Compare and Contrast the Works of Two Poets Who Write On the Themes of People and the Landscape.
COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE WORKS OF TWO POETS WHO WRITE ON THE THEMES OF PEOPLE AND THE LANDSCAPE. The two poets I have chosen for this assignment are William Wordsworth and Richard Stuart Thomas. These are a few of the poets who liked to talk about landscapes and people in their poems. I am going to see what the differences between these great poets are and also the similarities. William Wordsworth was born in 1770 in Cockermouth, Cumberland, in the Lake District. His father was John Wordsworth who was an attorney. When he was seventeen he went to Cambridge University. Then after a few years he went to St John's College, Cambridge. This was all the studying he did; he then went on to write his poems. He wrote a few poems in different countries like France, Germany, Switzerland and in Wales. Wordsworth died in Rydal Mount, Ambleside on April 23, 1850. Wordsworth was described as a romantic poet. R. S. Thomas was a leading welsh poet Born in Cardiff (Wales) in 1913. He was educated at the College of North Wales University, Bangor. He then trained theology at St Michael's College, Llandaf in Cardiff. He was then Ordained (he was a vicar) in 1936. He was also the rector of Manafon in 1942. He then went on to become a vicar as well as a poet. He then retired in 1967 at the Age of 55. Then he wrote many of his memorable poems, and then died on the 25th September 2000. R. S.
Composed upon Westminster bridge by William Wodsworth.
COMPOSED UPON WESTMINSTER BRIDGE by WILLIAM WODSWORTH Poetry is an expression of a whole range of human emotions. William Wordsworth a famous nature poet wrote a magnificent sonnet appreciating the view of London city from Westminster Bridge. William uses his sense of sight and his flair of expression in the poem. The beauty of the great city of London forms inspiration of the poem. It is a descriptive poem in which a realistic picture is painted in words. The title is of prior importance as it tells us where the poet was when he was inspired. The proper noun 'Westminster Bridge' is important as it is direct and connects to the content of the poem. The poet is standing on the bridge appreciating the beauty of the city of London. An important feature to note is that the poet loved solitude and when he sees the city in the early morning devoid of its bustle and noise, he is impressed. He begins the poem personifying Earth telling the reader that the beauty that it reflects touches everybody who sees it -'not anything to show more fair.....' 'Touching in its majesty' Line 1-3 gives accolades of the fairness and majestic appearance of the subject, which we are unaware about. In the second line he also goes on to explain that only a 'dull person' would not notice this majestic beauty. The reader still seems to be unaware of the subject. It is only in the fourth line that he
Compare the poems for childhood and parenting
How does Wordsworth convey his views on childhood and parenting? Refer closely to 3 poems Wordsworth present his views on childhood and parenting, in many ways such as language, structure and form. He portrays children as the epitome of innocence while he depicts adults as the essence of experience. His poems had set the foundations of childhood and parenting. The three main poems that show this are: The Idiot Boy, We are Seven and Anecdote for Fathers. Wordsworth uses The Idiot Boy to ask the reader two questions. The first regards the happenings of his imagination especially what happened at night and the second regards of his imaginative adventures. Wordsworth does this intentionally, to show that children use their imagination to keep themselves occupied, also he might have wanted to show that their imagination was one of the keys to a hopeful future or their personality. Wordsworth explores different states of mind of both the mother and the son. The mother is shown through the language used. She experiences a range of emotions: overconfidence, doubt, fear and anxiety. However, when we compare her to her son, who is mentally disabled he remains joyful, innocent, imaginative and closer to nature than even his mother he remains unperturbed. The rhyming scheme is first established after the 1st verse, abccb, it adds pace and suspense and it underpins a sense of
Show that Wordsworth's "The Daffodils" and Blake's "London" are visions of Heaven and Hell.
