Lines Composed A Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey
Samantha Wong
Professor Jennifer Riske
English 2323
15 June 2016
Writing Assignment One: “Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey” In William Wordsworth’s famous poem, “Tintern Abbey”, the poet deemed nature as valuable because he regarded nature as a moral guide, mentor throughout his life, and as well as restorative existence. When Wordsworth was child, he passionately reflected and cherished his time of isolation from the world as he pondered life in Wye River Valley as a youth. He inscribed: “But oft, in lonely rooms, and 'mid the din / Of towns and cities, I have owed to them”...... “His little, nameless, unremembered, acts / Of kindness and of love” (lines 26-26; 34-35). This transcript is an example that nature encouraged …show more content…
When he grew older his view on nature sculpted more into a spiritual aspect, and he realized that without nature there would be no living as the two go hand in hand. Although Wordsworth realized the world was more corrupt than he imagined as a child, his love for nature never vanished. Wordsworth stated: “Therefore am I still / A lover of the meadows and the woods / And mountains; and of all that we behold”. He later wrote: “In nature and the language of the sense / The anchor of my purest thoughts, the nurse, / The guide, the guardian of my …show more content…
The preface that Wordsworth wrote will be remembered not only for the profound language and vocabulary use, but the characters he would introduce in
Wong 3 his writings. For example, in “Tintern Abbey”, Wordsworth relates his characters to himself and the common people rather than royal individuals; he was known to contrive characters that people could relate to on a daily basis. Wordsworth fought for the belief that poetry should convey a sense of pleasurable emotions, and it was not necessary for a poet to use confusing vocabulary. His ultimate goal was that the reader would be able to connect to his poetry on a deeper emotional level, while being able to smoothly read and understand the
Professor Jennifer Riske
English 2323
15 June 2016
Writing Assignment One: “Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey” In William Wordsworth’s famous poem, “Tintern Abbey”, the poet deemed nature as valuable because he regarded nature as a moral guide, mentor throughout his life, and as well as restorative existence. When Wordsworth was child, he passionately reflected and cherished his time of isolation from the world as he pondered life in Wye River Valley as a youth. He inscribed: “But oft, in lonely rooms, and 'mid the din / Of towns and cities, I have owed to them”...... “His little, nameless, unremembered, acts / Of kindness and of love” (lines 26-26; 34-35). This transcript is an example that nature encouraged …show more content…
When he grew older his view on nature sculpted more into a spiritual aspect, and he realized that without nature there would be no living as the two go hand in hand. Although Wordsworth realized the world was more corrupt than he imagined as a child, his love for nature never vanished. Wordsworth stated: “Therefore am I still / A lover of the meadows and the woods / And mountains; and of all that we behold”. He later wrote: “In nature and the language of the sense / The anchor of my purest thoughts, the nurse, / The guide, the guardian of my …show more content…
The preface that Wordsworth wrote will be remembered not only for the profound language and vocabulary use, but the characters he would introduce in
Wong 3 his writings. For example, in “Tintern Abbey”, Wordsworth relates his characters to himself and the common people rather than royal individuals; he was known to contrive characters that people could relate to on a daily basis. Wordsworth fought for the belief that poetry should convey a sense of pleasurable emotions, and it was not necessary for a poet to use confusing vocabulary. His ultimate goal was that the reader would be able to connect to his poetry on a deeper emotional level, while being able to smoothly read and understand the