The first three stanzas are a collection of beautiful images painted by the use of comprehensible yet rich language. The language may be considered plain‚ however‚ I feel it echoes a calm and tranquil atmosphere as it does not busy the reader. Wordsworth is describing this truly memorable experience by personifying ‘the host of golden daffodils’. He does this throughout the poem for example at the close of the second stanza: ‘Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.’ This‚ I believe‚ adds life to
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LINES WRITTEN A FEW MILES ABOVE TINTERN ABBEY William Wordsworth CONTEXT (AO1) Written in July of 1798 and published as the last poem of Lyrical Ballads. At the age of twenty-three (in August of 1793)‚ Wordsworth had visited the desolate abbey alone. In 1798 he returned to the same place with his beloved sister‚ Dorothy Wordsworth‚ who was a year younger. Dorothy is referred to as "Friend" throughout the poem. (whom he addresses warmly in the final paragraph as "thou my dearest Friend‚
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’Simon Lee‚ The Old Huntsman‚ With an incident in which he was concerned’ is a poem by William Wordsworth. Written in 1798 (Anthology p420)‚ ’Simon Lee’ was one of the poems included by Wordsworth in his Lyrical Ballads. The purpose or meaning of this poem is debatable‚ but in his own Preface to the Lyrical Ballads‚ Wordsworth says that he wishes to ’follow the fluxes and refluxes of the mind when agitated by the great and simple affections of our nature’ in the case of Simon Lee‚ ’by placing my
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Summary of the Poem Simon Lee Simon Lee was praised by Wordsworth for being a man of substance‚ strength and character. He worked as a huntsman for 25 years‚ a job that left him blinded in one eye. He was considered the poorest of the poor‚ with a small house and little land. In spite of his circumstances‚ he still had cheeks like cherries (p.197)‚ which I envision as a happy‚ jolly countenance. Wordsworth speaks of Simon Lee as a man to be admired when commenting that “no man like him the horn
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Due: 11/13/2012 The Importance of Appreciation and Involvement in the Natural World around Us Two poets from two different centuries address a particular theme with two very distinct perceptions. “The World Is Too Much with Us‚” by William Wordsworth of the 18th century‚ and “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer‚” by Walt Whitman of the 19th century‚ both address the importance of appreciation and involvement in the natural world around us. Although essential characteristics such as tone‚ structure
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The World is Too Much With Us is a sonnet written when Wordsworth was 32 years old and is the perfect example of his message about the insensibility of man towards the beauty of nature. Written when the Industrial revolution was at its peak‚ it appears that to him‚ the world known to man is of too much beauty to be understandable by his fast moving pace and attachments to materialism; “Little we see in Nature that is ours; We have given our hearts away‚ a sordid boon!” This extract can be construed
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this era lies with the poets. Such as Wordsworth and Coleridge‚ the renowned poets of this era. Other popular poets were Samuel Taylor Coleridge‚ William Blake‚ John Keats‚ Percy Bysshe Shelley Lord Byron. Romanticism‚ according to these poets mainly was all about unabashed emotions. Wordsworth in his preface to the lyrical ballads defined romantic poetry as “the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings” These poets wrote mostly about Nature‚ William Wordsworth wrote about supernaturalism‚ believing
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Ne’er saw I‚ never felt‚ a calm so deep! The river glided at his own sweet will: Dear God! The very houses seem asleep; and all that mighty heart is lying still! Sample Answer: The sonnet “Composed upon Westminster Bridge” written by William Wordsworth reflects on the poet’s love of nature‚ and describes the magnificent sun rise over London. His thoughts and feelings are displayed in the form of a Petrarchan sonnet‚ with the “Abba cod did” rhyme scheme‚ and the eight-lined octave which sets the
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VI: Burns "Tis Liberty’s bold note I swell" "Here’s a Health to them that’s awa" "For a’that and a’that" "Afton Water" Wordsworth Preface to Lyrical Ballads‚ “Strange Fits Have I known‚”“I wandered Lonely as a Cloud‚” “Ode: Intimations of Immortality‚”“The Solitary Reaper‚” “Michael‚” “The Ruined Cottage” From The Prelude‚ Book‚ I and II. “Lucy Gray” Week VII: Wordsworth Week VIII: Coleridge‚ Conversation Poems: “The Eolian Harp” “Reflections on Having Left and Place of Retirement” “This Lime-Tree
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relationship‚ address the commonplace gender roles assumed by male and female during the 19th century. Torvald’s constant patronizing remarks when addressing his wife asserts his male dominance. To Torvald‚ Nora is nothing but his “little squirrel” or “skylark” whose thoughts and words are nonsensical and typical to any
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