Wordsworth’s Use of Literary Devices Related to Nature William Wordsworth’s frequent references to nature in his poetry shows that he paid close attention to the details of the physical environment around him. His poetry relates to nature by focusing primarily on the relationship between inner life with the outer world. William Wordsworth uses literary devices such as personification‚ similes‚ and the impressions nature makes on him to show the importance of the relationship that man should have
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and inspire him to dance with them: "For oft‚ when on my couch I lie/in vacant or in pensive mood/they flash upon that inward eye which is the bliss of solitude/and then my heart with pleasure fills/and dances with the daffodils". So‚ a person can see how the daffodils make him happy. In conclusion‚ the daffodils make his heart fill with pleasure and they also inspire him to dance‚ too. So‚ these daffodils make him feel like he isn’t alone and he becomes happy because of
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gay‚ in such a jocund company: I gazed—and gazed—but little thought what wealth the show to me had brought: For oft‚ when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood‚ They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills‚ And dances with the daffodils. In Early Spring by William Wordsworth I heard a thousand blended notes‚ While in a grove I sate reclined‚ In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts Bring sad thoughts to the mind.
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abbas‚ or fathers‚ who create a community of monks inhabiting their cells in the desert. This idea of finding solitude in a cell where a person‚ devoted to God‚ can find divinity and is free to worship as he so chooses‚ while an attractive appeal‚ the question is in which lifestyle is the most favorable. To worship God and meditate on his teachings by leading a life of example in solitude or immersing yourself in society and devoting yourself instead to social welfare through the divine intervention
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Metaphorical language is used in poetry to highlight and allow the reader to examine the many themes and ideas it contains. In the the Romantic poems “Tintern Abbey” and “I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud” by William Wordsworth‚ the idea that memory acts as a source of escapism to the serenity of nature is explored and emphasised by the use of the metaphorical language of similes and metaphors in these poems. Both poems describe a picturesque landscape that the speaker feels joy and happiness in. The
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like an owl of the night‚ but outcasts instead. Although living in the world’s busiest places‚ surrounded by life and connection‚ these people have isolated themselves emotionally from those around them and are just feasting upon life’s most taboo pleasures. Using the socially disconnected characters‚ Samuel Yellen emphasizes the idea that that only by living a life of daring and excitement will humans ever be truly content with their lives. Those described in the poem are described as being distant
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find the values of life. A few ideals he adored in this story were as follows: the value of simplicity‚ the true relationship with nature‚ knowing the difference of indulgences and necessities‚ the importance of self-reliance and the importance of solitude. Throughout his writing‚ readers see that these are all expressed in a loud manner. Thoreau’s work‚ Walden‚
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memories: "wild ecstacies shall be matures Into a sober pleasure"; Thy memory shall be a dwelling place for all sweet sounds and memories the absolute happiness and recollection of pleasant emotions The speaker wants Dorothy to experience nature the way that William experienced it five years ago. He wants her to have the same "wild ecstasies" (138) that William did. That way‚ when Dorothy "mature[s]" (138) the way he did‚ her "pleasure" in nature will become "sober" (139)‚ too – just like the
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self-examination. Thoreau considered that primitive life can be a solution to unchain human in slave of civilization. Thoreau loved simple life‚ regarded solitude as positive feeling and proved to solve the all problem of his survival and his existence through nature. In Body‚ I will divide three part which show Thoreau’s life ; simple way of living‚ solitude‚ and nature.
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the riches that surround him‚ stands on tiptoe to foresee the future” (Self-Reliance 541). One who lingers in the past or worries about the future wastes one’s life in regret while another who looks to the future misses today’s opportunities and pleasures. It is Emerson’s confidence in the present that leads him to establish that consistency is foolish. That a certain belief or course of action was correct‚ useful‚ or best in the past does not guarantee that it remains so in the present. Conversely
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