In what way in Tennyson's imagery of nature in "In Memoriam" distinctive from the Romantic Presentation of Nature as God-Nature? ... Through the analysis of some sections of this poem, it can be taken into account the relations to the romantic vision of nature and religion in Wordsworth's poem. ... Many nineteenth-century critics affirm that the romantic poetry tended towards egotism and excessive subjectivity, instead the Victorian project found literary and artistic means of bridging a series of what they considered to be binary oppositions such as: self and society, personal ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The faery in "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" is illustrated in romantic notion as being a thing of natural beauty otherwise, as it would have to be for this poem to work, as the knight would never have fallen in love. Therefore, it again shows the typical style of writing in that day and age as everything is portrayed as being beautiful and natural, and as knights in shining armour- a romantic notion. ... This imagery actually shows a romantic side to nature and man, as the poem portrays man's ignorance towards nature's power, and therefore has nothing to stop him falling in love with nat...

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Barnard (1999) asserts that Keats is one of the great English romantic poets, whose prime belief was in art and beauty. ... These short romantic poems can be seen to be linked both structurally and thematically by a sequence of closely related problems and, as an effect, show Keats both at his most vulnerable and possessing the literary genius he has subsequently been accredited with. ... In Ode on Melancholy, Keats lets his guard down and gives himself up to the romantic sensation of "pleasing woe" and, it can be said, the culmination of these poems show a "melancholy desire for a world that ...

• Word Count: 2837
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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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• Grade Level: High School

The twentieth century really begins before the end of the nineteenth century. Queen Victoria's Jubilee in 1887 was felt by many to represent the end of an era. An end-of-century stoicism, and a growing pessimism among writers and intellectuals, may be traced to several sources, not least the publica...

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A critic has said that 'A theme which dominates Larkin's poetry is that desire is ultimately unobtainable' Discuss two or three of Larkin's poems in the context of this statement. In your answer you should consider: - The various forms of desire that Philip Larkin explores - The conclusions that...

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In line 11, the speaker makes the connection between their dream and reality by saying "I thought I turned towards you to weep; but you were gone;" This shows her distinct uncertainty about any future with her partner, and her deep-rooted inner turmoil about her romantic status. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The word "England" or "English" occurs six times in this poem. That's a lot for a poem that is only 14 lines! In this poem England is like a mother to the soldier; she gave birth to him, nourished him, made him who he is. But England is also immortal. Even though, in death, the soldier must leave England, it's only for a little while. ...

• Word Count: 3268
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

The Mask of Anarchy: a Reflection of Shelley's Revolutionary Introduction Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) was the only son of an aristocratic family: his father was an M.P. and his grandfather was a wealthy landowner. He educated at Eton College and entered the University of Oxford. There, he was expelled because of his pamphlet The Necessity of Atheism, suggesting that the existence of God remained unproven by physical evidence or reason. At school, Shelley became interested in the revolutionary political and philosophical ideas of Thomas Paine and William Godwin, radical politic...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

"Dylan Thomas's poems are exuberant, often florid and occasionally obscure". a) How far do you agree with the above assessment of the collection in "Selected Poems"? Dylan Thomas's "Selected Poems" offers a wide magnitude of poetry, ranging from poems that are filled with exuberant, elaborate,...

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• Grade Level: High School

Poe's Poems In personal appearance, Edgar Allen Poe was a quiet, shy-looking, but handsome man; he was slightly built, and was five feet, eight inches in height. His mouth was considered beautiful. His eyes, with long dark lashes, were hazel-gray. Poe's brain, on the other hand, worked on a ...

• Word Count: 2508
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School