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    Wordsworth theory of language of poetry and Coleridge’s criticism on it‚ is of great significance in the history of literary criticism. Wordsworth revolts against the poetic diction of eighteenth century. His theory has some merits and at the same time has certain demerits. Rejection of Poetic Diction and Background of his theory Wordsworth rejects poetic diction by saying‚ “avoid poetic diction”. He says that neither there is nor could be any difference in the language of prose and that of metrical

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    The modern “rational” world which Wordsworth came from was becoming increasingly polluted and destructive. It prohibited the imaginative escape of authors and so people like Wordsworth found solace and escape in what was left of nature and their own imaginative poems. Poems like “Strange Fits of Passion have I Known” and “the Solitary reaper” illustrate Wordsworth’s passion for the spiritual and the emotional freedom that nature and the mind offered. Wordsworth utilised traditional poetic techniques

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    Before one can undertake a comparative study of these two poet’s philosophies‚ their background and sentiments must be panoramically surveyed. However‚ due to time constraints‚ I will focus on the little that time permits me to. Wordsworth writes in a subjective style. He examines his state of mind or consciousness before attempting to write a creative work. This is largely why he fell in love in nature and became a natureworshipper. He believes in a primodial relationship between the mind of man

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    Romantic poet‚ William Wordsworth‚ and Folk singer-songwriter‚ Joni Mitchell‚ both comment about their respective "worlds" and the way these worlds have been perceived or treated. Although both artists are from a different time in history‚ their work somehow cast off the anchors of their own eras with material that continually remains relevant through generations of listeners and readers. Mitchell’s "Big Yellow Taxi" and William Wordsworth’s "The World is too Much With Us" are perfect examples.

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    We Are Seven by Wordsworth is a thinking poem. It is deep. It says that death does not diminish a family‚ nor a young girls love of her whole family. It says what Wordsworth believes that death is not an ending‚ but a transformation. This thought come alive by Wordsworth repeating the girl’s words we are seven to his question of how many are in the family. William Wordsworth was a great English poet. He is known for his contribution in romantic English literature. "We are Seven" is a poem which

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    William Wordsworth was one of the key figures in the Romantic Movement‚ his early poems helping to define the new movement of Romanticism. Wordsworth sought to bring a more individualistic approach‚ his poetry avoided high flown language however the poetry of Wordsworth is best characterised by its strong affinity with natureand in particular the Lake District where he lived. The early nineteenth century was a time of rapid change and industrialisation‚ but like his contemporaries‚ Blakeand Coleridge

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    poems are obscuPoems on Nature were a rarity in William Wordsworth’s time in England. Almost all wrote about Kings‚ Knights‚ Heroes and their mighty deeds. A few were called Cockneys who wrote about the life in cities‚ especially in London. Even Wordsworth was one among them once. But his Solitary Reaper changed things. It was a pure poem of feelings and emotions evolving from man’s attachment to the mother earth. There was no chivalry in a solitary reaper standing on a field in a lone mountain valley

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    2011 “A Man of Men”: William Wordsworth William Wordsworth is widely considered one of the most influential English romantic poets. In the preface of his book‚ Lyrical Ballads‚ published in 1798‚ Wordsworth declared that poetry should contain language really used by men. This idea‚ and many of his others‚ challenged the old eighteenth-century idea of formal poetry and‚ therefore‚ he changed the course of modern poetry (Damrosch‚ 397). Wordsworth was born of Cockermouth‚ West Cumberland

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    Romanticism officially began in 1798‚ when William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge anonymously published Lyrical Ballads. This work marked the official beginning of a literary period which had already begun many years before 1798. A work is defined to be of a certain period by its characteristics‚ therefore to be considered a Romantic work‚ the work must contain aspects which are termed "Romantic." A few typical "Romantic" aspects are: love of the past; sympathy to the child’s mind; faith

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    A short Petrarchan sonnet by William Wordsworth‚ "London‚ 1802" is a poem filled with creative symbols that portray Wordsworth’s emphasis on feeling and passion with natural morality and goodness. In the poem‚ Wordsworth’s ideal vision of life was that he believed anyone could participate in it‚ if only they placed effort into what they were doing. In "London 1802‚" he uses a dramatic tone combined with frustration because he wants to stand from an ethical perspective yet exert more aesthetic influence

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