Tintern Abbey

Romantic poetry describes the love between objects and people, not just the love between two people. Romantic poems follow the ideas of natural, emotional, and artistic themes. In the poem “Tintern Abbey” by William Wordsworth, the author uses traditional romantic poetry techniques to convey emotion and remembrance of nature to the reader. Wordsworth’s use of nature as the main theme is a good use of romantics. He also uses other literary devices to show the reader how he feels about nature. Also, how nature helps him in so many ways. The poem “Tintern Abbey” is a romantic poem, throughout the entire poem Wordsworth stresses remembrance and imagination. The first three lines are a great example of remembrance. Wordsworth says, “Five years have past, five summers, with the length Of five long winters! again I hear….”, he is telling the reader that even after five long years away he still remembers. Lines 23-29 are showing his remembrance too. The lines are telling us he carries the images with him, “These beauteous forms, Through a long absence, have not been to me/As is a Landscape to a blind mans eye”. Wordsworth uses so much emotion in his writing, in line 80, he says, “An appetite; a feeling and a love”. He also talks about nature being his “tranquil restoration”, a place where he can recharge, and how the memories of this place keep him going, line 23-29.There is also some sad emotion in the poem, “joyless daylight”, and “unprofitable” are two examples. The poem’s central theme is nature. Wordsworth describes nature and his love for nature in most of line. Nature surrounds the world, but it can be hard to find time to really enjoy the beauty and tranquilness of it. Wordsworth is able to use memories he has created of nature from the time he was a boy to enjoy nature. The author has so much passionate for nature. Wordsworth passion is convey by the tone, which in this case is passionate. He tells us that nature is “beauteous”, his place of “tranquil restoration”, and goes on to say that nature is a spirit; it is almost a religious devotion. Wordsworth uses imagery and diction in his poem to create a mood. The mood of this poem is serenity. He continuously goes back to say that nature is where he can relax and recharge. The speaker also talks about how he uses the memories of nature to keep going in life, even if it is stressful. He talks about how nature looks, lines 1-17. There is also a lot of alliteration in the poem. “Sent up, in silence”, “wood run wild”, and “secluded scene” are just some examples. He also uses smilies and metaphors, “Haunted me like a passion”, and personification, “The heart that loved her; ’tis her privilege”. These literary devices really help the reader understand what Wordsworth is telling. It also allows the reader to connect. Wordsworth wrote many poems during the romantic era. “Tintern Abbey” was one of the many. This poem is a great example of how nature can be tranquil and relaxing. The poem shows how a man and nature can make such a lasting bond. As a child, Wordsworth traveled to nature and fell in love. He is able to use the memories he has his entire life. Nature has so many meanings to it, it can be beautiful or disgusting, it is left up to interpretation. Wordsworth is able to see the beauty in nature and us it to his advantage.