Show that Wordsworth's "The Daffodils" and Blake's "London" are visions of Heaven and Hell. In this essay I will be looking at how we can see Heaven represented in Wordsworth's poem "The Daffodils" and how this is shown using language and literary techniques. I will talk about what effect the language used gives and how the imagery in the poem conjures up visions of Heaven. I will also be exploring how Blake uses language and form to create visions of Hell in his poem "London". I will look at how he draws from his experience of the city to produce imagery, which truly shows the reader how he feels and gets his message across. I will also look at the similarities between the poems and how they relate to each other. In Wordsworth's poem, he uses a lot of visual imagery, which you would associate with Heaven. For example, 'lonely as a cloud', a cloud representing something not of this earth, therefore heavenly, this is used at the very start of the poem in order to get the reader in the mind set to comprehend the meaning which the poet is trying to communicate. Similarly, 'Continuous as the stars that shine and twinkle on the Milky Way', shows an idea which is not of this earth, and so would seem to be of somewhere less real and more spiritual, like Heaven. In Blake's poem, he also uses imagery to depict an effigy of Hell. He looks at 'How the Chimney-sweepers cry' which would
Compare and Contrast Wordsworths “London 1802” and Arnolds “Dover Beach” as responses to the poets views of their situation
Compare and Contrast Wordsworths "London 1802" and Arnolds "Dover Beach" as responses to the poets views of their situation This essay will try to explain and find the comparisons and the contrasting views in Both "London 1802" and "Dover Beach" according to both of the poets views of their situation. "London 1802" was written by William Wordsworth in September, 1802. It is about Wordsworth saying how he would like England, to revert back to before it was corrupted, because Wordsworth thought that people had lost their inward happiness, which can take many forms, such as religion. They have gained money and wealth in exchange for losing their inward happiness. He talks about people needing to follow after John Milton's character and inspiration. I.e. Living a humble life, in a cheerful manner, and to stop being selfish. "Dover Beach" was written by Matthew Arnold in the 1840's, early on in the scientific revolution, when the number of actual churchgoers was starting to decrease slightly. The decrease in church attendance is only really noticeable towards the end of the nineteenth century and at the beginning of the twentieth century. In the 1840's during the beginning of the scientific revolution, where people were starting to disband their religious beliefs, because of the scientific advances which were going on in the British Empire in the nineteenth century, which
Analysis Of The 'Solitary Reaper'
Analysis of 'The Solitary Reaper' The poet sees a highland girl singing and reaping alone in the field. She sings a 'melancholy song' as she cuts and binds the grain. To the poet the reapers songs seems sweeter even than the song of Nightingale ('No Nightingale did ever chaunt, So sweetly to reposing bands') The poet compares the song of the girl with a song of a nightingale, soothing his sorrows and easing his weariness just in the same way as the nightingale welcomes the weary travellers in the shady oasis in the Arabian sands. He considers her voice more amazing than the sweet notes of Cuckoo Bird - 'No sweeter voice was ever heard, in spring-time by the Cuckoo-bird'. The magic of the reaper's song immediately triggers the poet's imagination and he becomes interested in what she is singing. However he does not know of what she is referring to. Throughout this poem, he makes referrals to the fact that he does not know of what she sings. I took this to mean that as he is in Scotland, and Wordsworth himself was of English origin, he couldn't understand the native language of the Scottish Highland woman. He imagines that the song is about some unhappy incident or about some battles fought long ago. But whatever the subject of the song is (which he does not find out), its sweet music made a deep and lasting impression in poet's mind and soul. The song was so mesmerizing and
How does Wordsworth convey the tranquillity of London and the effect it has on him?
How does Wordsworth convey the tranquillity of London and the effect it has on him? In composed upon Westminster Bridge, Sept. 3, 1803 William Wordsworth conveys the tranquillity London in many different ways. One way in which he does this is by splitting the poem into two long flowing sentences. This long flowing style really creates an image of tranquillity, which would not be achieved if there were lot of short quick sentences. Another way in which Wordsworth conveys the tranquillity of London is by his choice of vocabulary. Words like, 'majesty, smokeless, spender,' are all building up the effect of tranquillity. Also by using words to do wit nature he adds a soft edge to the poem by comparing the industrialised city of London to what England was once covered with, tree and forests. In the first octet he uses personification to liken London to a human wearing clothes, 'The city now doth like a garment, wear.' This phrase in its self has a majestic flowing sense. This phrase is probably the most tranquil point in the whole poem, 'Never did the sun more beautifully steep... Ne'er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep.' This is just so relaxing and tranquil that is brings the poem to a new level. It achieves this by the choice of the vocabulary, beautifully and calm,' both create a peaceful picture in my mind. Also by how well the words seem to be flowing like a river.
