famous poems‚ “The Lake Isle of Innisfree‚” was written early in his career as a poet. In the poem‚ Yeats takes the reader to a small island away from the chaos of everyday life‚ an island where the poet imagines he will go to live independently. The reader is transported‚ with the poet‚ to a place far away from schedules‚ deadlines‚ and stress. Yeats uses alliteration‚ end rhymes‚ and other poetic strategies to transport the reader to his imaginary getaway: the Isle of Innisfree. One technique
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Wordsworth’s Solitary Song: The Substance of " t r u e a r t " in " T h e Solitary R e a p e r . " GEOFFREY J . FINCH I T has become a truism in recent years that the Romantic poets were preoccupied with the fundamentals of their own poetic talents. Clearly‚ a view of poetry which places so much emphasis on the poet not as an interpreter‚ nor as a mirror‚ but as a creator of reality‚ must impose a severe self-consciousness on the individual artist‚ and it is not surprising that running through
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The Lake Isle of Innisfree. Poet: W.B. Yeats Topic: Nature Theme: The main theme of this poem is the poets longing to return to the beautiful isle of Innisfree and to live in harmony with nature. Subject Matter: At the time‚ Yeats was living in London. He was tired of the hustle and bustle of city life and longed to return to Sligo where he could live close to nature. In the opening line of the poem he sets out his intention to return. He envisages clearing some tress and building a hut
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The Lake Isle of Innisfree – William Butler Yeats Original Text: “I will arise and go now‚ and go to Innisfree‚ And a small cabin build there‚ of clay and wattles made; Nine bean rows will I have there‚ a hive for the honeybee‚ And live alone in the bee-loud glade. And I shall have some peace there‚ for peace comes dropping slow‚ Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings; There midnight’s all a-glimmer‚ and noon a purple glow‚ And evening full of the linnet’s wings
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THE SOLITARY REAPER –William Wordsworth A general outline of the poem: Wordsworth‚ as a romantic nature poet gives his deep impression as he hears the song of the reaper in the highlands. The emphasis is on a single girl singing while she is reaping the corn-alone with nature. The poem highlights the emotional intensity of the girl’s song-it is sad‚ melancholic and overwhelming. The impression that the song makes on the poet is conveyed through the images of weary travelers lost in the desert
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Tiffinie Randall Dr. Kathrine Butler 372 British Literature II 02/12/15 Wordsworth Poetry Analysis On more than one occasion‚ William Wordsworth wrote poetry capturing beautifully simple moments in his homeland and the nearby areas. The Solitary Reaper is a fine testament to Wordsworth’s imaginative expression of his experiences in the exterior world. In its four eight-line stanzas the reader is provided an account of a scene set in Scotland featuring a maiden in a field whose song fills the air
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While passing through a mountain pass in the highlands‚Wordsworth saw a young girl in a field.She was working all alone.She was cutting and binding the crops into sheaves .She was singing a sad song.Her song was echoing in the whole valley and could be heard even beyond it.The poet did not disturb the girl lest she could cease singing. The song of the girl was really very sweet and charming.The poet thought that her song was sweeter than the song of the nightingale.Though the notes of the nightingale
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The Solitary Reaper: A Response William Wordsworth is considered by many to be one of the most efficient‚ and studied poets of English Literature. With his many talents‚ and aid by his sister‚ Dorothy Wordsworth‚ he had produced many stories and songs during his period. Wordsworth has been compared to the finest author in English Literature‚ William Shakespeare. Wordsworth’s talent is viewed in his many poems‚ including “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”‚ “Ode: Intimations of Immortality” and “The
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poem’The Solitary Reaper’ was written by William Wordsworth in the Romantic Era. Most of William Wordsworth poems are filled with his passionate belief in the beuty and power of nature. He desribed nature not as something beautiful‚ but as an expression of the ’spirit’ and the ’music of humanity’. The poem describes one of Wordsworth’s early experiences in nature‚ that is a source of both joy and tranquility‚ as the lonely girl reaped corn in the Scottish field. ’The Solitary Reaper’ is a description
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literary devices to convey meaning. The Solitary Reaper and Daffodils are two poems written by Wordsworth that reflect on the significance of nature and illustrate his love for the beauty in aspects of life we fail to appreciate. In the first stanza of The Solitary Reaper the poet stumbles upon a young woman working alone‚ reaping‚ in the fields of Scotland – “highland lass”. The first stanza is an introduction to the poem as well as noticing the reaper. William Wordsworth effectively uses aural
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