My brother‚ Ramez‚ is the definition of the word optimist. An optimist is a person who holds the belief that good ultimately outweighs evil in the world. Firstly‚ Ramez attempts to look at every situation on the brighter rather than the darker side. If he were to be robbed‚ he would say something along the lines of “at least I was not killed”. If one were to be completely failing at a hobby‚ assignment‚ career choice or having a mid-life crisis‚ Ramez would find a way to make it appear as if it is
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University of Baghdad College of Education (Ibn-Rushd) English Department French Revolution in Wordsworth poetry A research paper presented by M. A. student Othman A. Marzouq to Dr. Saad Najim . 2014 The French Revolution in Wordsworth poetry The impact of the French Revolution upon English poets‚ and especially Wordsworth‚ is well known. Wordsworth’s Prelude ‚ which was begun in 1798 appeared only after Wordsworth’s death‚ is an account not only of a poet’s coming of age
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it is not just this place‚ but this time that adds to the atmosphere. This is supported where Wordsworth describes the beauty of the morning as a garment that the city wears. This shows that the city is not always this beautiful‚ but with the morning being ‘worn’ it is. The next two lines show that the beauty is added to both by human creations and by nature‚ in a serene confluence that astounds Wordsworth. The volta (transition between octave and sestet) is subtle‚ but the sestet starts with another
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William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge spearheaded a philosophical writing movement in England in the late 18th and early 19th century. Although Wordsworth and S.T. Coleridge are often considered the fathers of the English Romantic movement‚ their collective theologies and philosophies were often criticized but rarely taken serious by the pair of writers due to their illustrious prestige as poets. The combined effort in the Lyrical Ballads catapulted their names into the mainstream of writers
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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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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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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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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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LETTER FROM CHARLES LAMB In the letter from Charles Lamb to English romantic poet William Wordsworth‚ Charles sends a very kind invitation into Cumberland to William. I am asked to analyze the techniques the author (William) uses to decline Charles’s invitation. The author is trying to inform Charles Lamb that he will not be able to accept the invitation by using mainly persuasion‚ exposition‚ Pathos argument‚ Figurative speech‚ some description‚ compliments and past memories to inform Charles
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