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    “London” by William Blake and “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge” by William Wordsworth The city of London has inspired many poets throughout the ages. Two of the most distinctive portrayals are William Blake’s “London” published in Songs of Experience in 1974 and “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge‚ September 3‚ 1802” by William Wordsworth. While both Blake and Wordsworth comment on the conflict between appearance and reality‚ Blake shows the gloomy ugliness by taking down London’s streets. William Wordsworth’s

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    William Wordsworth: A Romantic Hypocrite Wordsworth in his “Prelude” has presented a timeless piece of art‚ transfixed for eternities to come. He has made his words immortal by his imagination that gives the truth‚ which according to Keats is beauty. He equates beauty and truth through his imagination. This ode is a purely aesthetic rendition to signify the supremacy and impermanence of art over nature. Through his imagination‚ he not only enlivens the urn but makes it immortal through his

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    this letter‚ Charles Lamb declines an invitation into Cumberland from the English Romantic Poet‚ William Wordsworth. Lamb uses multiple techniques to help him decline this invite. For example‚ Lamb expresses to Wordsworth how much he loves London and the fact that he never wants to leave the attachments he had made there. He also explains that he is neither interested nor passionate to join Wordsworth and his sister on their journey into Cumberland. Lamb also uses tone in his letter. Because readers

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    journeys in nature‚ whereas Wordsworth describes his emotions by comparing them to nature. The two authors have expressed their relationships with nature by vividly describing their emotions and their environment giving the reader the ability to envision the text. “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” is a very descriptive poem about nature and how it connects to his feelings‚ which allows the readers to imagine what he is feeling through nature. In “I Wandered Lonely as a cloud Wordsworth states directly how

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    John Keats and William Wordsworth ironically wrote two sonnets about the sonnet with contrasting attitudes. Both authors have different ideas and feelings about the constraints imposed on the poet by the sonnet form. Keats‚ although he feels negatively about the constraints imposed by the sonnet format‚ he writes the sonnet in his own creative unidentifiable form. Wordsworth however‚ tells the reader that he uses the format of the sonnet as a refuge and solace from "too much liberty." Both authors

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    romanticism the first generation are William Blake‚ William Wordsworth‚ P. Coleridge‚ Robert Burns. And the second generation is Shelley‚ Keats‚ and Byron. Wordsworth is the most famous of the romantic poets and his most productive years took only ten years although he had lived 80 years. He was a great supporter of French Revolution. The main differences between Coleringe and Wordsworth is that Coleridge believes in education and was fond of reading whereas Wordsworth believes in the education of nature

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    It has become an expectation from the community to go to a university and come out with more job opportunities guaranteed. In “Prelude: The Barbershop” by Vershawn Ashanti Young‚ he writes about his own race’s expectations and cultural differences when someone does not follow the “norms” of their race. He writes‚ “I am troubled because the black men who suffer most from the educational

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    Analysis of the Poem‚ “Three Years She Grew” By William Wordsworth When you think about life‚ you ponder how life is the most beautiful‚ and unexplainable thing. Life begins when two people come together‚ and create a baby. Children start off by being very dependent on their parents‚ but as life progresses‚ independence grows. Along the way‚ life teaches important lessons that we carry on throughout our lives‚ and then we pass them down to our own children. The circle of life is complex‚ and

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    Dorothy Wordsworth The Abolition of Slavery and the Slave Trade From The Abolition of Slavery and the Slave Trade I picked two writings. The two writings that I chose were “The Negro’s Complaint” and “The Sorrows of Yamba”. I chose these two because they seemed interesting. Both writings seem to focus on slaves wanting to be free. Free from being held captive by another individual. In the writing “Sorrows of Yamba” stanza one it says “In St. Lucie’s distant isle. Still with Africa’s love I burn;

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    William Wordsworth is an eminent mystic poet of the Romantic Age with an amazingly subtle mind and a deviant capacity for expressing personal beliefs and thoughts. Wordsworth was a true mystic. His mystical experiences are principally revealed in the context of his treatment of nature. Wordsworth never confined his verse within the vivid portrayal of the sights‚ sounds‚ odors‚ and movements of various elements of nature. He aimed at attaining something higher and divine and leaving behind a record

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