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    Comparison of Daffodils and The Prelude by Wordsworth To Ode to the West Wind by Shelly. ’Romanticism as a literary movement lasted from about 1789 to 1832 and marked a time when rigid ideas about the structure and purpose of society and the universe were breaking down. During this period‚ emphasis shifted to the importance of the individual’s experience in the world and his interpretation of that experience‚ rather than interpretations handed down by the church or tradition.

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    involvement with an enthusiasm of nature. The role of nature is prominent in Romantic poetry; it is also the primary concern for a worshipper of nature-William Wordsworth. This concern is to appreciate the sublime beauty of nature as living personality‚ to search for the union between the mind and nature‚ and to acquire aspiring insights by embracing nature. In almost of his poems‚ Wordsworth described the pure beauty of nature through his gentle words and also conceived that nature as living personality.

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    Wordsworth theory of language of poetry and Coleridge’s criticism on it‚ is of great significance in the history of literary criticism. Wordsworth revolts against the poetic diction of eighteenth century. His theory has some merits and at the same time has certain demerits. Rejection of Poetic Diction and Background of his theory Wordsworth rejects poetic diction by saying‚ “avoid poetic diction”. He says that neither there is nor could be any difference in the language of prose and that of metrical

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    Bridge¡¯ and ¡®God¡¯s Grandeur¡¯ are both traditional poems written in the romantic era which looks upon changes that need to happen and looks away from those to the places which haven¡¯t been affected by the misery of the world. ¡®Composed Upon Westminster Bridge¡¯ is a typical romantic sonnet expressing Wordsworth¡¯s love for the beauty and amazement of London. This is in much contrast to ¡®God¡¯s Grandeur¡¯ in which Hopkins expresses his feelings towards the beauty of nature in comparison to the

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    William Wordsworth‚ a very notable Romantic poet during this time period. In stark contrast‚ the Victorian Period was a time during which poets wrote about the environment that surrounded them‚ and tended to have a pessimistic view of life. Matthew Arnold‚ a Victorian poet‚ encompassed many of these qualities in his writing. The two poets‚ distinguished in two completely different time periods with different characteristics‚ had some literary commonalities‚ such as similar references to nature‚ their

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    sometimes moving closer and other times farther away. The cloud isn’t there all the time in the same way. He describes periods of being free from it. His descriptions of nature‚ the earth‚ the heavens‚ all of the life of the Earth‚ are so vivid that they convey a deep connection to life and awe with it’s beauty. What Wordsworth himself said about the Ode: Intimations of Immortality‚ offers many clues for understanding what he is dealing with. (The Norton Anthology‚ 6th Edition pg.1382) “Nothing

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    Transcript of the audio tape Intro uction To the a ure 0 a ure By Afroo Oonoo ‚ ‚ ‚ TRANSCRIPT ONE OF THE AUDIO TAPE: INTRODUCTION TO THE NATURE OF NATURE THIS TRANSCRIPT IS DEDICATED TO: ALL PEOPLES IN GENERAL AND THE ETHIOPIAN RACE IN PARTICULAR COPYRIGHT © 1996 BY AFROO OONOO THE PUBLISHERS OF THIS TRANSCRIPT IN INDIVIDUALITY ARE: THE STARS REPRESENTATIVE ALSO CALLED REPOO THE SUN THE PLANETS REPRESENTATIVE ALSO CALLED GEPOO THE EARTH THE SATELLITES REPRESENTATIVE ALSO CALLED SIPOO

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    Romantic poet‚ William Wordsworth‚ and Folk singer-songwriter‚ Joni Mitchell‚ both comment about their respective "worlds" and the way these worlds have been perceived or treated. Although both artists are from a different time in history‚ their work somehow cast off the anchors of their own eras with material that continually remains relevant through generations of listeners and readers. Mitchell’s "Big Yellow Taxi" and William Wordsworth’s "The World is too Much With Us" are perfect examples.

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    different approach to thought. The Romantic period‚ roughly between the years of 1785 to 1830‚ was a period when poets turned to nature‚ their individual emotions‚ and imagination to create their poetry. Romantic poets such as Wordsworth‚ Coleridge‚ Shelley‚ and Keats rejected conventional literary forms‚ regular meters‚ and complex characters and experimented with emotion and nature subjects in their poems which marked a literary renaissance. Besides a response to the Enlightenment‚ the industrial revolution

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    We Are Seven by Wordsworth is a thinking poem. It is deep. It says that death does not diminish a family‚ nor a young girls love of her whole family. It says what Wordsworth believes that death is not an ending‚ but a transformation. This thought come alive by Wordsworth repeating the girl’s words we are seven to his question of how many are in the family. William Wordsworth was a great English poet. He is known for his contribution in romantic English literature. "We are Seven" is a poem which

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