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A lyrical ballad was a new type of poetry presented to the public in 1798 by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Although their first edition was published anonymously, later editions bore their names and were accompanied by a Preface, written by William Wordsworth, that explained the experiment in poetry that they hoped would become the norm. The Preface is a long document that has become a classic of literary criticism and even represented, according to The Norton Anthology of English Literature, a turning point in modern culture. It's hard to overstate the influence the lyrical ballad, as invented by Wordsworth and Coleridge, had on English literature. In terms we might understand, the lyrical ballad did for its day what the Beatles did for theirs--namely, start a new cultural movement.
To understand what a lyrical ballad is, one needs to understand what poetry was like prior to the introduction of this new poetic form. In the eighteenth century, poetry existed within a hierarchy. Epics and tragedies were at the pinnacle; comedy, satire, and pastoral poetry were in the middle; and short folksy ballads were at the bottom. Think about Paradise Lost at the top and the ballads collected by Robert Burns at the bottom. To be considered a poem of literary merit, a poem had to adhere to certain expectations: It used elevated diction; dealt with characters in the upper classes; and used elaborate figures of speech, such as excessive personification of abstract concepts. And example is Anna Letitia Barbauld's "A Summer Evening's Meditation" from 1772. Wordsworth and Coleridge broke with these conventions by using "incidents and situations from common life" and "language really used by men." In this they incorporated the Romantic tenets of appreciation of the common man and nature into their poetry.
By our standards, lyrical ballads are traditional verse. Wordsworth and Coleridge strongly believed in using "metrical arrangement," that is, consistent rhythm and meter, and most lyrical ballads have strong rhymes. The final requirement they used in their new category of poetry was that the poem must be composed in a "state of vivid sensation" and must seek to recreate that sensation in the reader. This reflects the Romantic tenet of strong emotions.
In summary, then, a lyrical ballad is traditional verse poetry that uses consistent rhythm and meter, rhyme, and the language of common speech to convey and arouse emotions while treating the topics of everyday life. It is poetry for the common person designed to impart pleasure while retaining a standard of literary quality. Examples of lyrical ballads from Wordsworth are "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud," We Are Seven," and "The Tables Turned."
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When used as nouns, shade is an uncountable noun that refers to an area of relative darkness blocked off from the light. Shadow, on the other hand, is a countable noun that refers to the silhouette or dark image formed by an object blocking the light. It is what causes the darkness.
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Many aspects of human characteristics (such as height and eye color) are largely genetically determined. Psychology researchers, however, tend to be interested in dimensions that are relatively less determined by genetics traits that subject more to environmental influences, such as how a person feels, acts, and thinks.
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For example, Javier has two biological daughters who share the same biological mother. Both are tall, well mannered, and musically inclined. Despite these similarities, the older child appears socially reserved and quiet, while the younger one, who was born into the same family environment, seems more outgoing. In addition, one of his children has been diagnosed with a learning disability while the other seems exceptionally well-functioning cognitively. How can these similarities and differences between the two children be explained? One may think, "Well, Javier is tall and he is also a talented musician himself, so these girls must have gotten these 'good genes' from Javier. And he is quite strict when it comes to disciplining his children, so that explains their good manners. But why is the younger one so sociable—and what about her learning disability? Maybe she hasn't been read to as much as the older one has." In essence, hereditary influences and various environmental factors in these children's lives are being weighed and analyzed in explaining the characteristics of these children.
