Fireside Poets

excitement about being in the company of daffodils at the end. When I read the first few lines of “Daffodils” by William Wordsworth, I was immediately interested in finding out why he was feeling lonely and what was happening around him. While reading this poem I enjoyed how he described everything that was going on around him, I could imagine how he was enjoying nature and how nature comforted him. William Wordsworth’s poem “Daffodils” demonstrates that romanticism and the loneliness of a human being. This theme was communicated through the poet’s use of imagery, diction, structure of poem and tone. Imagery is one of the main poetic devices that helped me determine the theme of the poem “Daffodils”. William Wordsworth was a romantic poet who had the great talent of imagery. Wordsworth’s happy life finished after the death of his parents, so he looked to nature as a source of comfort and escape. Nature had a great impact on his imagination and the way he viewed life. Wordsworth wrote about his feelings through poetry using imagery, giving us a description of his passion and his deep emotions for nature. Wordsworth use of imagery helps the reader imagine everything he is describing in the poem. The way he describes his surrounding “Continuous as the stars that shine and twinkle on the milky way” or “Beside the lake, beneath the trees, fluttering and dancing in the breeze.” Make it a very realistic and relatable poem to read, and enjoy. I think imagery is one of the…

trust with the public he needed to address rumors and counter them with reliable facts even if those facts are hard to take. In his fireside chat on February 23, 1942, he spoke of Pearl Harbor, the rumors had reported over a thousand planes had been lost along with a number of ships. Roosevelt while addressing the public explained the bombing destroyed only three ships. Underestimating the power of the rumor is a mistake. Rumors can erode morale, confidence, focus and determination fast, which…

their value to obtain the value of democracy. This is the contract of America” (p. 58). By thinking and expressing himself in terms of contracts, he was making efforts to prevent disputes and disappointment. He was doing what other successful leaders did by clearly setting expectations for all stakeholders. Alexrod described Roosevelt as determined, optimistic, communicative, compassionate and empowering, characteristics important in his success to fulfill his duty and service to the America.…

challenges. The country was falling apart and the people had very little hope things would change. When Roosevelt spoke, he spoke with confidence and inspired a shared vision of a better America. He did so by enlisting American’s help and charging them to work together. Roosevelt realized to overcome the challenges America faced at the time; he needed to the paint the picture for others to see what he saw. Roosevelt was an idealist and his fundamental believe was service. Every opportunity he…

market crash of October 1929, which cause panic, and demolished great sums of investors (History.com, The Great Depression). Not only that, but during the time of need, unemployment rates drastically changed, when they went up an entire 21 percent in only 3 years. So the real question is, was the New Deal a total success, or a failure? I believe, due to the countless evidence from multiple reliable, primary sources, that the New Deal was a success. This is because of the impressive drop in…

During the Poem “Song of Myself” Walt Whitman examines the complex idea of belonging in society by using sly commentary and symbols alike, while writing with a seemingly egotistical style. This piece was one of the twelve poems from the original collection of “Leaves of Grass” published in 1855, which was shortly before the Civil War started. This was a time of despair for Whitman because he was living in a fractured union. During this piece Whitman used many evocative situations to capture the…

What makes you ‘you’? Perhaps the answer to the question varies from group to group; Perhaps, we are a collection of our physical, mental, and spiritual components, all unique and different. The Birthmark is a short story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1843. The audience is introduced to a brilliant scientist, Aylmer, whose life revolved around his experiments and quest for scientific perfection. While controversial, Aylmer abandons his laboratory to marry Georgiana, a beautiful woman that…

The Romantic period was one of important periods, Romantic poems have amazing view for the nature and landscape, we also can use term Romanticism to describe particular period, Romantic or Romanticism start in late 1700s to 1820s , the France revolution and the great Napoleonic wars help to forming the Romantic, the most famous and important poets of Romanticism are Percy Bysshe Shelley( the young poet), Thomas DE Quincey and William Wordsworth , according to Ross, he sees that the Romantic…

“Dover Beach”: In his “Dover Beach,” Matthew Arnold employs images related to the ocean to establish a theme relating to the cyclical nature of human life. Specifically, he refers to the continuation of misery throughout an individual’s life. This allusion to cycles is supported throughout the poem through the use of tidal imagery. For example, he refers to the French coast and how “the light gleams and is gone” (3-4) This is significant as light often works as a symbol of hope. Therefore, this…

A renowned idea using surprising symbols. It is debated as to whether Donne is a metaphysical poet or not, one view being from T.S Eliot that it is difficult to find any ‘precise use of metaphor simile or other conceit’ in order to identify Donne with the other metaphysical ‘poets as a group’. I however disagree with T.S Eliot and this poem ‘The flea’ contains a metaphysical conceit right through the poem. Using the surprising symbol of a Flea something so ‘little’ to represent something that in…