What is Typical of Lyrical Ballads
The group title of the set of poems written by Wordsworth and
Coleridge presents an interesting starting point of analysis. The
phrase ‘Lyrical Ballads’ is a paradox as the genres of ‘lyrics’ and
‘ballads’ can be defined as in opposition to each other. A ‘lyric’ is
‘a poem about feeling… addressed to the reader in a manner of private
and intimate conversation’. A ‘ballad’ is ‘a narrative poem from an
anonymous point of view, often relating to characters from public or
historical events, such as war.’ Therefore the two genres are combined
under the title ‘Lyrical Ballads’, signifying an unexpected and
unusual style from Wordsworth and Coleridge. This is further evidenced
by Wordsworth, who said the ‘Lyrical Ballads’ should be seen as ‘an
experiment’, consisting of ‘poems… materially different from those
under the general approbation… present bestowed’ and that they may be
read by some with a ‘common dislike’.
One aspect of the style of ‘Lyrical Ballads’ that caused much contempt
at the time of publication is the simple language, an important
characteristic of the poems. Wordsworth tries to avoid the ‘falsehood
of description’, instead preferring to record reality in ordinary
language rather than attempting a poetic diction. Unlike many of his
contemporary poets, Wordsworth did not attempt an ornate and elevated
poetic style adorned with extravagant metaphors. However, this does
not mean the language is colloquial, but that Wordsworth takes his
language and subjects from ‘ordinary life’ hoping to show ‘the
language really spoken by men’. This is true for poems such as ‘We are
Seven’ in which the narrator meets a ‘little cottage girl’ and
questions her about her sibling...
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There are many characteristics that permeate throughout each of the
poems in the ‘Lyrical Ballads’ creating a style fundamentally
associated with Wordsworth. These qualities have a number of different
intentions, for example the simple language and the reference to
ordinary life do not alienate readers from a less educated background.
Wordsworth’s intention was for his poetry to be inclusive and the
‘Lyrical Ballads’ are infused with ordinary life, responses to loss,
growing old and the fear of death. The poems also celebrate a view of
rural life and nature as a solution to industrialisation.
Consequently, whilst many of the poems aim to engage readers for
entertainment purposes, some poems, such as ‘Last of the Flock’ and
‘Simon Lee’ not only offer a story of ordinary life but they provide
political protests on the provisions for the poor and the old.
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Written on the banks of the Lye, this beautiful lyric has been said by critic Robert Chinchilla to “pose the question of friendship in a way more central, more profound, than any other poem of Wordsworth’s since ‘The Aeolian Harp’ of 1799” (245). Wordsworth is writing the poem to his sister Rebecca as a way of healing their former estrangement.
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‘It is often suggested that the source for many of William Wordsworth’s poems lies in the pages of Dorothy Wordsworth’s journal. Quite frequently, Dorothy describes an incident in her journal, and William writes a poem about the same incident, often around two years later.’ It is a common observation that whilst Dorothy is a recorder – ‘her face was excessively brown’ – William is a transformer – ‘Her skin was of Egyptian brown’ . The intertextuality between The Grasmere and Alfoxden Journals and ‘I wandered lonely as a Cloud’ allows both Dorothy and William to write about the same event, being equally as descriptive, but in very differing ways. Dorothy writes in a realist ‘log-book’ like style, whereas William writes in a romantic ballad style. This can be very misleading, as it gives William’s work more emotional attachment even though his work is drawn upon Dorothy’s diary, which in its turn is very detached, including little personal revelation. When read in conjunction with William’s poetry, Dorothy’s journal seems to be a set of notes written especially for him by her. In fact, from the very beginning of the journals Dorothy has made it quite clear that she was writing them for William’s ‘pleasure’ . This ties in with many of the diary entries in which she has described taking care of William in a physical sense. In a way this depicts the manner in which William uses his sister’s journal to acquire the subject of his poetry, which makes it seem as though Dorothy is his inspiration.
Both, the poem “Reluctance” by Robert Frost and “Time Does Not Bring Relief” by Edna St. Vincent Millay, revolved around the theme of lost love. Each poet used a similar array of poetic devices to express this theme. Visual imagery was one of the illustrative poetic devices used in the compositions. Another poetic device incorporated by both poets in order to convey the mood of the poems was personification. And by the same token, metaphors were also used to help express the gist of both poems. Ergo, similar poetic devices were used in both poems to communicate the theme of grieving the loss of a loved one.
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He portrayed their innocence through their interactions with others. Whereas in Blake’s poetry the children were shown as innocent through their demeanor or through their physical appearance. An example of this would be in Wordsworth’s poem “We are Seven”, innocence was shown through the little cottage girl’s interaction with the narrator. Her innocence was described by her beauty as well as her response to the narrator. Her answers showed her innocence since she did not know much about the topic of death. She was a small eight-year-old child that only knew that she there were seven of them, and although two of her siblings were deceased she still considered them part of her family. Innocence in Wordsworth’s poetry is portrayed through the delight and happiness of the child rather than their appearance like in Blake’s writing. In his poem “Ode: Intimations of Immortality from recollections of Early Childhood”, Wordsworth describes innocence as something that is seen through the pure joy of a child. When he writes “Heaven lies about us in our infancy” (Wordsworth), he is writing about how growing up is filled with lies. As a child they are young and innocent, but as life goes on and people age their happiness and innocence
He is writing the poem as if he were an object of the earth, and what it is like to once live and then die only to be reborn. On the other hand, Wordsworth takes images of meadows, fields, and birds and uses them to show what gives him life. Life being whatever a person needs to move on, and without those objects, they can't have life. Wordsworth does not compare himself to these things like Shelley, but instead uses them as an example of how he feels about the stages of living. Starting from an infant to a young boy into a man, a man who knows death is coming and can do nothing about it because it's part of life.
The three poets convey the feelings of seriousness, happiness, and failure. In the poem “Simile”, Scott Momaday explains how people and the actions we do are similar to animals in which the comparison was towards deer. In “Moon Rondeau” by Carl Sandburg he illustrates that working together in a relationship, you may be able to accomplish a task and generate a strong bond. In the final poem “Woman” by Nikki Giovanni she displays how one may want to grow and be someone special to your significant other but they may not care of what their other may want. The three poets are illustrating the theme of humans being similar to animals in which case they either work together or they just ignore each other within the literary similarities and differences of the three poems.