Question

Write an analytical essay explaining how three romantic poems connect to William Wordsworth's ideas about poetry.

Answer 1

Wordsworth, along with his friend Samuel Taylor Coleridge, pioneered the Romantic movement in England. Some of its characteristics were subjective expression, an emphasis on nature, and simplicity of language. These can be seen in many of his poems. "Tintern Abbey", for example, shows Wordsworth looking into his memories in order to reconcile himself with his present, and includes the famous line "Nature neve did betray the heart that loved her". "Intimations of Inmortality", on a similar note, finds Wordsworth lamenting his lost childhood, and seeking a new way to approach Nature that rescues some of the magic he used to experience. Finally, "Resolution and Independence" shows how the poet resolves a personal crisis thanks to a walk through a moor and a chance encounter with a leech-gatherer.

Answer 2

William Wordsworth's poetry exhibits Romantic characteristics and for his treatment towards romantic elements, he stands supreme and he can be termed a Romantic poet on a number of reasons. The Romantic Movement of the early nineteenth century was a revolt against the classical tradition of the eighteenth century; but it was also marked by certain positive trends. Wordsworth was, of course, a pioneer of the Romantic Movement of the nineteenth century. With the publication of Lyrical Ballads, the new trends become more or less established. 


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