with nature as it has impacted on his life. On the other hand in the ‘extract from the Prelude’ Wordsworth is threatened by nature. The poem starts off on a positive note as Wordsworth initially steals a boat with confidence but whilst rowing he discovers the mountains towering above him therefor he feels threatened so he decides to turn back ‘with trembling oars I turned’. The poem ends with Wordsworth feeling depressed and isolated. Both the poems use imagery to describe the mountains‚ in Below
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Green Life Nursing Institute‚ Diploma in Nursing Science & Midwifery Session : 2010 --- 2011 Subject: English lll 3rd year Final Exam of 5th semester Full marks: 50 July 2013 Time: 2 hrs 1. Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions. 3×5= 15 Insomnia can be caused by medication‚ herbs or caffeine‚ stressful life events can also be a contributing factor
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Miguel Street by V.S. Naipaul The History of Trinidad Trinidad was inhabited by Carib and Arawak people long before Christopher Columbus arrived‚ but the recorded history of Trinidad and Tobago begins with the settlements of the islands by Spanish. Both islands were encountered by Christopher Columbus on his third voyage in 1498. Tobago changed hands between the British‚ French‚ Dutch and Courlanders‚ but eventually ended up in British hands. Trinidad remained in Spanish hands until 1797‚ but
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ability to imitate human life. This however arguably took a step back and paved the way for the 19th century view that art and literature was to established on the grounds of pure emotion‚ imagination‚ external and internal experience. Or as William Wordsworth would say that ‘[...] poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings.’ The poet therefore assumed the role of the mediator between man and nature. The role of the poet was arguably in place to showcase beauty‚ truth and the endless
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hearing) . Use of colour (appealing to the sense of sight) . Conversational tone . Use of long vowel sounds to slow down the rhythm . ... and so on. Try to incorporate some of the above points in your discussion of the poem. The English poet William Wordsworth celebrates the power of the imagination to recall and re-live memorable experiences in his famous poem `I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud’ (often referred to as `The Daffodils’). Chinodya’s poem is reminiscent of Wordsworth’s poem. The foregrounding
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Questions: 1. Wordsworth says: “to produce or enlarge this capability is one of the best services in which‚ at any period‚ a writer can be engaged; but this service‚ excellent at all times‚ is especially so at the present day.” What “capability” is Wordsworth talking about‚ and in what ways is the poet equipped to “produce or enlarge” it? Also‚ what is special about “the present day” that provokes Wordsworth to say this at the end of the eighteenth century? (10 marks‚ 500 words) Wordsworth poems are
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Malory. Elizabethan Drama: drama is the most successful in British culture. The notable playwrights included Christopher Marlowe‚ Ben Jonson‚ and William Shakespeare. Marlowe(1564-1616) was the earliest of this great trio. The Tragical History of Dr Faustus is his famous play‚ the story is a man who sold his soul to the devil in return for power. William Shakespeare(1564-1616) is the best-known literary figure in the world.‚ his plays fall into categories‚ or classes. Such as tragedies including Romeo
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The Solitary Reaper” is a short lyrical ballad‚ composed of thirty-two lines and divided into four stanzas‚ written by English Romantic poet William Wordsworth‚ and it is one of his best-known works. This poem was written during the poet’s Scottish tour of 1803. The Solitary Reaper illustrates the beauty and importance of music found in nature and the solitude of the countryside. The poet orders his listener to behold a “solitary Highland lass” reaping and singing by herself in a field. He says that
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bells rang so sweetly on fair day‚ and the images he look upon on the bars of the school window. See line 4-10. See also Sanders 2004. P.368. This poem‚ also highlights a key differences between Coleridge and his fellow romanticism specifically Wordsworth who was brought up
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Stylistically‚ William Wordsworth’s “We Are Seven” holds true to technique of the romantics. The story is laid out in simple terms. One mustn’t sit there‚ dictionary in hand‚ dissecting every element of each line in order to understand what is going on. Absent are many of the techniques and stylistic dress-ups of classic poetry. Even the meter seems to fade into the background‚ as the reader moves from verse to verse. The poems makeup‚ the simplicity and authenticity of it all‚ really appealed to
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