...At the end of the poem The Wedding Guest begin to leave "A sadder and a wiser man" (7; 657), proving the Mariner's tale had an effect on him. The Mariner was able to free himself of the remorse of his sin by following the Hermit's request to tell his story. Regardless of any scrutinizing theories, whether they are critical examinations or not, Coleridge's lyrical ballad, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” continues to demonstrate a moralistic story. All can agree that the plot has a moral to impart and the Mariner's tough trials and struggles at sea, and of his life, leave him with the responsibility to notify all audiences of the life lessons he has gained. Christian roots run deep within the poem, however Coleridge created it so that a comprehensive study of Christian allegory is redundant when trying to comprehend this message. Nor is the emphasis of the importance of numbers or themes needed. In structure alone, the ballad is an exciting work of art. Its' simplicity and flow make the story of travel an interesting read. Samuel Taylor Coleridge himself might have possibly followed the "Hermit's" edict to free his own guilt by writing this poem, and sharing with his readership for his own personal repentance. Maybe it is just truly a lyrical ballad created from the vivid imagination of S.T. Coleridge’s mind. Regardless, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner succeeds in making the bizarre believable; creating detailed word-pictures, some troubled with horror, others piercing with brief...
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...The Lake Poets The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge hone his craft. Troubled by debt, though, he left Cambridge in 1793 and enlisted in the 15th Dragoons, a British army regiment, under the alias Silas Tomkyn Comberbache. After being rescued by his brothers, Coleridge returned to Cambridge, but he left again, in 1794, without having earned a degree. That year, Coleridge met the author Robert Southey, and together they dreamed about establishing a utopian community in the Pennsylvania wilderness of America. Southey, however, backed out of the project, and their dream was never realized. notable quote “No man was ever yet a great poet, without being at the same time a profound philosopher.” fyi Did you know that Samuel Taylor Coleridge . . . • developed a fascination with the supernatural at age five? • was known as a brilliant and captivating conversationalist? • was the most influential literary critic of his day? • liked to write poetry while walking? Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1772–1834 Samuel Taylor Coleridge is famous for composing “Kubla Khan” and “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” considered two of the greatest English poems. As a critic and philosopher, he may have done more than any other writer to spread the ideas of the English romantic movement. Precocious Reader The youngest of ten For more on Samuel Taylor Coleridge, visit the Literature Center at ClassZone.com. children, Coleridge grew up feeling rejected by his...
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...Wordsworth’s Poetry William Wordsworth ← Analysis → Wordsworth’s monumental poetic legacy rests on a large number of important poems, varying in length and weight from the short, simple lyrics of the 1790s to the vast expanses of The Prelude, thirteen books long in its 1808 edition. But the themes that run through Wordsworth’s poetry, and the language and imagery he uses to embody those themes, remain remarkably consistent throughout the Wordsworth canon, adhering largely to the tenets Wordsworth set out for himself in the 1802 preface to Lyrical Ballads. Here, Wordsworth argues that poetry should be written in the natural language of common speech, rather than in the lofty and elaborate dictions that were then considered “poetic.” He argues that poetry should offer access to the emotions contained in memory. And he argues that the first principle of poetry should be pleasure, that the chief duty of poetry is to provide pleasure through a rhythmic and beautiful expression of feeling—for all human sympathy, he claims, is based on a subtle pleasure principle that is “the naked and native dignity of man.” Recovering “the naked and native dignity of man” makes up a significant part of Wordsworth’s poetic project, and he follows his own advice from the 1802 preface. Wordsworth’s style remains plain-spoken and easy to understand even today, though the rhythms and idioms of common English have changed from those of the early nineteenth century. Many of Wordsworth’s poems (including...
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...William Wordsworth and George Gordon Byron, toward nature. In1921, David Nichol Smith commented on William Wordsworth as ‘our greatest nature poet’ and it is an opinion many would still believe in. As a poet of Nature, Wordsworth is at the highest ranking. He is a worshipper of Nature, Nature’s enthusiast or high-priest. The poem ‘I wandered lonely as a cloud’ or commonly known as ‘Daffodils’ is one of the last remaining truly well-liked poems. From it, one obtains an image of Wordsworth as someone comforted and enlivened by the flowers he finds while walking among the dales and hills. His worship of Nature was likely more genuine, and more sympathetic, than that of any other English poet. Nature comes to take up a different or independent position in his poem and is not treated in an indifferent or hasty manner as by poets before him. Wordsworth had a mature philosophy, a new and innovative perspective of Nature. Three points in his doctrine of Nature may be indicated: I. Wordsworth understood Nature as a living character. He believed that there is a holy spirit permeating all the articles of Nature. This belief in a pervasive holy spirit may be named as spiritual Pantheism and is completely indicated in Tintern Abbey and in some passages in Book II of The Prelude. II. Wordsworth believed that the system of Nature gives pleasure to the human heart and he regarded Nature as practicing a healing effect on grief-stricken hearts. III. Most importantly, Wordsworth stressed...
