The Beauty of London
The Romantic period was a literary time during the during the 18th century that focused on emotion over reason, the person over society, and inspiration came from nature. The main writers of Romanticism was William Wordsworth, William Blake, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge who each had their own unique style of writing that attributed to the Romanticism era. Two examples of poems from the first generation include “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge” and “London 1802”, both by William Wordsworth. “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge” looks at the beauty that London takes on in the morning when the sun begins to rise; however: “London 1802” has a negative outlook on London, and how Wordsworth wants to restore London to its …show more content…
In the first poem, Wordsworth shows the radiant nature as he is amazed at the eye as well as nature throughout the poem as he appreciates the landscape of London and the sun creeping into the city, while the town is asleep. Wordsworth shows the mood of radiance when he says, “ A sight so touching in majesty” (Wordsworth 3). The line does not look down on the city like “London 1802”, but instead takes into account the sight of the city, and how it takes on the morning sights. The radiance shows in particular words such as majesty, and when he writes about a sight so touching, means that the sight is incredible to view and appealing to the viewer’s eye. The ryhtm followes the mood of the poem, and because the writing has an upbeat tone, the rhythm tends ot be a little faster. Wordsworth appreciates his surrounding and it shows in his word choice and how he describes a morning in the city. “London 1802” has the opposite view of the city. In this poem the city is seen as a disgusting swamp, and not the place it used to be. Wordsworth words have exemplified the mood of anger and sadness as he writes, “Of stagnant waters: altar,sword, and pen” (Wordsworth 3). He is sad and regretful because the city that used to be so beautiful, and a place people wanted to travel to has become a swamp and it is not a resemblance of …show more content…
The latter poem uses the absence of the people in and around the city in the morning, to highlight the sun rise over the buildings as all individuals are still asleep. The lack of individuals helps to create a serene image as well as a calm picture. If people are seen in the picture, it would hinder the overall view of the town as it becomes busy and congested with various entities that roam the city going from place to place, creating a ruckus. “London 1802” has an opposite view on the population of the city. Here, Wordsworth blames the people for being too involved with themselves. They are focused on attaining material goods, such as money, food, and nice houses instead of caring for the city that they all live in. As a result of the lack of attention that is being paid to the overall city, it has begun to look worse as trash piles up, and less people care about their surroundings. The swamp of London, as Wordsworth calls it, falls solely on the individuals themselves, instead of an aging city that is out of date compared to standards in the poem. Wordsworth writes, “Of Inward happiness. We are selfish men” (Wordsworth 6). Wordsworth believes that he lack of respect for the city has caused London to lose some of its appeal and
The Romantic period was a literary time during the during the 18th century that focused on emotion over reason, the person over society, and inspiration came from nature. The main writers of Romanticism was William Wordsworth, William Blake, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge who each had their own unique style of writing that attributed to the Romanticism era. Two examples of poems from the first generation include “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge” and “London 1802”, both by William Wordsworth. “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge” looks at the beauty that London takes on in the morning when the sun begins to rise; however: “London 1802” has a negative outlook on London, and how Wordsworth wants to restore London to its …show more content…
In the first poem, Wordsworth shows the radiant nature as he is amazed at the eye as well as nature throughout the poem as he appreciates the landscape of London and the sun creeping into the city, while the town is asleep. Wordsworth shows the mood of radiance when he says, “ A sight so touching in majesty” (Wordsworth 3). The line does not look down on the city like “London 1802”, but instead takes into account the sight of the city, and how it takes on the morning sights. The radiance shows in particular words such as majesty, and when he writes about a sight so touching, means that the sight is incredible to view and appealing to the viewer’s eye. The ryhtm followes the mood of the poem, and because the writing has an upbeat tone, the rhythm tends ot be a little faster. Wordsworth appreciates his surrounding and it shows in his word choice and how he describes a morning in the city. “London 1802” has the opposite view of the city. In this poem the city is seen as a disgusting swamp, and not the place it used to be. Wordsworth words have exemplified the mood of anger and sadness as he writes, “Of stagnant waters: altar,sword, and pen” (Wordsworth 3). He is sad and regretful because the city that used to be so beautiful, and a place people wanted to travel to has become a swamp and it is not a resemblance of …show more content…
The latter poem uses the absence of the people in and around the city in the morning, to highlight the sun rise over the buildings as all individuals are still asleep. The lack of individuals helps to create a serene image as well as a calm picture. If people are seen in the picture, it would hinder the overall view of the town as it becomes busy and congested with various entities that roam the city going from place to place, creating a ruckus. “London 1802” has an opposite view on the population of the city. Here, Wordsworth blames the people for being too involved with themselves. They are focused on attaining material goods, such as money, food, and nice houses instead of caring for the city that they all live in. As a result of the lack of attention that is being paid to the overall city, it has begun to look worse as trash piles up, and less people care about their surroundings. The swamp of London, as Wordsworth calls it, falls solely on the individuals themselves, instead of an aging city that is out of date compared to standards in the poem. Wordsworth writes, “Of Inward happiness. We are selfish men” (Wordsworth 6). Wordsworth believes that he lack of respect for the city has caused London to lose some of its appeal and