Romantic poets

CONCLUSSION The development of a love poet, can be traced easily by subtle analysis of various strains that define different moods and shades of love. The great metaphysical poet, John Donne provides a great instance of this kind of analysis of the poem. The first phase of Donne's love poems are conspicuous for exasparation and eccentricity that owes its genesis to peculiar notion that woman is essentially unfaithful and the object of sexual pleasure only. The second phase begins with the…

Compare the ways in which the poets you studied this year use poetry as a form of protest. Different poets utilise various poetic techniques to express their opposition against war, death and society. Wilfred Owen in ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ and Siegfried Sassoon in ‘Suicide in the Trenches’ condemn the glorification of war based on their experiences in World War One. ‘Funeral Blues’ by WH Auden and ‘Do no go gentle into that good night’ by Dylan Thomas convey the poets’ common objection against…

Donne’s ‘The Flea’ was first published posthumously in 1633 and is a metaphysical poem. The poem has two main themes intertwining throughout; the theme of love and erotica, and the theme of religion and sacrilege. Due to the fact the poem plays hosts to both of these themes, we can infer from the beginning that due to the publication date, sex and religion were far closer linked together during the 1600s than they are today, therefore this inclusion of both of themes could reflect the thematic…

1795, is one of the most celebrated poets of the English Romantic Age. Although he was only twenty-five when he died of tuberculosis, Keats remains one of the best-known poets of his generation. He wrote many famous poems and sonnets, so it is very unfortunate that he died before producing additional impressive works. Although he used innovative and non-traditional styles for many of his sonnets, much of his work revolves around themes associated with the Romantic Age of literature. However,…

work of excellence achieved in his lifespan left behind as inspiration for future generations is undeniable. A man of letters with an unquestionable gift towards literature. "London, 1802" one of his most well written and recognize poems during the Romantic Era and to this day uses elements of literature such as figurative language, second person perspective and other literacy techniques to help construct a more deeper understanding of a disgraced society brick after brick. For starters, through…

Jean Paul was a German Romantic writer in the late 18th and early 19th century. His most famous novel Titan portrayed his style of writing, which was very extreme during his life with Paul writing about vivid details particularly on the emotional spectrum. This is also showed in many admirers of Paul’s writing were predominantly women. Schumann said in respect for Jean Paul’s writing, “ In all of his works, Jean Paul mirrors himself, but always as two persons, he is Albano and Schoppe [in Titan]…

William Wordsworth believes “The World” is too awesome for us to appreciate it. As people become concerned about time and money that they let their powers go to waste. As time goes by they want to begin to accumulate things, in due time that is when nature becomes nonexistent. This sonnet offers us an angry outline and gives us a pretentious attitude on how far the nineteenth century was living from a Wordsworth ideal. It disgusts him because nature is so delightedly available, it somewhat calls…

thought. Romanticism began around the end of the Enlightenment period, a time that focused heavily on science and logical reasoning.Through the poetry written during this period, one can see the message that was so desperate to be heard. From Romantic poets such as Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson, one can learn to value independent thought, and emotional insight,…

Love is not easy and it is never certain. In his romantic poem “Bright Star, would I were stedfast as thou art,” John Keats admires the steadfastness of the star, and how the speaker wishes he could be in the same situation as the star with his love. On the contrary, Robert Frost, in his poem “Choose Something Like a Star,” admires the star for its uncertain nature and focuses on humanity’s need for reassurance from a high power. Although both poets address the star initially, a closer…

they view the world, more and more art works focuses on common, daily, and relatable topics instead of the formal ones. Nowadays, scholars name this period as the Romantic Movement. In poetry, poets at this time emphasizes their emotional experiences and apply a great amount of luscious and vivacious imagery and symbolism. In the romantic ballad “A Red, Red Nose”, Robert Burns writes to his lover and tells her his love using charming and enchanting words, however, Burns did not restrict this…