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    WORDSWORTH’S TREATMENT OF NATURE IN RELATION TO MAN IN TINTERN ABBEY In his Preface to The Excursion‚ Wordsworth asserts that it is the ‘Mind of Man’ which is ‘My haunt‚ and the main region of my song’. Wordsworth is interested not in the natural world for its own sake but in the relationship between the natural world and the human consciousness. His poetry‚ therefore‚ offers us a detailed account of the complex interaction between man and nature—of the influences‚ insights‚ emotions and sensations

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    of reflecting on oneself and achieving peace and serenity. We go through tough times in life‚ we face problems but we never let these obstacles pull us down. However‚ unlike William Wordsworth who mastered this technique‚ we have not because of our hectic lifestyle‚ we have no time for reflection or solitude. William Wordsworth however‚ showed that it is possible‚ through the beauty of nature‚ he reflects on himself in solitude and achieved serenity. Solitude and reflection can help us appreciate

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    Prelude”‚ William Wordsworth relives a childhood epiphany that alters his perception of nature. Wordsworth describes this experience of his through his voyage in a boat which later dramatically turns into a nightmarish journey. Through use of suspenseful diction‚ dramatic personification‚ and descriptive syntax‚ Wordsworth vividly illustrates his perception of nature and how he views it with certain trepidation after he encounters a “towering” and horrific figure. The opening lines of the poem

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    Contrast and Comparison of Wordsworth’s Tintern Abbey and Colderidges’ Kubla Khan When comparing William Wordsworth’s Tintern Abbey‚ and Samuel Colderidge’s "Kubla Khan"‚ one notices a distinct difference in the use of imagination within the two poems. Even though the two poets were contemporaries and friends‚ Wordsworth and Colderidge each have an original and different way in which they introduce images and ideas into their poetry. These differences give the reader quite a unique experience when

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    poetry. William Wordsworth‚ a Romantic poet‚ used images of nature along with themes of idealism expressed with emotion in his poetry. These elements that Wordsworth used were very typical of other Romantic work’s themes and images. Without Wordsworth’s use of them‚ his poetry would have a completely different effect. One element in Romantic literature that is very prevalent is images of nature and the speaker embracing it. William Wordsworth’s "Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey" is a

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    Blake and Wordsworth William Blake and William Wordsworth were two of the most influential of all of the romantic writers‚ although neither was fully appreciated until years after his death. They grew up with very different lifestyles which greatly affected the way they as individuals viewed the world and wrote about it. Both play an important role in Literature today. Despite their differences‚ with their literature backgrounds they cannot help but have a few similarities. William Wordsworth

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    William Wordsworth: Michael IF from the public way you turn your steps Up the tumultuous brook of Greenhead Ghyll‚ You will suppose that with an upright path Your feet must struggle; in such bold ascent The pastoral mountains front you‚ face to face. But‚ courage! for around that boisterous brook The mountains have all opened out themselves‚ And made a hidden valley of their own. No habitation can be seen; but they Who journey thither find themselves alone With a few sheep‚ with

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    William Wordsworth (1770-1850) and William Blake (1757-1827) were both romantic poets. Romanticism was an artistic and intellectual movement that originated in the late 18th Century. Blake and Wordsworth tended to write about the same things such as nature‚ people and structures‚ such as cities like London. Emotions also played a big part in romantic poems. Often poets would be inspired by a simple view and would write a masterpiece about it. For example‚ Wordsworth lived in the Lake District for

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    enthusiasm of nature. The role of nature is prominent in Romantic poetry; it is also the primary concern for a worshipper of nature-William Wordsworth. This concern is to appreciate the sublime beauty of nature as living personality‚ to search for the union between the mind and nature‚ and to acquire aspiring insights by embracing nature. In almost of his poems‚ Wordsworth described the pure beauty of nature through his gentle words and also conceived that nature as living personality. He believed that

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    A Close-Reading of ‘DAFFODILS ’ By William Wordsworth The poem ‘Daffodils ’ by William Wordsworth reflects the inherent connection between man and nature‚ which is so commonly found in his poetry; for example‚ in ‘Tintern Abbey ’‚ and ‘The Two-Part Prelude ’. In my essay I am going to explore and analyse the variety of figurative devices Wordsworth uses to communicate this idea‚ and the poetic motives behind his writing. ‘ Daffodils ’ is essentially a lyric poem which is expressive

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