"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud’ by William Wordsworth (Annotated by Carlene Harris) William Wordsworth’s poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" was written in period of a time‚ the Romantic era‚ when people had become fascinated by the inner workings of the mind and by nature and the effect that nature has upon the state of mind. The Romantics viewed nature as a deity‚ Godlike‚ with which they could develop a relationship. It is a poem filled with imagery about nature and solitude and the language
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song “If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé is a video showcasing a role reversal of boy and girl‚ encapsulating the double standards that exist in society. The lyrics and video depict what Beyoncé would do if she were a boy‚ and explores how some things are seen as acceptable or unacceptable dependent on one’s gender. The entirety of the video is a role reversal of Beyoncé and her music video boyfriend‚ as Beyoncé is personifying him to show these double standards. The first verse says: “If I were a boy‚
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YANGON UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH Tutorial III Literature (ENG 3104) Poet “I wandered lonely as a cloud” is a lyric poem by William Wordsworth. It’s also commonly known as “Daffodils”. He was born in 7 April 1770‚ at Cockermouth Kingdom of Great Britain. Wordsworth’s mother died when he was 8- this experience shapes much of his later work. Wordsworth attended Hawkshead Grammar School where his love of poetry is firmly established and believed
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Gee I wish I were a man “ is insulting to women. Men are not better than women. The creator of the poster proposes to say that men are more admirable than women. For an ad to imply that women believe that men are better is a whole other scenario. Women believe men are superior because men are the leaders in the world. Women are not seen in high powerful positions as much men are; therefore‚ the ad makes women believe that men are estimable than themselves. For feminists‚ the ad would enrage them
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I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud is a poem written the great representative poet of the early romanticism in England‚ William Wordsworth. "Poetry"‚ as the author defines in his "Preface" to Lyrical Ballads‚ is "the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings; it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility." This definition of poetry can be illustrated from the poem. It contains four six-lined stanzas of iambic tetrameter‚ with a rhyme scheme of ababcc in each stanza. The rhyme and balance
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I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud William Wordsworth’s "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” is a lyric poem focusing on the poet’s response to the beauty of nature. The description of the process‚ which the speaker goes through‚ is represented by a natural scene where the speaker‚ plants and the surroundings become united. The poem is written in a figurative language‚ combining images‚ similes and personification. The speaker‚ at the beginning of “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”‚ views himself as a wandering
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seafloor‚ we are told‚ a corpse of "thy father" (Imogene) lies (l. 1). The poem instantly then begins to paint the setting of his watery grave with images that the reader is then almost able to see. "Of his bones are corals made;/Those are pearls that were his eyes" (ll. 2-3) presents two images in quick succession‚ as our minds latch on to the idea of vibrantly colored coral and milky pearl. We begin‚ through these carefully selected images‚ to see the situation the corpse rests in. "...doth suffer
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I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud Explication This poem dramatizes the importance of individualism‚ especially since the poem was a Romantic poem which was the era which individualism was introduced in. Individualism is a very important theme of the poem as it draws the importance of the basics of individualism. Through the focus and beauty of nature‚ which was also a very big aspect of Romanticism‚ William Wordsworth points out different perspectives of the new concept of individualism. “Golden daffodils…
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If I was a judge presiding over a case‚ I would have to impose a judgment‚ while having a proper understanding of both the type of crime the individual committed‚ as well the extent of the violations‚ and any extenuating circumstances that may have played a part in the individual’s behavior. I would also need to pay particular attention to the individual’s remorse; it is very likely that if the person admits the guilt in open court‚ and apologizes for his or her behavior to his victims that a judge
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