writers highlight their techniques to the readers. Although both writers share the same views on nature‚ their context allows them to differ greatly from one another. Both Malouf and Wordsworth write through certain characters‚ Malouf wrote in his novel ‘An Imaginary Life’ through the character Ovid and Wordsworth through first person. An imaginary Life was written in a post-romantic era and tells the story of the Roman poet Ovid’s exile from Rome - the centre of culture at the time - to the bleak
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conclusion‚ William Wordsworth cleanly describes the act of watching a patch of country daffodils swaying in the breeze and the lasting effect this pleasant image has on his quiet moments of reverie thereafter. But‚ perhaps in this simple four stanza poem‚ William Wordsworth has‚ in writing “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”‚ succeeded in creating one of his greatest works of Romantic poetry by so perfectly actualizing the emotional virtue of Romantic poetry itself. William Wordsworth (1770 – 1850) was
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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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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. We
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William Wordsworth Biography William Wordsworth was born April 7th‚ 1770‚ in Cockermouth‚ Cumberland. He attended school at Saint John’s College‚ University of Cambridge. He was said to have loved nature. During school breaks he visited places known for their scenic beauty. While in France‚ he fell in love with Annette Vallon. They had a daughter in December of 1770‚ shortly before he moved back to England. Wordsworth had written poetry while he was still a schoolboy‚ but none of his poems were
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William Wordsworth: As the Poet of Man “There have been greater poets than Wordsworth but none more original”‚ says A. C. Bradley. Wordsworth’s chief originality is‚ of course‚ to be sought in his poetry of Nature. It must not be supposed‚ however‚ that Wordsworth was interested only in Nature and not in man at all. Man‚ in Wordsworth’s conception‚ is not to be seen apart from Nature‚ but is the very “life of her life”. Indeed‚ Wordsworth’s love of Nature led him to the love of man. Scarcely a
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William Wordsworth poem‚ Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey July 13‚ 1798‚ is about a man returning‚ after fives years‚ to the beautiful scenery near the ruins of Tintern Abbey in Wales. He recalls how he once had such innocent views of nature when he was younger and how now that he had grown he ’d lost such sight. Near the end of the poem the speaker mentions his sister‚ Dorothy‚ only to make himself appear to be this wise man who takes his sister under his wings. He ensures her that
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Report to Wordsworth‚ a poem by Boey Kim Cheng‚ is one that speaks of the path of destruction through nature that man is leaving behind him. I personally find the poem powerful and extremely convincing‚ in the sense that it manages to challenge the reader very objectively. ‘You should be here‚ Nature has need of you’ involves the reader directly‚ and the use of a Capital letter personifies nature in such a way it makes one feel her pain. The following lines are significantly symbolic‚ as the words
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female characters. The works of William Wordsworth sets a same set of characteristics of girls throughout his poems. Dickens has a more realistic view of women and girls whereas Wordsworth has a slightly more idealistic view of them. Though the works of these two writers are different in terms of individual characteristics‚ both writings reflect the attitudes of the people during a certain time period; Dickens reflects attitudes of the Victorian Era and Wordsworth reflects attitudes of the Romantic Era
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choose it from the poetry of Wordsworth. In my simple reading here I hope to present a comprehensive appreciation to this glorious piece of harmony with nature. I chose such poem because I think that it stands for a craftsmanship of a poet when he delineates perfectly his experience in a very well-created versicular language. The peace of mind and the sense of tranquility which man always seeks in life reside in the identification with nature‚ the picture which Wordsworth introspectively presented
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