1. Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Eolian Harp
Imagination is what gives the mind life, what allows the mind to express itself and escape the dullness that the mind would otherwise be confined to. ... By giving the wind a medium through which it can express itself, Coleridge has made a connection between the mind and the imagination. ... He writes, "Boldlier swept, the long sequacious notes" (18) which draws our attention to an irregular grammatical formation: the use of the word "boldlier" rather than the phrase "more boldly". ... But Coleridge's use of the word tremble here can also mean the trembling of strings as when a har...
- Word Count: 1430
- Approx Pages: 6
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Undergraduate