ESSAY QUESTION:
WITH REFERENCE TO "COMPOSED UPON WESTMINSTER BRIDGE" BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH AND "PIED BEAUTY" BY G.M HOPKINS DICUSS THE REASON FOR THE POETS AWE AND ADMIRATION, AND HOW EACH POET EMPLOYED METHODS AND TECHNIQUES TO EXPRESS THESE EMOTIONS.
( This is an AS (6 form/ year 12) essay question)
The two poems "Pied Beauty" by G.M. Hopkins and "Composed Upon Westminster Bridge" by William Wordsworth are both an expression of awe and admiration. In "Pied Beauty" Hopkins admires the beauty of the world and God's creation, the diversity, impurities and range of all that is on earth, techniques such as juxtapositions, rhetorical questions and imperatives are used to imply this. Wordsworth feels awe and admires the harmony that can exist between nature and the human world, he uses techniques such as sound devices, imagery and hyperbole.
Hopkins admires the natural world and all things living. He believes that the diversity and unique qualities of God's creation are more beautiful then perfection and purity. For example when ?chest-nut falls? break open to reveal ...
Literature of the English Restoration offers the example of a number of writers who wrote for a courtly audience: literary production, particularly in learned imitation of classical models, was part of the court culture of King Charles II. The fact of a shared model explains the remarkable similarities between “The Imperfect Enjoyment” by the Earl of Rochester and “The Disappointment” by Aphra Behn—remarkable only because readers are surprised to read one poem about male sexual impotence from the late seventeenth century, let alone two examples of this genre by well-known courtly writers. In fact, Richard Quaintance presents ten more examples by lesser-known poets as he defines the literary sub-genre of the neo-Classical “imperfect enjoyment poem,” written in imitation of Roman poems on the same subject, which is shared by Rochester and Behn (Quaintance 190). Since Rochester and Behn are working along such closely similar lines in terms of the artistic models that their own poems aim to imitate, it is therefore fair to ask the question: what are the main differences in their compositional technique within this tightly-defined literary sub-genre of the neo-Classical “imperfect enjoyment poem”? By examining features of each poem in turn—including form (including this sub-genre they share), but also narrative voice and tone—with some examination of the secondary critical literature on both Rochester and Behn, I hope to demonstrate that there are distinct differences in compositional technique which involve the difference in sex between these two writers. But my conclusion will attempt to problematize the very notion of an authorial sex difference by raising the concept of gender, and in particular the aspect of “performativity”—...
In the poem Tintern Abbey by William Wordsworth nature’s is portrayed to its readers. The speaker says,
Pablo Neruda’s “My ugly love” and William Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 130” are commonly well-known to describe beauty in a way hardly anyone would write: through the truth. It’s a popular fact that many modern-day poets compose poems that make love seem perfect and use phrases that often costume the truth by masking true beauty with words. Yet, Shakespeare and Neruda, both sincere people, chose to write about what love really is, it matters more what’s on the inside than what is found on the outside. The theme of true beauty and love are found through Shakespeare and Neruda’s uses of reflection of imagery, uses of organized structure, and uses of sensory devices to describe the meaning of beauty and love.
In Robert Bridges’ poem “Triolet” (1876), he expresses a love that was new and unexpected. Then in the last few lines an unexpected turn approaches, that thought of love that was good and new has now turned to anguish. In his poem Bridges shows the readers how familiar love can be, but also how diverse it also can be. He captures how easy it may be to fall in love, and yet hard to keep from losing it. Though the title of the poem does not define the theme of the poem Bridges does a beautiful job using “Triolet” for the title of his poem. The Victorian Bridges’ does this by expressing to his readers that this style of poem not only can a very passionate message, can be said in very few words with the same amount of depth and connection. He does this by using key elements such as diction, tone, sound and rhythm. Bridges main goal in this poem is to demonstrate abundant amounts of emotion and depth to grasp his readers, while maintaining a light and simple verse.
“The Raven”, a poem written by Edgar Allan Poe, impresses the reader of a strange and frightening setting through the description of the speaker’s thoughts. The piece introduces the content with the subject as a bereaved lover of Lenoré and the speaker’s vain attempt to hide his loss. The setting together with the monologues, which displays the speaker’s emotions, is effective to set the mood of the poem. The paper’s objective centers, whether Wordsworth’s notions of developing feelings, which give importance to the actions and situations (not vice versa) and passion-insusceptibility of characters, in addition to Coleridge’s conception of the intelligence of objects of thought and elevated language, when merge work together to amplify the brilliance of the piece.
Beauty is always in nature. It is express in many ways. In the poem “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer” by Walt Whitman express the beauty in the stars. Just looking up in space gave him peace. Walt writes about the fascination of the stars. How the night sky can transform a situation. He writes experiencing this phenomenon first hand is better than having it told. In most cases, the real is better than the copy. The beauty of the experience is needed, and to see the real thing than what is told. Whitman express how the night sky was all he needed and his feelings. In the poem “The World Is Too Much with Us” by William Wordsworth, the premise is like Whitman poem. It is the beauty in nature, and how people are not looking for nature to inspire. People are just looking less of nature. Both works show the worldly influence in people’s life. In both pieces, Whitman and Wordsworth showing how nature brings true beauty.
