Tintern Abbey and Preface to Lyrical Ballads "Tintern Abbey" is an account of Wordsworth's return to the Wye Valley, the emotions that it stirs, and the feelings that it instills. The poem is highly lyrical and very descriptive. ... I found myself relating directly with Wordsworth. ... In Wordsworth's Preface to Lyrical Ballads he outlines the key elements that poetry requires. ... The emotions that Wordsworth feels are very easy to relate to and understand as a result of Wordsworth's ability to write poetry. ...

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William Wordsworth is commonly regarded as the vanguard poet of the Romantic movement in British literature. ... Afforded an education not uncommon of the British bourgeoisie, Wordsworth attended St. ... Having fallen prey to his keen interest in the excitement of French revolutionary ideology, Wordsworth spent the next several years in France with his lover, Annette Vallon. ... Wordsworth's "Lyrical Ballads" became the consummate expression of the author's vibrant and effulgent new style. Wordsworth's most famous poem, "Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey" was includ...

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Although many great names are associated with Romantic literature, two poets who stand out as immensely influential figures are William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. ... 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. ... This emphasis on the human minds capability "of excitement without the application of gross and violent stimulants" is Wordsworths reaction to the growing number of city-dwellers who incessantly crave awesome and abominabl...

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