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...Anecdote for Fathers" taken from Wordsworth's hugely influential "Lyrical Ballads" is a touching rendition of the relationship between father and son. It is a beautiful, simple and uplifting poem representative of the style used throughout Wordsworth's famous collection of poems first published in 1798. The poem features at its heart a conversation from father to son during a walk one day in the glorious Lake District. It immediately opens in a touching and sentimental manner: I have a boy of five years old, His face is fair and fresh to see; His limbs are cast in beauties mould, And dearly he loves me. The simpleness in these lines is immediately apparent. The form and structure of the piece, the light and jovial use of rhyme easily conveys the emotion of gentle and honest love. In the next few lines of the poem he mentions the "dry walk" and the fact that his house is coming into view, which not only sets the scene but is of significance later in the poem. The subtitle for the poem "showing how the art of lying may be taught" starts to become significant in the next verse which is to become one of the main talking points in the poem. The narrator starts to look back over the house which the family used to live in a year ago, or as he says "A long, long year before" and he thinks about the happiness that they had there. He dwells upon their current home and asks his boy Edward which home he prefers, "My little boy, which like you more?" He looks back at his father and...
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...deals with many concepts and such as symbolism, individualism, myths and emotion. The literature of this period was not just concentrated on the theory of romantics with the thought of love being the center of romanticism even though some of the works may be about love and affection, plenty of works like those assigned deal with different types of romanticism. Williams Wordsworth shows romanticism with his different uses of symbols in his writings and the same can be seen with works done by Leo Tolstoy. The lines that are taken out of the Tintern Abbey, he speaks about the light and darkness and describes them in certain ways. The “joyless daylight” (Wordsworth, 436) represents the truth and the light helps an individual see the truth. Sometimes the truth may not be what the individual wants to see and the darkness that he mentions represents hiding the truth from people and whoever the individual may be making them feel better. The symbolism he uses shows a grim type of romanticism that the period brings into sight. The next piece of literature would be the works from Leo Tolstoy. Like William Wordsworth, it shows a grim type of symbolism in the piece of The Death of Ivan Ilyich. The story gives symbolism that can be analyzed with the five stages of death developed by Elisabeth Kubler Ross. The different stages can be seen throughout the story showing symbols of him going through the stages denial, anger, depression, bargaining and acceptance. One of the key points that...
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...Romantic period Noah, Patrick, and Wickert Facts about the romantic period -Lasted from 1800-1860 The Romantic era was a period of great change and emancipation The Romantic era allowed artistic freedom, experimentation, and creativity. The Romantic Period or the Romantic Era is known as Romanticism -William Wordsworth - Born April 7, 1770 - Cockermouth, Cumbria, England - Went to school at Hawkshead Grammar school before going to St. Johns College. --His popular poems are…. - A character - A Night-piece - A night thought -A poet’s Epitaph - A morning exercise and many more… His famous quotes are… - “ The child is the father of the man” - “Imagination, which in truth Is but another name for absolute power and clearest insight, amplitude of mind, and reason, in her most exalted mood. In the winter of 1798-79 he wrote many of his greatest poems and also traveled with Coleridge and Dorothy. In 1807 he started the publication of Poems in 2 volumes which included “Resolution and Independence” William Blake -William Blake was born November 28th 1757 in London England - Blake was a poet, painter, and printmaker - Most famous poem is “The Tyger” - Some other poems are “and did those feet”, “a cradle song”, “a dream”, “a song”, and many more. - He was said to see visions - One instance of this is when his brother died in 1787; he said he saw his brother’s soul ascend into heaven. This greatly influenced his later poetry. - In 1800 Blake moved Felpham...
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...autobiographical poem written in a drawn out process of self- exploration. Wordsworth worked his way towards modern psychological understanding of his own nature and more broadly of human nature. Third, he places poetry at the center of human experience. This introspective account of his own development was completed in 1805 and, after substantial revision, published posthumously in 1850. Many critics rank it as Wordsworth’s greatest work. The Prelude begins with an account of the poet’s childhood in the English Lake Country. - See more at: http://www.bachelorandmaster.com/britishandamericanpoetry/the-prelude.html#sthash.XM5b3a41.The Prelude is in fact the first long autobiographical poem written in a drawn out process of self- exploration. Wordsworth worked his way towards modern psychological understanding of his own nature and more broadly of human nature. Third, he places poetry at the center of human experience. This introspective account of his own development was completed in 1805 and, after substantial revision, published posthumously in 1850. Many critics rank it as Wordsworth’s greatest work. The Prelude begins with an account of the poet’s childhood in the English Lake Country. - See more at: http://www.bachelorandmaster.com/britishandamericanpoetry/the-prelude.html#sthash.XM5b3a41.The Prelude is in fact the first long autobiographical poem written in a drawn out process of self- exploration. Wordsworth worked his way towards modern psychological understanding of his own...
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... Abstract Wordsworth was of the view that ‘Poetry is spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings. When reading this statement, one might think that, for Wordsworth, poetic composition is solely based on the expression of emotions, excluding any reflection about them. But Wordsworth gave equal importance to the element of thought in poetry and says that poems to which any value is attached were never produced on any variety of subjects but by a man who being possessed of more than usual organic sensibility, has also thought long and deep. Wordsworth believes that artistic process is combination of thought and emotion. This research article will study Wordsworth’s concept of poetic creation Wordsworth believes that artistic process is combination of thought and emotion . During the poetic process, the poet is possessed by powerful passions but he undergoes a period of emotions reflected in tranquility. During this process the influxes of feelings are modified and directed by thoughts. The direction of thought adds a depth of meaning and truth to poetry. For Wordsworth poetry is a method of interpreting the reality or the meaning of life. Introduction Generally the critics criticize the Romantics for being too emotional. They quote Wordsworth’s famous statement, ‘Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings’ (Wordsworth,1989:57)1 as evidence but overlook Wordsworth’s entire concept of creative process of which emotions are a part. Wordsworth makes this statement ...
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...Cloud Nine by Caryl Churchill.. Discuss the dramatic qualities of this writing. The extract from the opening of Cloud Nine is incredibly dense in the number of ideas expressed by the playwright in the short space of time. Churchill uses both verbal and visual signs, simultaneously but often incongruently, in order to place emphasis on her subversion of racial and gender stereotypes. The opening tableau presented on stage with the union jack set upon a flagpole at once introduces the stereotypically British Victorian family who begin by singing a patriotic song honouring England, penned by Churchill herself. The effect of a song sung in unison by all the characters firmly established this introductory scene in non-naturalistic territory, instead bordering on farce. The words of the song, presumably sung to the audience, correspond with the actions: the family do gather as they sing “Come gather...” repeatedly and they do indeed “Rally to the flag” on stage. According to the particular perspectives of audience members, this opening song may be taken as natural harmless pride or jingoistic stirring. Whatever position is taken, by the second song, it is either entirely invalidated or affirmed. The songs form a framing device for the passage introducing all the members of the family. The first seems to evoke a lulling sense of camaraderie asking the audience to “come gather” but then as a result of what is presented in between, by the time the second song begins twenty two...
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...“the sand sparkles like diamonds”, a comparison in which something is directly described as being something else (Thiel, 2005, p. 33). The words of the poem start out with a state of mind, the word, “tranquility”. This word is powerful in the context of the work; it sets the rhythm for the rest of the poem. The remaining sentences of prose builds on the serenity associated with tranquility, letting the reader get the feel of the painting it describes. As the poem draws to a close, it goes out as it came in, simply. It starts with, “tranquility” and ends with, “captivating”, the person experiencing the painting has observed all of the sights and sounds depicted in the painting and ends up transfixed by the whole experience. William Wordsworth said that poetry is, “the spontaneous overflow of feelings” originating from, “emotion recollected in tranquility”, (Woods, 2002, p. 1). The first stanza is just the word, “tranquility”; this word powerfully sets the stage for the rest of the poem. The body of the poem builds on the sensory perceptions of the beach and view, building with inputs and experiences, until the final stanza shows that the reader is simply captured by the beauty. This sets the mood of peacefulness and restfulness. The reader allows his or her cares to drop away and...
