In this poem, Wordsworth idealizes nature at the same time he expresses his disapproval of mankind. ... As the poem progresses; however, the mood of the poem improves as Coleridge continues to fantasize over what all his friends might encounter on their walk. ... Coleridge's mention of "the Almighty Spirit" also indicates the poem's Romantic orientation. ... The rhyming scheme utilized in the poem is also uniquely Whitman's. ... Even still, the last two listed poems are still definitively recognized as examples of Romanticism. ...

• Word Count: 1321
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

One important aspect of this poem to consider before analyzing its deeper contents is its narrative structure. ... Consider both the gothic and romantic language he uses to describe what occurs throughout the entire poem. ... However, if one ties this back to the personification of the storm earlier in the poem, it can be seen that this has to do with more than just killing a bird. ... Moreover, there are several clues in the poem which indicate that it's about slavery. ... " This idea is also set forth before the poem, in the epigraph by Thomas Burnet which is written in Latin. ...

• Word Count: 1986
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The key to understanding the complex undercurrents of the poem is to realize that this relationship is the fountainhead of all the conflicts in the work. In "Christabel," the most common of symbols, the archetype, is the key to expose the underlying conflicts of the poem. ... One method to unlock some of the unconscious material contained in the poem is to explore the interplay between Geraldine and Christabel, and the narrator of the tale. ... The characters have entered a totally new world with the beginning of the second part where both the tone and atmosphere of the poem have changed. ... ...

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The main features of metaphysical poetry are certainly passion in the writing, the poems are generally very lyrical and of course, particularly in Donne's poetry, they are very witty. ... Coleridge, an obvious fan of Donne's continues to praise him in his criticism by complimenting Donne's metricity in his poetry and also by going through the poems one by one and stating their strengths, but seldom their weaknesses. ... Throughout his poetry, Donne presents different arguments about what each particular poem is about. ... Donne is eclectic and obscure with his imageries in a...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This ideology and William Wordsworth's outstanding descriptive capability are to be shown clearly by analyzing the poem "Daffodils". ... Right at the beginning of the poem, the audiences are struck by the beautiful sight of the golden daffodils fluttering in the breeze. ... At the beginning of the poem, the author begins in a melancholic mood. ... Throughout the poem, contrasts to the lonely cloud, the daffodils were always sprightly dancing all the time. ... Thirdly, along with his understanding, a keen observation combined with a romantic loving-nature spirit had given him t...

• Word Count: 969
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It is therefore unsurprising that the Coleridge poems, Dracula and The Bloody Chamber all display this theme, a breach of the character's moral and pious integrity in their desperation to satisfy their curiosity. ... Despite this however, Coleridge continued to remain 'defiantly supportive of prayer, praising it in his notebooks and repeatedly referencing it in his poems.'13 While Angela Carter's works still retain religious motifs, unlike other Gothic novelists, the theme of religion is not explored to the same extent as in Dracula and the Coleridge poems. ... As Wade Kim...

• Word Count: 4055
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Wordsworth's most famous poem, "Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey" was included as the last item in his collection of "Lyrical Ballads." The poem expresses the author's nearly pantheistic love of nature and his longing for humanity's eventual reunification with the natural world. ... Early in the poem, the author focus resides upon the physical and aethetic pleasures that surround. ...

• Word Count: 357
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

His poems embody the essence of the romantic time period, and the typical fashion of poets during this point in history. ... The poem comes to a close when the nightingale flies away, and Keats realizes his imagination is not enough on its own to fashion its own reality. ... His poem, "Ode to a Nightingale, " gives us insight into his mindset at that time. ... All throughout the poem he is searching for the happiness that the nightingale possess. This aspect of the poem exemplifies romantic qualities, because he was in a state of sadness looking for hope in his despair. ...

• Word Count: 1565
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Between the two poems, however, there are differences as well as similarities - the most obvious being probably intimately linked with the different dispositions of the two poets. ... Both views seem to be offered alternately throughout the poem, which only adds to its complexity. ... The sufferings of the two men may be traced in both poems as going through several analogous stages. ... A parallel between the two poems may be drawn here: if we consider the crew of the ship as a family and the Mariner as being the eldest on board, Coleridge's poem presents us with pretty much the ...

• Word Count: 1931
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Firstly, the poem alludes to wind as being the imagination, and the harp as the mind. ... Here, the poem suggests that the breeze possesses an ability to produce music, but in order for this to happen there needs to be a medium through which its gentle movements can be converted into the fundamental vibrations of particles, or in other words, the creation of sound; the wind has the potential to sing. ... The poem succeeds in not only describing how the wind can be the player with a bow across a musical instrument, but directing attenction to the almighty power of God being a potential influenc...

• Word Count: 1430
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the Preface of this volume, titled Lyrical Ballads, with a Few Other Poems, Wordsworth describes the key elements that constitute Romantic literature, among them the role of the Imagination. ... Although Wordsworths "Preface" and Coleridges definition of Imagination illuminate the meaning and purpose of Romanticism, the extent to which Romantic poems truly express their vision varies. Thus, an analysis of the relationships between nature and physical sensations, and their roles in the formation and function of imagination in Wordsworths "Tintern Abbey" and Anna Barboulds "A Summer Evenings ...

• Word Count: 3484
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate