For this blog I want you to pick a selection we have studied this week and explain the elements of Romanticism that are present in the selection. For this you will need to look at the background and notes you have taken on the Romantic Age. Tell me what piece you have chosen and make sure to cite the piece of literature in your response.
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I was really interested in William Wordsworths "Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey." There are obviously a lot of romantic ideas and elements in this piece.
ReplyDeleteThis piece really shows how the romantics loved nature and imagination. At one point in this piece, Wordsworth imagines that there might be a hermit in front of a fire in a cave by saying,"Or of some Hermit's cave, where by his fire / The Hermit sits alone." (line 21-22) Another romantic element is the obvious obsession/religion to nature. Wordsworth lays a lot of emotion and thought to this Abbey and he learns so much just by studying it a couple times.
I liked this piece so much because it opened my eyes to what Wordsworth sees and he puts these images of this beautiful area that I can picture in my head. It also showed me how nature can really change a person. And since I am an Eagle Scout, I love nature and this piece helped me look deeper into what I have already seen and that I need to look at nature through more mature eyes.
Stefan Bushey
I have really enjoyed reading William Wordsworth's works. I find him very easy to read and to understand even several hundred years later.
ReplyDeleteThe poem that I really enjoyed reading was “The World is Too Much with Us.” Throughout this poem Wordsworth talks about how much we are of the world. In line two he says “Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers:” when he says this he is talking about how everyone is obsessed with money and materialistic objects not on nature. “Little we see in nature that is ours.” Line three.
Throughout this selection we see how he is a Romantic he talks a lot about how nature and how “we have given our hearts away…” when he says this is does not mean to nature but to materials. His passion for nature is obvious throughout this story and his sadness that people are so obsessed with money and buying things and not spending time in nature.
Sara Kate
William Wordsworth was one of the greatest Romantic poets. He wrote about very personal matters. He was very close to his sister Dorothy even though she moved away when she was seven years old. Also, he loved to go on long walking tours. He loved writing about nature and what it meant to him.
ReplyDeleteIn his poem, "Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey," Wordsworth mentions both nature and his close relationship to his sister. When he first arrives at Tintern Abbey, he describes the landscape he sees. "...and again I hear/These waters, rolling from their mountain springs/With a soft inland murmur.-Oncce again/ Do I behold these steep and lofty cliffs...." (lines 2-5) This place that is full of nature brings him comfort and spiritual peace. He says about nature: "His little, nameless, unremembered acts/ Of kindness and of love." (lines 334-35) Towards the end of the poem, he talks about how he wants his sister to feel the same way about this place as he does. "My dear, dear Sister! and this prayer I make,/Knowing that Nature never did betray/ The heart that loved her..." (lines 121-123)
Wordsworth's poem is very Romantic in that he talks about nature and how much he has learned from it and how much it has comforted him. Also, this poem is a very personal poem. He talks about a personal time and place in his life that has affected him greatly. William Wordsworth's writings reflect the Romantic mind set of that time period.
Leah Robbins
William Worthworht is the main Romantic poet that stands out to me. Him and Coolidge came together and work the one of the most outstanding books,Lyrical Ballads, during the Romantic peorid. He is also known as the Nature poet because he truly worshiped Nature and believe every question could be answered through Nature. He used his imgination to express his deep love for Nature and how he felt spiritually attacked to her.
ReplyDeleteThe poem that we read today in class, "Lines Composed a Few Miles Abore Tinter Abbey," Wordsworth strong use of imagery showed how truly felt about Nature. When he goes back to the place that he falls back in love with her, "..,I so long/ A worshipper of Nature, hither came/ Unwearied in that service: rather say/ With warmer love-oh!" Even though it had been five years since he visited the place, his use of imagination while away gave him restoration of hope and love. He felt peace and relief whenever he thought about about the destination, "How oft, in spirit turned to thee!/ O sylan Wye! thou wandered through the woods/ How often has my spirit turned to thee!" He felt comfort whenever he mentally visited visited this place. Tintern Abbey made such a powerful impact on him that he wanted to share it with his sister. He believed this place would have the same impact on her as it did on him.
Worthworth strongly worshipped Nature and always felt connected to her. He believe man would be better if they studied her and learned from her instead of ignoring her. Worthworth will always be remebered for his love of Nature and his use of imagination.
The Romantic Age was a literary period full of nature. Romanticism does not only refer to the love connection between opposite sexes, although much of that is present in Romantic literature. “…the term Romantic signifies a fascination with youth and innocence,” (pg. 630). It is also a term applied to the developmental period in a society; when people began to question tradition and authority.
