1. Wordsworth's Tintern Abbey
As Wordsworth's mind wanderers on, he begins to tell of the effects that his experiences with the Abbey have had on his life. ... Wordsworth describes "an appetite: a feeling and a love" that drove him to "bound o"er the mountains wherever nature led." He goes on to highlight the frailty of the human condition and how that relates to Abbey's effect over him at the present. ... Wordsworth tells how the main subject of poetry should be "humble and rustic life" mixed with "colouring of imagination." (Longman 332) Wordsworth goes on to tell us how poetry must cause a stirring or "powerf...
- Word Count: 553
- Approx Pages: 2
- Grade Level: High School