1. Intimations of immortality: an analytical view
They revolted against the artificial declamatory speeches and formal language of the neoclassical age. ... The main theme of "Ode on Intimations of Immortality" is searching for comfort or peace while realizing the loss of childhood innocence and lack of constraint. Wordsworth saw the purity and innocence in children and illustrated it in lines 63 through 67. ... Wordsworth also saw, however, how this innocence and purity was corrupted by civilization. ... Stanza VII continues illustrating this corruption and loss of innocence by describing some of the roles that the child will play throughout...
- Word Count: 956
- Approx Pages: 4
- Grade Level: High School