Virginia Woolf And Wordsworth's Poetry Analysis

Everyone loves a good song. Whether it be new or old, there are different people who have their preferences on what kind of song they like. Does this same observation go along with poetry as well? Many young people like the genre of music called rap. Rap is actually an acronym for “Rhythm and Poetry”. There is also the man named Shakespeare, who wrote plays for entertainment. However, just like how older people would not come to like and appreciate rap music, it is hard for younger people to come to appreciate literature. Smith describes this as “the quotations and snippets from letters, histories, ballads, and propaganda that cut across the poetry are retained in the new compilation, and the overall effect suggests a modernist symphony.” (Smith) There are going to be people who complain about how poetry has changed. Woolf makes the argument that the new and ever evolving poetry is

Virginia Woolf ultimately encourages the young poet to write. She wants the younger people to “be expansive and join the poets who write about the world.” (pg. 733 of World of Ideas) From Wordsworth’s point of view, one of his extensive discussions concerns language. He discusses at length the difference between poetry and prose. His view is that there is no essential difference between them, but there is a power of metrical language and its effect on the reader. The songs used today are an example of Wordsworth’s explanation. Music can control people’s emotions, they affect how the person feels when they listen to it. Because of that, music has become a reliability in this day and age. Both of these poets have agreed that this change is a good thing. It’s healthy for humans to express how they feel in multiple ways. That includes music and poetry. Talbot explains in his essay that all music is appreciated throughout time; “the fact remains that music and its makers are revered throughout poetry.”