Compare the works of William Wordsworth and R L Thomas showing whether or not their poems differ in themes and style.
Compare the works of William Wordsworth and R L Thomas showing whether or not their poems differ in themes and style The poems of William Wordsworth and R L Thomas are written on the same themes, people, and the landscape but in different styles. William Wordsworth is a romantic poet that writes about the splendour of the world in a positive way while R S Thomas writes about the hardship of the world and attacks modern life and technology. I will compare 'The Solitary Reaper' by William Wordsworth with R L Thomas' 'Tramp' as well as Wordsworth's 'On Westminster Bridge' with 'Cynddylan on a Tractor' by Thomas. 'The Solitary Reaper' is a 32 line, three-stanza poem about a lonely woman in the Scottish mountains. The style in which this poem has a slow and quiet rhythm reading style. He portrays this by describing the actions of what the narrator, in the first person, did. "I listened, motionless and still;" William Wordsworth also uses similes to create imagery of a woman singing and working on the Scottish Hebrides. He compares the woman voice to a Cuckoo bird: "A voice so thrilling ne'er was heard in spring-time from the Cuckoo-bird." Here, Wordsworth writes about the high quality as well as the pitch of the woman's vocal singing to the delightful sound of the spring season Cuckoo bird and so thinks highly of her singing ability. This poem is written in a very positive
Choose two poems in which the poets celebrate scenes. What is celebrated in each poem and how do the poets use form, structure and language to express what makes the place special
Michael Clafton 'Choose two poems in which the poets celebrate scenes. What is celebrated in each poem and how do the poets use form, structure and language to express what makes the place special.' The two poems I am going to look at are 'Composed upon Westminster Bridge' and 'In Romney Marsh' in which both poets express their love of the place through the poem. We know that the poet wants to celebrate Romney Marsh because of the way the poet is written. The poet is written in the first person, which means that the poet is showing that he is talking from experience so as to give the reader a sense of reality. The sense of reality is also emphasised by the ballad being very similar to an almost circular journey, the end of the poem is a repetition of the beginning: 'The wire...' is repeated, and 'Pealed' and roared are repeated as well. John Davidson is expressing his love of Romney Marsh through rhyme, rhythm, sound, colour and language. To begin, Davidson uses personification to show Romney Marsh as a place rich in beauty: 'A veil of purple vapour...', 'air like sapphire...', '...all diamond drops.', '...silver fire'. These all express the writer's love of the place and how he finds it as beautiful as normal people would find a royal monarch. Davidson also expresses how he finds Romney Marsh a colourful and bright place by using words like '...yellow sunlight...',
Describe How a Poet trys to Portray a Vivid Sense of Place.
Describe How a Poet trys to Portray a Vivid Sense of Place. Poems are written about many different things like death, people, places and love with the poet always trying to give the reader a sense of what emotions the poet felt. For this assignment, I will try to discover how a poet portrays a vivid sense of place by comparing two poems, "Westminster Bridge", a sonnet and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening". The first of the two was written by a poet named William Wordsworth in the 18th century. The latter was written by a poet named Robert Frost in the 20th century. The first poem "Westminster Bridge" is a sonnet and was written about the famous bridge which crosses the river Thames in London. In the octave of this sonnet Wordsworth sets the scene and in the sestet we learn more about his feelings towards the scene. Wordsworth begins the sonnet with the dramatic claim: Earth has not anything to show more fair This is an example of hyperbole, exaggeration for effect. Although an exaggeration, he goes on to back up this claim and by doing this we are able to imagine the place and see what he saw. At no point in the sonnet does Wordsworth describe the actual construction which is the bridge. Instead he writes more about, I think, the general atmosphere of the place and describes it as: A sight so touching in its majesty So, here, we wonder if the sight is the bridge