Another prominent idea in the Romantic poetry is that of The Importance of Nature. indeed , The Romantic poet is only at peace when he is in nature. Since when he is there, he intervenes with the pure naturalistic world ascribing human traits to daffodils, fields, streams, and lakes. Thus Nature, in essence, becomes emotionally expressive. Stating In Lines Composed a few Miles above Tintern Abbey , William Wordsworth celebrates man finding solace in nature, seeking its 'serene and blessed mood', far away from the 'din Of towns and cities'. it is evident through these lines that Nature is no longer rocks or trees but rather the shelter that provides peace and harmony for the poet
Wrapped in Nature , the poet’s world ceases to focus on the harshness of reality and delves into an imaginary world. This evasion is clear through the faculty of imagination. it is , in fact , elevated to a position as the supreme faculty of the mind. This contrasted distinctly with the traditional arguments for the supremacy of reason. as a matter of fact , The Romantics tended to define and to present the imagination as our ultimate "shaping" or creative power, the approximate human equivalent of the creative powers of nature or even Deity. thus ,It is dynamic, an active, rather than passive power, with many functions.
Imagination is then the primary faculty for creating all art. On a broader scale, it is as well the faculty that helps humans to constitute reality, for (as Wordsworth suggested), we not only perceive the world around us, but also in part create it.
imagination is therefore glorified as the ultimate faculty, enabling humans to reconcile differences and opposites in the world of appearance which is understood through Coleridge's use of highly imaginative images. in fact, he makes use of dualities when he writes in his poem Kubla Khan, "A sunny pleasure dome with caves of ice!" , and uses this image twice in the poem. clearly , the opposites are reconciled in these lines for both adjectives '' sunny " and " ice" though contrasted they hint at a darker side of the apparent pleasure dome. Coleridge thus highlights the importance of imagination for it is considered as the core of romantic perception of the world away from the strict understanding of reason and imagination is brought to the fore since it helps romantic poets to build a new world where opposites can collide.
To conclude The Romantic poets ushered in a new era of poetry which characterized by vivid and colorful language and evocative of elevating themes and ideas centered around dehumanization of man putting in favor the importance of Nature as divine shelter