ReplyDeleteMany of the authors choose their “fascination with youth and innocence” as a muse for their pieces of literature. William Blake’s “The Lamb” from his collections Songs of Innocence discusses the origin of creatures; man and animal alike. Blake uses the lamb as an example of one of the many creatures God has created. “Gave thee such a tender voice,/ Making all the vales rejoice?/ Little Lamb, who made thee?” (pg. 650). Lambs are synonymous with innocence and purity. The term Lamb is often used when referring to Jesus Christ. Blake uses a the Lamb as a very innocent creature to make a more potent impact in his Romantic message.
In the accompanying collection Songs of Experience, Blake chooses to question the way things are in his selection “The Tyger”. He wonders if the same creator that made the innocent lamb could also make the fearsome tiger. “What immortal hand or eye/ Could frame thy fearful symmetry?” (pg. 647). Here Blake wonders how something so pure could be made by the same creator that made the terrifying tiger. He questions the traditional notion that God created and everything and asks how He could. Of course, Blake knows that God is the creator, but he questions why both good and evil were created.
Blake uses these characteristics of the Romantic Age in all of his literary works. He allows his poetry to make others really think about the “normal” occurrences of everyday life. Blake’s poetry makes connections and questions some of the facts that people just accept without any explanation.
Halli Spraggins
William Wordsworth was one of the most profound poets during the Romantic Age. He almost always included nature within his works. He spent a great deal of time focusing on the connection between nature and the mind of man.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading "Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey." Within this poem, William Wordsworth displays Romantic ideals very strongly. He introduces the setting of Tintern Abbey by describing the landscape in which he is visiting. Wordsworth says, "I hear / These waters, rolling from their mountain-springs / With a soft inland murmur. Once again / Do I behold these steep and lofty cliffs, / That on a wild secluded scene." (2-6) Wordsworth goes on to explain his attachment to this particular place. He has already been to the place five years prior. He has visited the place spiritually in moments of distress in order to find tranquil restoration. Wordsworth describes the amount of use that this memory served in his spiritual rejuvenation by saying, "How oft, in spirit, have I turned to thee, / O sylvan Wye! thou wanderer through the woods, / How often has my spirit turned to thee!" (56-58) William Wordsworth has a spiritual connection with nature in this place and has used it during his absense from it.
Clearly, this poem portrays a Romantic mindset. The poem glorifies nature in that it can ease the mind of Wordsworth with only a memory and helps him to become more mature spiritually. He wants the reader to understand the power of nature, which is one of the many characteristics of Romantic literature.
Victoria Tindol
William Wordsworth played an intricate role in the development of the Romantic Age. A vast amount of his writing focused directly on nature and the spiritual, mental, and physical effects it has on an individual. "Miles Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey" written by Wordsworth, expresses many ideas about nature and personal reflections he has about those memories.
ReplyDeleteWordworth begins by providing the reader with a description of the beautiful setting of Tintern Abbey. "...and again I hear/These waters, rolling from their mountain springs/With a soft inland murmur. Once again/ Do I behold these steep and lofty cliffs..." (lines 2-5). After he finishes describing this wonderful place filled with nature and all of its elements, he reflects on his past memories of this place.
Wordsworth thinks about being alone in nature. Romantics believe that being within the society corrupted people. They value the influences nature had upon an individual. He sees some rising smoke from the forest and talks about a hermit who is probably alone there. "Or of some Hermit's cave, where by his fire / The Hermit sits alone" (line 21-22). People become rejuvenated and relaxed by having this alone time within nature. Wordsworth says that what is even better is to share this experience with someone that you love. He brought a girl with him and showed her the beauty of nature and let her see what his past involved.
caroline campbell
ReplyDeleteWilliam Wordsworth’s “The World Is Too Much with Us” displays much Romanticism because it talks about the nature of humans. He talks about how humans are generally more concerned with “Getting and spending” than taking time to appreciate the work of God. Because people are so concerned with this philosophy of “Getting and spending,” they cannot see themselves reflected in nature and are not able to connect with it. Wordsworth is saying that he would rather “be / A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn;” so that he could be happier because he would not know that there was something more, and therefore, not feel guilty for not being able to see God in nature.
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“Songs of Innocence” by William Blake greatly exemplifies many characteristics of the romantic period. These characteristics include 1) A closeness to nature. 2) A love of folk culture, notable songs and stories. 3) Making of romantic love a law unto itself, transcending conventional morality. 4) A greater freedom of expression in the arts. 5) The pursuit of emotional rapture.