Percy Shelley’s “Mont Blanc” (1816) and William Wordsworth’s “The Prelude” (1805), both tell the story of the individuals meetings with an impressively, beautiful mountain landscape. In Mont Blanc, Shelley describes the icy glacial capped peaks of the Swiss Alp’s, whereas in The Prelude, Wordsworth describes his meetings with nature and his interactions with the landscape. Both these poems focus on the beauty of the landscape, and thrive off their own personal experiences which they have had with nature. These poems however have a strong representation of the sublime and the effects this theory has on them personally and sensually. Beauty is also present in these poems; however there is a difference as beauty indulges in the aesthetic experience of equilibrium and synchronization, whereas the sublime focuses on the senses such as your mind and imagination. Leighton (1984) believes you can see the difference as, ‘the picturesque world would be exemplified by variety, the beautiful by smoothness and the sublime by magnitude’, showing just how differentiated they are. Both these poems both have different meanings and morals, and both authors have different beliefs
The modern age was derived out of a cruel Industrial Revolution. During the Industrial Revolution era, many cities grew to be based on industrial factories. Even though the Industrial Revolution created many low wage jobs, it also created a tremendous about of pollution and destroyed the environment. People moved away from quaint farming towns, with horses and entire families working on the farm (Document C). These people moved into bustling towns like Manchester (Document D) with smoke stacks lining the town. People thought moving would be for the better, that’s what everybody thought in the beginning. In William Wordsworth’s poem “Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802”, he describes a contrasting view on the detrimental effects
Whereas most individuals tend to see nature as a playhouse that should alter and self-destruct to their every need, William Wordsworth had a very different view. Wordsworth perceived nature as a sanctuary where his views of life, love, and his creator were eventually altered forever. The intensity of Wordsworth's passion for nature elevated him from a boy into the inspiring man and poet in which he is recognized to be today. One of the most compelling works Wordsworth ever devised was that of "Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey." The poem enlightens the reader on the awesome power and depth of nature, which Wordsworth has discovered in his trials and tribulations upon the earth. Thus, to fully understand the significance of nature in all lives told through "Lines Composed A few Miles Above Tintern Abbey" one must understand the setting and mood, as well as comprehend the rhyme scheme, and use of many diverse poetic devices that interact within the poem.
During the 18th century, two great companion; William Wordsworth collaborated together to create Lyrical Ballad; one of the greatest works of the Romantic period. The two major poems of Lyrical Ballad are Wordsworth’s “Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey” and Coleridge’s “Frost at Midnight.” Even though these two poems contain different experiences of the two speakers, upon close reading of these poems, the similarities are found in their use of language, the tone, the use of illustrative imagery to fascinate the reader’s visual sense and the message to their loved ones.
”(732). This very first line of the poem explains the beauty of the natural world working through man, as well as the sublimity, or fear of its power on man. The usage of the word “flow”, a soft and silent movement depicts the beautiful, and the statement “rolls its rapid waves” depicts the sublime and intimidation of the natural world. Other lines such as “Now dark-now glittering-now reflecting gloom” demonstrate the beautiful and sublime intertwining with each other within the text. Hymn to Intellectual Beauty grasps the concept of the beautiful within the intellectuality of the human mind, and the fear of itself.
Wordsworth and Hopkins both present the reader with a poem conveying the theme of nature. Nature in its variety be it from something as simple as streaked or multicolored skies, long fields and valleys, to things more complex like animals, are all gifts we take for granted. Some never realize the truth of what they are missing by keeping themselves indoors fixating on the loneliness and vacancy of their lives and not on what beauty currently surrounds them. Others tend to relate themselves more to the fact that these lovely gifts are from God and should be praised because of the way his gifts have uplifted our human spirit. Each writer gives us their own ideals as how to find and appreciate nature’s true gifts.
William Wordsworth’s “Tintern Abbey” is an ideal example of romantic poetry. As the web page “Wordsworth Tintern Abbey” notes, this recollection was added to the end of his book Lyrical Ballads, as a spontaneous poem that formed upon revisiting Wye Valley with his sister (Wordsworth Tintern Abbey). His writing style incorporated all of the romantic perceptions, such as nature, the ordinary, the individual, the imagination, and distance, which he used to his most creative extent to create distinctive recollections of nature and emotion, centered on striking descriptions of his individual reactions to these every day, ordinary things.
Ward is able to see the importance of religion to Hopkins, and admires him for it. His faith was strong and willed him on to write his memorable poetry, which was deeply influenced through his faith. We can appreciate Hopkins' poems for the enthusiasm and passion conveyed in them. Whatever his subject matter, he always shows static awareness of what he writes about, whether we perceive that as God or nature, we can share his enjoyment. Due to the complexity of his verse, which was criticized intensely, and different ways to understand the poem, each time you look at it, you are able to pick out something new and different.
In William Wordsworth’s poems, the role of nature plays a more reassuring and pivotal r ole within them. To Wordsworth’s poetry, interacting with nature represents the forces of the natural world. Throughout the three poems, Resolution and Independence, Tintern Abbey, and Michael, which will be discussed in this essay, nature is seen prominently as an everlasting- individual figure, which gives his audience as well as Wordsworth, himself, a sense of console. In all three poems, Wordsworth views nature and human beings as complementary elements of a sum of a whole, recognizing that humans are a sum of nature. Therefore, looking at the world as a soothing being of which he is a part of, Wordsworth looks at nature and sees the benevolence of the divinity aspects behind them.