Romanticism was a very imaginative and intellectual period that originated in Europe during the 18th century and distinguished itself by a heightened awareness in nature and emphasis on the individual's expression of emotion and imagination. It was more extensive in its genesis and persuasion. In addition, it was deeply associated with the political principles of the time, reverberating peoples uncertainties, expectations, and aspirations. William Blake and William Wordsworth were two poets from the Romantic period. Both of these poets were very classical in their elucidation of nature. Although they were in essence from the same period, they had contrasting views concerning nature. The intention of both William Blake and William Wordsworth is to portray their own deeply felt views in their poems. They put on display divergent insights based upon their conflicting observations, and, indeed, their very different literary aims. .
William Blake lived during 1757-1827. He was an English poet, artist, engraver, and publisher. He exercised a great influence on English romanticism. Blake was extremely responsive to the veracity of the human stipulation and of his time. William Wordsworth lived during 1770-1850. He was a defining member of the English Romantic Movement. Like other Romantics, Wordsworth's personality and poetry were deeply influenced by his love of nature, especially by the sights and scenes of the Lake Country, in which he spent most of his mature life. He demonstrated a towering sincerity with compassion and a love of minimalism. Both poets use different symbolism to convey their idea to the reader.
William Blake tends to describe nature as innocuous as possible until human involvement destroyed it. William Wordsworth has a tendency to overlook the pessimistic side of human involvement in destruction of nature and concentrates on the beauty of it. Blake demonstrates a dismal point of view in his poem, "London," whereas Wordsworth's tone is vivid and optimistic and he paints a sanguine picture of the city in his work, "Composed upon Westminster Bridge".
In Shelley's poem "Ode to the West Wind," the wind is the force that has all the power. ... Throughout the poem, the speaker seems to love nature and enjoyed being out in it. ... In conclusion, these two poems are similar but yet different in many ways. ... Both poems make reference to this. ... In both poems, he is completely in awe of the power of nature. ...
Pastoral Poems "Come live with me and be my love." ... Marlow's poem is thought to be one of the greatest pastoral poems ever written, and has resulted in many responses. ... The first poem is Marlow's "The Passionate Shepard to His Love". ... Throughout the poem, the Shepard is actually kind of shallow. ... In this poem, the nymph pretty much shoots down all of the shepherds advances with reasoning and logic, but makes her own radical term at the end of the poem. ...
The poem "Chicago" by Carl Sandburg introduced me to someone I had known about for years, but had never really known. ... Personification, simile and synecdoche are used throughout the poem to bring the description of a city to life. Personification, the representation of an abstract quality or idea as a person, is found throughout the poem. ... "Chicago" is a poem written about a vibrant spirited city that is growing and learning. ... I"m glad I read this poem. ...
Langston Hughes" poem "Harlem" written in 1951 is an interesting poem that attracted me because of its hidden meaning. It is a confusing, but detailed poem that outlines the true meaning of losing faith. The true definition of obstacles and succeeding are clearly addressed in this poem. ... At the beginning of the poem Hughes" describes the possibilities of a dream shot down. ... This poem addresses that fact that many black Americans are no longer trying so hard to succeed. ...
It appears in the poem that Keats is tempted into the nightingale's world of beauty and perfection. ... As the poem progresses the speaker explores multiple ways to join the nightingale. ... Keats not only writes this poem gracefully, but it reads fluently while using a discrete rhyme scheme. Illusions are the main idea of this poem. ... This poem displays a complex form of end rhyme scheme unique to the poem. ...
Matthew Arnold and Ernest Dowson write emotional, mood-altering poems about the monastic order called the Carthusian regimen. ... Differences also come about in the mood and subject of each poem as written. ... Both poems talk of the solemn and dark manner of life lived in solitude. ... In Dowson's poem, this word comes up in the second of nine stanzas in the poem and reads (1896.5-6): Within their austere walls no voices penetrate A sacred silence only, as of death, obtains; As in Arnold's poem, this stanza contains the word "death-. ... The last line in his poem (18...
The speaker begins by giving an allusion of a very violent past in this poem. ... "My Arkansas" is a poem written by a woman who was witness to the atrocities done against the black person. ... This poem is letting society know that we must begin to realize that people's civil liberties is something that we can no longer take advantage of and abuse whenever we feel. ...
The eighth stanza of Baudelaire's poem kind of sticks out like a thorn, it doesn't seem to fit in with the rest of the poem. ... This seems to be a shift in tone at the end of the poem. ... This poem is kind of a reflection on how Keats feels about art, and in this poem, the art on a Grecian Urn. ... This hint at nature reinforces how this poem is a part of Romanticism. ... This in a way shows the sadness in this poem. ...
In the poem "Good Times" written by Lucille Clifton; the author reminisces on the pleasant days of her childhood. ... The poem uses simplistic terms to identify a complex dynamics of family and its" ups and downs. ... Repetition plays a major role in Clifton's poem of highlighting the significance of the happier times in her youth. ... The word good times in the poem also represents the negative aspects of her life such as "the insurance man is gone and the lights are back on." ... In the poem "Good Times", Lucille Clifton reflects on the happier days of her youth. ...