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...21 November 2011 Word Count 1,159 William Wordsworth William Wordsworth was born April 7, 1770 in Cockermouth, Cumberland to John and Anne Wordsworth. He was the second of five children; his sister was the poet Dorothy Wordsworth. After his mother’s death in 1778, he was sent to Hawkshead Grammar School, where he showed a great interest in poetry. In 1783 his father, who was a lawyer died. After the death of their parents, the Wordsworth children were left under the guardianship of their uncles. It took William many years to recover from the death of his parents and the separation from his siblings. From 1787 to 1790 Wordsworth attended St. John’s College at Cambridge. William Wordsworth was an early leader of romanticism in English poetry and ranks as one of the greatest lyric poets in the history of English literature. William Wordsworth’s enthusiasm for the French Revolution led him to France in 1791. While he was in France, he fell in love with a French woman Annette Vallon, who gave birth to their daughter in 1792. Due to lack of money, Wordsworth returned to England the following year. The circumstances of his return and behavior raised doubts about his wish to marry Annette. The Reign of Terror and the war between France and Britain prevented him from seeing Annette and his daughter, Caroline for several years. The separation left him with a sense of guilt that deepened his poetic inspiration and resulted in an important theme in his work of abandoned women. ...
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...Professor: Kate Liu Student: Anna Chen/ 正菁 Date: 04-26-2010 Miguel Street by V.S. Naipaul The History of Trinidad Trinidad was inhabited by Carib and Arawak people long before Christopher Columbus arrived, but the recorded history of Trinidad and Tobago begins with the settlements of the islands by Spanish. Both islands were encountered by Christopher Columbus on his third voyage in 1498. Tobago changed hands between the British, French, Dutch and Courlanders, but eventually ended up in British hands. Trinidad remained in Spanish hands until 1797, but it was largely settled by French colonists. In 1889 the two islands were incorporated into a single crown colony. Trinidad and Tobago obtained self-governance in 1958 and independence from the British Empire in 1962. It became a republic in 1976. The Author V. S. Naipaul (1932~, ) is a Trinidadian novelist and essayist of Indo-Trinidadian descent. He is widely considered to be one of the masters of modern English prose. He has been awarded numerous literary prizes including the Booker Prize (1971) and the David Cohen Prize for a lifetime's achievement in British Literature (1993). V. S. Naipaul was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2001. In 2008, The Times ranked Naipaul seventh on their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". The Book Miguel Street is usually treated as a “semi-autobiographical” novel by V. S. Naipaul set in wartime Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Naipaul wrote it while...
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...I wandered lonely as a cloud" In the first stanza the speaker describes a time when he meandered over the valleys and hills, "lonely as a cloud." Finally, he came across a crowd of daffodils stretching out over almost everything he could see, "fluttering and dancing in the breeze": I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. In the second stanza the speaker goes into more detail about the daffodils. They reminded him of the Milky Way, because there were so many flowers packed together that they seemed to be neverending. The speaker guesses that there were ten thousand daffodils, which were "Tossing their heads in sprightly dance": Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way, They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. In the third stanza the speaker compares the waves of the lake to the waves of daffodils and decides that even though the lake is "sparkling," the daffodils win because they have more "glee." He then comments that he, like any other poet, could not help but be happy "in such a jocund company." He looked at the scene for a long time, but while he was there he was unable to understand what he had gained from the experience: The waves beside them danced; but they Out-did the...
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...England 1798 with the works of William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, who wrote a book of poems called “Lyrical Ballads.” The era reached its peak around 1800 to 1840. The Romanticism era focused on human emotions, nature, natural settings, and local environments. The Romanticism era also focused on matters of the heart opposed to matters of reason and rationalism. This was a time of expression that documented personal experiences and ones way of life. This was a time when artist were recognized for their exceptional talents and individualism, a time that bought about change and artistic freedom. The Romanticism era presented unique works of art like dances, paintings and poetry. The pieces of art work contained intellectual and literary skills that portrayed the rich artistic culture of the time. Since its beginning, artists have been able to produce artistic pieces that have stood the test of time. For example, “I wondered lonely as a cloud” is a poem by William Wordsworth. The poem exposes the ideals and values of the Romanticism era in a specific way. The era came as a rebellion to the social and political values of that time. Many romantics saw the dangers of technology, they feared that man would lose his ability to bound with nature due to the technological advances of the times. In Wordsworth poem there is no mention of technology only the importance of man’s ability to connect with nature. In this poem Wordsworth compares...
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