In order to obtain the passage-money for a voyage to Jamaica where a post on a plantation had been offered him, Burns published the Kilmarnock edition of his early poems, titled Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect (Harvey 122). ... He is often called a pre-Romantic poet for his sensitivity to nature, his high valuation of feeling and emotion, his spontaneity, his fierce stance for freedom, his individualism, and his interest in writing about old songs and legends (Brown 3: 75). Birth and temperament singularly fitted him for the task of being the patriotic, pre-romantic, beloved writer and ...

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Language and Vision in Romantic Poetry Growing up, is it good? ... Romantic writers, especially poets, held nature in reverence. ... Another Romantic trait found throughout this poem is that of descriptive passages that appeal to the senses. ... Another vision Wordsworth uses that demonstrates a characteristic of the Romantic Era is his message of Carpe Diem. ... Much of stanzas II and III are dedicated to the beauty and appreciation of nature as was much of Romantic poetry. ...

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The passage is formed into paragraphs. ... The imagery in the text is highly representative of the era, romantic, in which it was written as it talks highly of nature and the 'beautiful', 'charming' characteristics of it. ... There is alliteration in the second and third paragraph of the passage as well; plosive alliteration in 'procured and placed' and intensifiers like 'so' are used to increase the significance and value of the adjective 'strong'. ...

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The story begins as she enters his home and is in a very vulnerable state, after braving a severe storm for a romantic evening. ... The following passage beautifully describes his initial feelings as he is reunited with her. ... This verse demonstrates his romantic feelings towards her and how he feels that simply being in her presence changes a cold, stormy night into a warm, comforting evening. ... The narrator wishes to capture the importance of this moment with this interesting passage. ... This passage is perhaps one of the most important in the entire poem. ...

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Disciplined by the biblical notion that a man, having put his hand to the plow, should not look back, Frost found something quaintly romantic in sighing over what might have been. ... This poem may also give reference to some biblical passages as to emphasize on spiritual choices that people also have to face. ... One may also look at this poem to represent a passage in the bible. The passage says, " One cannot serve two Gods. ...

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Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree {Davidoff, 199}. American literature has been apart of our history since our settlement. Throughout our history, America has generated many great authors. These authors write works of literature that educate us, entertain us, and empower us. Two great authors that America has generated are Walt Whitman and Robert Frost. ...

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning Elizabeth Barrett, an English poet of the Romantic Movement, was born in 1806 at Coxhoe Hall, Durham, England. ... Elizabeth was educated at home and by the time she was ten years old she had read passages from Paradise Lost and a number of Shakespearean plays. ...

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Thomas is regard as a modern writer, but not many critics agree about what kind of poetry he wrote. He has been described as a surrealist, a primitive, a Welsh bard, and a metaphysical poet. He is most commonly called a twentieth-century Romantic as death and the afterlife intrigued him. However, h...

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