Work without hope analysis Work without hope was written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The poem is mainly about how spring is starting up and all the animals are moving around and the speaker seems to still be stuck in his depression. The first half of the stanza includes a personification In the first half of the poem‚ the speaker identifies that the bees‚ slugs‚ and birds are coming out of hibernation. The speaker seems depressed as spring is starting up and all the animals are moving around
Premium Samuel Taylor Coleridge English-language films American films
the divine reflected in nature. The countryside (nature) is portrayed as more valuable than the city‚ with Coleridge claiming that Charles “hunger’d after Nature‚ many a year‚ in the great City pent”‚ comparing the city to a prison‚ whilst nature is something to be desired. Using colourful descriptions such as “and that walnut-tree was richly ting’d” and “ye purple heath flowers”‚ Coleridge stimulates the richness and beauty of nature in the reader’s mind. Nature is given a sense of grandeur‚ vibrancy
Premium Samuel Taylor Coleridge Romanticism
“Talk about the poem‚ ‘Kubla Khan’‚ your opinions of the poem‚ which part you thought were interesting. Use quotes.” (600~ words) Kubla Khan is a poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge‚ supposedly under the influence of opium. The effects of the drug on Coleridge are somewhat reflected in the description of Xanadu (inside the dome). He portrays an area which appears to be tranquil and serene‚ typical of a drug-induced sensation. Even though the poem doesn’t convey a direct message‚ its
Premium Samuel Taylor Coleridge
First of all‚ the poem is written as a story told by the Ancient Mariner about his adventure to a Wedding-Guest. Throughout the poem‚ Coleridge writes about the Mariner telling the story of the many joyful‚ but sometimes miserable events he endured. The Mariner’s story is told with the sole intent of highlighting the feelings he had after receiving gentle sleep from heaven: “I thought that
Premium Romanticism Samuel Taylor Coleridge William Wordsworth
Both Sun and Moon play significant roles in this old poem‚ in a symbolic and supernatural way‚ in order to reinforce the mood that Samuel Taylor Coleridge has attempted to create in his use of old legends and superstitions. The role that the sun and moon play in this tale of cursed sailors is an old one‚ retold over and over the years that Coleridge adapted for his own. Although mentioned several times before‚ the Sun makes its first significant appearance in the seventh stanza of the second part
Premium Samuel Taylor Coleridge Moon Sun
understanding of oneself‚ others and also the world. The texts studied support this idea of a “journey of discovery” very effectively. The texts I have chosen and think support the above idea well are “This Lime Tree Bower My Prison” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and “Journey to the Interior” by Margaret Atwood‚ along with the interesting short story “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing. The composers of these texts have used a range of techniques to involve their audience in the journey. The ideas in these
Premium Samuel Taylor Coleridge Doris Lessing Spirituality
of the passage below‚ explain your response. There have been many interpretations of the Rime of the Ancient Mariner‚ such as the belief that inspiration for the poem was based on Coleridge’s belief that God is present everywhere in nature. Coleridge supports the idea of a religious text; “And I had done a hellish thing” as he describes the Mariner’s sinful act of killing the albatross and removing the good omen from the sailors‚ condemning them to “the silence of the sea.” “I had kill’d the
Premium Religion Christianity Samuel Taylor Coleridge
the mysterious‚ strange or supernatural is widely seen in Romantic Poetry. Through this idea‚ many authors were able to convey their love of nature. In “Rime of the Ancient Mariner”‚ Coleridge uses imagery‚ alliteration and similes to demonstrate the isolation of the Mariner. In “Rime of the Ancient Mariner”‚ Coleridge uses imagery to demonstrate the isolation of the mariner. “Alone‚ alone‚ all‚ all alone‚ alone on a wide sea!” (4.9) This quote illustrates the point that the mariner is very isolated
Premium English-language films The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Albatross
“The Rime of Ancient Mariner” was the most powerful romantic poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Samuel Taylor Coleridge‚ a leader of the British Romantic movement‚ was born on October 21‚ 1772. He was a most romantic England poet who wrote his poems in romantism period. This essay will discuss the story which Ancient Mariner told the wedding guest and some of the moral implications through the study of “The Rime of Ancient Mariner’’. The story which the Ancient Mariner told the wedding guest was
Premium Samuel Taylor Coleridge Romanticism The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Did Wordsworth or Coleridge have greater influence on modern criticism? Answer: Wordsworth‚ Coleridge‚ and British Romanticism Introduction After a brief introduction of the period that will contrast the Romantics with the century that preceded them‚ we shall move on to analyze the great poetic‚ theoretical experiment that most consider the Ur text of British Romanticism: "Lyrical Ballads". We shall explore both the unique plan of "Lyrical Ballads"‚ and the implications of that plan for literary
Premium Romanticism Romantic poetry