ReplyDeleteNature is heavily infused throughout this poem. “Songs of Innocence” is a charming poem about a child and a piper. The piper is piping in “valleys wild” as he encounters the child “on a cloud” (Line 1, Line 3). The child tells him, “Pipe a song about a Lamb!” (Line 5). Nature seems to be a prevalent piece of this work.
The work also includes a good sense of the pursuit of emotional rapture. The piper is “piping songs of pleasant glee” (Line 2). He then entertains the child who goes from laughing to weeping with joy. The piper repeatedly plays the song with and without music in order to make the child happy.
Blake had a great understanding of the Romantic period and was a very influential poet during the period.
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Katie Cheek
William Wordsworth’s poem, “The World Is Too Much with Us” is a perfect example of the ideas of Romance. Wordsworth states in his poem, “Little we see in Nature that is ours; / We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!” When he says this he means that people have given themselves away to society and pay no attention to nature, which is so important to Romantic literature. The poets and authors of this time period were greatly influenced by nature, and their interest translated to their works. Wordsworth romantic views of nature is obvious with the lines, “It moves us not.--Great God! I'd rather be / A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn; /So might I, standing on this pleasant lea, / Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn . . . .” When Wordsworth says such things he means that he would rather believe that something or someone supernatural, like the Greek mythological gods, are the cause of the beauty of the sea rather than not see the beauty of nature at all. William Wordsworth is the perfect example of a Romantic poet because of his obvious passion for nature in “The World Is Too Much with Us.”
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I have really liked learning about this romantic age and like I said in my blog before I really feel connected with this age I love nature and spending time in it and looking at Gods work. William Wordsworth’s “Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey” was one of my favorite stories to read and study over.
ReplyDeleteIn this story Wordsworth goes back to this place that is full of Nature. He had not been there for 5 years and it tells his story and his memories and compassion for Nature. I really loved this story because it felt like something I would do. I love talking walks and just looking at the trees and the sky and just the little things.
Wordsworth’s “Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey” really spoke to me and it just makes me happy to know that I am not the only one that takes time out of the day to look at nature.
-Bryan Lewis
I found William Wordsworth the easiest Romantic poet to understand. He loved to talk about nature and how it affected his life. Wordsworth lived a hard life of moving place to place once his parents died. “The distinguishing quality of Wordsworth’s best lyric poetry comes from his simple delight in the nature of experience itself and in the mind’s capacity to shape everyday experience into something lasting and poetic.” (pg 656)
ReplyDeleteWordsworth talks about Lucy in “She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways.” Wordsworth talks about how much he can see her in the night sky. She sticks out of all the stars. “—Fair as a star, when only one / Is shinning in the sky.” (7-8) She lived but she died and no one even knew that she died. No one may have known of her or her death, but you can tell that Wordsworth cared about her. “She lived unknown, and few could know / When Lucy ceased to be: / But she is in her grave, and, oh, / The difference to me!” (9-12)
Wordsworth is a Romantic poet from how much he loves Lucy. I like this piece so much because it makes me look to the future about what kind of husband I will pursue. I want my husband to love me for me and nothing else.
Tabitha Howell
The piece of literature that came out to me was the "Kubla Hhan" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. This poem has a lyrical tone and manner that resembles a meditative ode. I like this poem because this is not afraid to do what he wants. He does opium. He has a dream that kubla khan building his pleasure dome but than it got distroyed.
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“Tintern Abbey” by Wordsworth, is an exquisite example of romantic literature. He made sense, and his emotion was communicated well. Wordsworth loves all aspects of nature, and even worships it. Wordsworth was truly a man of the times. He was all about the natural aspect of things, and even relied completely on nature to get him trough life until he could dive once more into nature.
ReplyDeleteTintern abbey is a place out in the woods that Wordsworth visited on multiple occasions. When he started writing about Tintern abbey, he had already been there before, but it was five years ago. He goes back when he needs to be revived by nature. The first time he went, it was a very physical and exciting experience. He was just trying to take everything in. The second time he goes, it is very spiritual to him. He feels different about the place, even though it is the same place. He loves it dearly, and will remember it forever.
He also brings his sister on the journey. He is hoping to instill in her a deep love of nature like he has. He realizes that her experience on the trip is much like his first trip. He is hoping that she will become like him whenever she goes back again later on down the road. Wordsworth is a romantic writer indeed.
thats saposed to be 3 paragraphs btw
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