Romantic poets

Naturalism has a superpower that can be used to find a connection with all things in humans and nature. This power can be in all of us, because it's the power of observation and we can interact with nature by exploring its natural surroundings. Romanticism has no superpowers but does have amazing effects from its beauty, depending on your view of nature, the effects can be life changing; or a place of peace, "bliss of solitude", and a relaxing state of being. In these two writings, Muir faces…

by a famous French poet named Victor Hugo. Throughout the poem, The Genesis of Butterflies, words and their devices came together to ensure the reader is left with a new outlook on love and nature, making it one of the best poems. There are three different devices that were used. They are personification combined with imagery, rhyme and form, and lastly, symbolism. Personification and imagery unite to appeal to one’s sense of sight along with imagination. To begin with, the poet uses…

In confirmation of this idea Turgenev uses Bazarov, Arkady's modernist mentor and friend, to poignantly state that "A decent chemist is twenty times more useful than any poet", and that modernism says nature's purpose is scientific, not artistic (21). Similarly, Turgenev explains in his novel that the modern view of nature "[doesn't] acknowledge art" but "believe[s]only in science" (21). A clear depiction of this scientific…

Romanticism lived as an artistic movement in literature and music the late 18th century. It showed a lot of sensibility and passion within the body of its literature. Romanticism put an effort on putting emotional and imagination over logical and reasonable stories. The writers of this period replaced the boring static universal types of literature with more complex and unique characters. The authors that represented this movement the most including Emily Dickinson, Washington Irving, and Walt…

CORNING (WENY) - For the third year in a row, the Rockwell Museum in Corning, teamed up the with Alzheimers Association to host the Meet Me at the Museum program. The program is designed for those with Alzheimers Disease or dementia and their caregivers. It uses art as a form of therapy to stimulate memories and conversations. Participants take tours of specific galleries the museum educator, Mary Mix says can be a catalyst for memory triggers and nostalgic thought. " The focus of today was…

The romantic period was all about the experience. People in general were tired of the old ways of government, art, and many other occurrences. There were rebellions, wars, huge changes in society and many more. Therefore, there were especially dramatic changes in art. Artist began to stray away from classical method and instead started to experiment more with new mediums, methods, and subject matter. The Romantic period was described as an intense experience because the work was done to impose a…

literature that emphasizes inspiration, subjectivity, and the primacy of an individual. Romantics mainly valued feeling, imagination, nature over reason, logic, and civilization. They liked to explore exotic settings, especially locations far from civilization and industry. They tried to reflect on the natural world in order to see truth and beauty. Longfellow’s poem “The Tide Rises, the tide falls” shows many romantic elements. In the lines, “the sea-sands damp and brown, The traveller…

Analysis: “Beauty” James Hearst wrote the poem “Beauty” along with many others. He grew up on a farm in Iowa. At nineteen years old, he was celebrating his leave from the military when he dove into the Cedar River. Hearst’s life changed that day; he became paraplegic after the incident. For a while after the accident, he could still work on the farm, but his condition later worsened. Hearst used poetry to cope with his disability. His hate for his disability was communicated through his…

Conrad Aiken was the US Poet Laureate from 1950-1952. He was the first poet laureate to be selected for two years. The poems that were selected were “Music,” “Summer,” “The Grasshopper,” and “Exile.” “Music” was chosen to learn about Aiken’s views of instrumental sounds. “Summer” was chosen because the first two words “Absolute zero” (1) and later in the first stanza “the rock explodes, the planet dies” (3). These words hook the reader and prompt one to continue reading. “The Grasshopper”…

“It's time I thought of myself” is just one on the many selfish comments Windrider makes in the novel Dragonwings by Laurence Yep. His self-centered decisions caused Moonshadow’s dream to be prolonged, but Moonshadow never resents him for it and instead admires him. The entire book is based on Moonshadow’s admiring perspective, so readers don’t see the self-centered side to Moonshadow’s father. Windrider gives into his selfish desires, ultimately disregarding the feelings of others and…