It is nature's splendour and our relationship with it that is the main theme in both the poems I am to explore, Keats's Ode to a Nightingale and Wordsworth's Lines. ... In the seventh stanza we are presented with the powerful image of the Biblical tale of the Israelite Ruth caught in Egypt longing for her home. ... Once again Do I behold these steep and lofty cliffs, That on a wild secluded scene impress Thoughts of more deep seclusion A strong comparison that can be drawn between Lines and Ode to a Nightingale is the use of the countryside, or nature, as an escape f...

• Word Count: 1439
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Discuss this statement with reference to TWO texts studied this year- one pre-1900 and one twentieth century. ... During the industrialisation age, focus was on city life, materialism, poverty and oppression. ... Truth and beauty are two of the noblest and most nebulous causes found in history. ... The themes of immortality and morality can be seen throughout "Ode on a Grecian Urn". The unchanging marble of the urn can be considered as immortal just as the tale displayed on the urn. ...

• Word Count: 1253
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

By being an author, publisher, and lover of books, Friedrich Schumann influenced his child's younger years; Robert spent much of his time reading books such as the Greek classics, the imaginary Romantic tales of Byron and Sir Walkter Scott, as well as other Romantic literature and poetry. ... To spite Wieck, the two married on September 12th, 1840, one day before Clara's twenty- first birthday. ...

• Word Count: 4114
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

By being an author, publisher, and lover of books, Friedrich Schumann influenced his child's younger years; Robert spent much of his time reading books such as the Greek classics, the imaginary Romantic tales of Byron and Sir Walkter Scott, as well as other Romantic literature and poetry. ... To spite Wieck, the two married on September 12th, 1840, one day before Clara's twenty- first birthday. ...

• Word Count: 4114
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: Undergraduate