“Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey‚” by William Wordsworth‚ is a romantic poem that uses natural landscapes to induce an individual’s sublime emotional states. Sublime‚ according to Edmund Burke‚ is a profound emotional state experienced when someone is close to wild or dangerous events‚ but not directly in the path of danger. Carl Grosse‚ however‚ criticizes this definition and argues that danger only paralyzes the emotions and blocks sublime from emerging. By juxtaposing society with
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Samantha Wong Professor Jennifer Riske English 2323 15 June 2016 Writing Assignment One: “Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey” In William Wordsworth’s famous poem‚ “Tintern Abbey”‚ the poet deemed nature as valuable because he regarded nature as a moral guide‚ mentor throughout his life‚ and as well as restorative existence. When Wordsworth was child‚ he passionately reflected and cherished his time of isolation from the world as he pondered life in Wye River Valley as a youth
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"Nature never did betray / The heart that loved her". (122-3); words said by William Wordsworth in his poem "Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey". Wordsworth was born on April 7 1770 in Cockermouth‚ Cumberland’s Lake District surrounded by nature. William spent much of his time travelling around the magnificent scenery of Europe‚ including Switzerland‚ Italy‚ France‚ and even the famous Alps. William Wordsworth viewed nature similar to how a child views someone they greatly admire and love
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The famous poets‚ William Wordsworth and Percy Shelley‚ brought uncommon perspectives about nature to the Romantic Era during the late 1700s to the early 1800s. The two poets mocked each other for their extraordinary opinions on nature through their poetry. Shelley’s violent‚ inhuman perspective on nature differs from Wordsworth’s deist ideals. Wordsworth believes that humanity can be one with nature‚ while Shelley believes that nature is inhumane and is uncertain that humanity can be one with nature
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recognizing of the natural world and its effects on the relationships and thoughts of humans. Throughout Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ William Wordsworth’s “Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey”‚ and Mary Wollstonecraft’s Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden‚ Norway‚ and Denmark‚ the characters’ internal struggles with reason are silenced by the sublimity of their ecological thinking‚ which also serves to connect
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the desire to escape life but to prevent life from escaping you”. William Wordsworth’s poetry clearly captures this definition; he uses powerful and meaningful vocabulary to express this desire. In his poem Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey‚ Wordsworth writes about his visit to the valley of River Wye and the ruins of Tintern Abbey with his sister. You can certainly tell that he is at peace with nature when he composed the poem—he uses nice‚ serene vocabulary like: “These beauteous forms
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British author‚ William Wordsworth visits serene places in order to find peace. Wordsworth shares his getaway from reality in “Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey‚” where he revisits Tintern Abbey along with his younger sister‚ Dorothy‚ after five years. Compared to his experience five years earlier‚ Wordsworth reacts differently to the calmness of Tintern Abbey. During this new reaction‚ Wordsworth relates his emotions to the cycles of life. In “Lines Composed a Few Miles Above
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Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey is a poem by William Wordsworth that has a strong‚ central theme of romanticism. Wordsworth was the pioneer poet in the field of literary philosophy which is now called romanticism. This poem reflects a romantic theme in two main ways. First is that throughout the passage of the entirety of the poem‚ there is a stressed view point upon imagination and remembrance‚ and most notably lots of emotion involved in the poem. The second way this poem has a
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Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey is about William Wordsworth‚ and his longing to return to this special place a few miles above Tintern Abbey which he absolutely adores. We can see he has been away from this place for five years‚ and he always thinks about this magical place with its steep lofty cliffs and its beautiful scenery. He loves the mountain cliffs and springs. He loves the quiet‚ it gives him a chance to stop and think; seclusion. In the first stanza‚ Wordsworth talks
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Wordsworth’s poem “Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey” seems to be based from memories and the cycles of life through nature. Memory seems to be very important to Wordsworth‚ almost like it enlightens the mind. When the poem starts‚ Wordsworth lays the foundation of Tintern Abbey from his visit five years in the past. We see this in lines 1-22 as he describes his memories of the abbey. The steep cliffs‚ the cottage-ground‚ the orchard-tuffs‚ the hedge-rows‚ pastoral farms‚ etc. He is
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