are not as beautiful as the melodies of the skylark's song: "It does not flow from the clouds rainbow” (Shelley 33). Shelley connects the bird's emotional state to the beauty of nature by considering the bird's happiness as it flies into the sky. He suggests that the beauty and forms of nature contribute to the bird's happiness: "What objects are the fountains / Of your happy ...... middle of paper ...... n limbs, and beautiful in the eyes not his” (Hopkins 12-13). Wordsworth, Shelley, and Hopkins express gratitude for the sublime of the natural world in their literary works. To accurately describe the sublime in their works, Wordsworth, Shelley, and Hopkins selected appropriate words and appropriate arrangements in their language. Their use of striking and beautiful words contributed to the overall sublimity of their poems. Additionally, their figurative language possessed great natural power, which helped give their metaphors solid meanings. Poets referenced things they considered interesting, such as the kingfisher, skylark, and daffodils, to express their literary sublime. Their literary sublime is important because it helps readers visualize the scenes and understand the message of the poem, which also helps readers benefit from or enjoy the poem..