William Wordsworth Essay

Analysis of “Clair de Lune” The poem “Clair de Lune” was written by Victor Hugo. The title, “Clair de Lune” means moonlight, and all the events in the poem proceeds under the moonlight. The moonlights sets the setting: a night view of the sea illuminated by the moonlight. As a whole, the poem describes the suffering of the peasants that higher-class people with extravagent lives do not know of. Victor Hugo likely wrote this poem because he knew that this was a problem and wanted to address it.…

On the previous nights where Lennie and George slept, John Steinbeck continues to show a very peaceful mood by creating the setting down by the river where you can see the tranquil sunset. During this sunset, the air is calm with willow trees whose branches and leaves drift swiftly with the wind. The mountains in the background make graceful shadows over the sunset as you can see in the distance. Most importantly the sunset reflects on the Salinas River where Lennie and George can now see the…

1. Why does the narrator bring up memories of when he was a child? There are several objects in the poem that reminded him of his childlike ways. For example, the blue river was highly admirable to him and the fields is where he would play with butterflies. “These are the same, but I am not the same, But wiser than I was, and wise enough (Emerson 1).” 2. What in this poem could you also compare to with the values of the Native Americans? In this poem, the narrator continual speaks on how sacred…

Cather personally adheres Naturalism in her book O Pioneers! because how She wrote about her and Oscar and Luis’ fight and Emil and Marie’s relationship. Although, Cather prefers Naturalism in her book, the title has a sense of Naturalism. To sum it up I believe Cather uses Naturalism as her life philosophy in her book O’ Pioneers!. However, O’ Pioneers! has the Naturalistic view the title of the book has a romantic view. The Title of the book has the same title as a romantic poem that talks…

Walt Whitman was a poet who lived throughout most of the nineteenth century and drew a wide following by disregarding “classic” conventions and using imagery that angered many. Whitman promoted himself greatly by writing anonymous reviews of his own work and sending his work to other prominent poets and writers for reviews and support. He worked in many areas of the newspaper business before becoming a nurse during the Civil War. He believed in transcendentalism. The theory that everything and…

1 (A) Shu Ting compares time, trees and stars to an assembly line in the poem of the same name. (B) The comparison of nature to an assembly line helps to create the mood of sadness and gloom. Her comparison also shows the audience how nature is dull just like the poets emotions. 2 (A) Shu Tin’s interpretation of Bei Doa’s poem is said to be bleak, gloomy or pessimistic. (B) It seems that the author is making a reference to nature again and how the roots of the positive future to come had…

Iqbal and Wordsworth are nature lovers and their verses touch its various dimensions. Both the poets sing the beauty of the green meadows, hills, gushing streams, stars, tulips and daffodils. They believe that nature can teach man such lessons of life which one cannot find in the books. If one spends sometime in the company of nature, according to the poets, it is a kind of worship. Both poets treated nature as teacher and friend. They believe that nature can cure all the diseases of humanity in…

The old english poem, “The Dream of the Rood” is a in which the author chose to write the story through the eyes of the cross. The author begins the poem by explaining in his “dream that moved me at night” (The Norton Anthology of English Literature 33) he “...espied the most splendid tree” (The Norton Anthology of English Literature 33). The author then begins speaking from the point of view of the cross. This can be seen as the author states “Yet I remember that I was cut down at the edge of…

Throughout the early century there were various intellectual movements that were connected to the aspect of literature on how the way writers would use these movements to express their feelings on how they want their readers to view their aspect of life of how they view it through their eyes and thoughts.These literary movements help these writers and poets in the early century to give a more deeply insightfully literature to their readers. Movements such as the Enlightenment and the Romantic…

Alfred Tennyson’s attitude towards nature and human life Tennyson’s poetry can be seen in his treatment of and approach to Nature. Like Shelley, he presents the various aspects of Nature with a scientific accuracy and precision of detail. Influenced by the evolutionary theory, he discards the traditional idea of a benevolent and motherly Nature, and brings out her fiercer aspects as well. He also finds Nature ‘red in tooth and claw’, and shows the cruelty perpetrated in the form of the…