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Amongst the dogmatic religious past, which when confronted by the enlightened present became more rigid in its practice and conformity, and enduringly factual and empirical science lived a man called William Wordsworth, so sentimental and philosophic that even greater minds couldn’t solve completely the cipher that his word created, or rather couldn’t completely understand the legacy that he left for the modern era. Even when heard or looked upon different meaning and various analogies appear into the mind of people to which it soothes. And this allegory of expression was there in his poem, with coloring with shades of Indian philosophies and taste of scented breeze collecting and distributing the knowledge of life and death.

One of the many core tenets of the Romantic Period was the love and admiration of nature and its power. However, the way each romantic poet approached this idea varied extensively from their respective views and interpretations of nature. William Wordsworth, one of major pioneers of the Romantics, viewed nature from his own philosophical viewpoint as a formative influence superior to all. He believed in the education of man by Nature which was a prominent theme in his poems “Expostulation and Reply” and “The Tables Turned.” In “Expostulation and Reply” and “The Tables Turned,” Wordsworth’s use of natural imagery, metaphorical imagery, and criticism of conventional learning elevates the speaker’s message of learning from nature over academia.

As a rule, there exists a high correlation between one’s skill level and the market value of those services in the absence of economic anomalies. One such aberration, the housing crash, swept across the United States shortly after the turn of the last century and displayed strong reverberations still experienced a decade later. Salient transformations can also eventuate from sweeping technological innovation or sociological paradigm shifts, especially after their championing by educational, business or political leaders. The historically significant period in Europe’s seventeenth and eighteenth century, known as the Age of Enlightenment, where ideas concerning the human condition would usher in a plethora of revolutionary developments in art,

William Wordsworth, regarded by many as the pioneer of romantic poetry, focused many of his works on the

As a result of the French Revolution, Wordsworth used poetry to deal with the trauma caused by the Revolution (Heath, 2012). In the sestet of the poem, Wordsworth describes England’s glorified past where religion and politics emerged and England’s wealth and power were of a spiritual sort (Horton, 2010). In the poem Wordsworth (1807) talks about the Romanticist’s Milton, who is heroic and expresses contradicting viewpoints (Horton, 2010). Romanticism, which is part of the romantic era, is “a literary, artistic, and philosophical movement originating in the 18th century, characterized chiefly by a reaction against neoclassicism and an emphasis on the imagination and emotions, and marked especially in English literature by sensibility and the use of autobiographical material, an exaltation of the primitive and the common man, an appreciation of external nature, an interest in the remote, a predilection for melancholy, and the use in poetry of older verse forms (2) : an aspect of romanticism b : adherence to a romantic attitude or style” (Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary, 2015). The following are characteristics of romanticism: awe of nature, the interest in a common man and his childhood, and strong senses, emotions and feelings (Anon a, 2008). Firstly the themes of the poem will be discussed and linked to the characteristics of the romantic

By the end of the eighteenth century, thought gradually moved towards a new trend called Romanticism. If the Age of Enlightenment was a period of reasoning, rational thinking and a study of the material world where natural laws were realized then Romanticism is its opposite. Romanticism emphasized the individual, the subjective, the irrational, the imaginative, the personal, the spontaneous, the emotional, the visionary, and the transcendental (Forsyth, Romanticism). It began in Germany and England in the eighteenth century and by the late 1820s swept through Europe and then swiftly made its way to the Western world. The romantics overthrew the philosophical ways of thinking during the Enlightenment, they felt that reason and rationality

The poetry of William Wordsworth initiated the Romantic Era by emphasizing emotion, intuition, and pleasure rather than form and affectation. His poems set the stage for John Keats, a central figure in early 19th century Romanticism. The fundamental themes in the works of both poets include: the beauty of nature; the consanguinity of dreams/visions and reality and yet the tendency of dreams to mask reality; the intense emotions brought about by beauty and/or suffering; and the transience of both sensation and human life. Although William Wordsworth and John Keats wrote poetry with entirely different senses of purpose, they came together in the worship of a song that each found in nature. Both Wordsworth and Keats

Wordsworth felt that “poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings” (172) in his “Preface to Lyrical Ballads” stated that he felt an individual could explore and experience the intense emotion that poetry offers.. Wordsworth saw the grand lay of nature is evident from his early years. In Wordsworth’s

During the late 17th and early 18th centuries the style of poetry changed drastically. Poets shifted their focus away from the audience and concentrated on the internal self. This created the expressive, lyric poetry we now recognize as typical of Romanticism. William Wordsworth is one of the most famous of the Romantics, as well as author of "It Is a Beauteous Evening, Calm and Free." Written in 1807 after a trip to France to visit his daughter, "It Is a Beauteous Evening, Calm and Free" focuses on Wordsworth's view of nature and childhood as essentially divine.

“The earth has its music for those who will listen” said by George Santayana is apt for William Wordsworth as most of his poems explore the wonders of nature. He is often called as a nature writer and his love for nature is beyond measure. As a child, he spent most of his time in nature’s lap in Lake District, and thus was greatly affected by everything that happened in nature. Nature enjoys a distinct and important status in his poetry and his poems are greatly influenced by what he saw and felt about nature.

Poets write about happiness, love, life, loss and desire it is never about a neutral feeling. Poetry is inspired by highs and lows; but William Wordsworth’s refreshed look on life is put into his poetry. The crisp blank paper is transformed into a piece of artwork, Wordsworth was an artist when it came to poetry. His words even today haunt many, especially from his masterpiece “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge September 3, 1802.” The poem, though not one of his most well-known pieces offers a refreshing look at the world through its timeless theme and its inspiring language creating a unique and innovational sonnet.

Romantic Period starts with William Wordsworth’s publishing of The Lyrical Ballads in 1798, after 30 years of preparation time. Two years later,

He has become materialistic and can no longer think clearly. For his happiness and betterment man should restore communication with nature because only nature can lead his soul towards contentment and peace. Wordsworth emphasis that man’s perfection and greatness does not depend on physical or worldly advancement but in liberating himself from the lust and physical pleasures of this artificial life and by treading on the path of nature- the path of humanity. Wordsworth argues that man faces all sorts of hardships and sufferings in order to fulfill his worldly desires. He overcome every hindrance and avoid everything that he consider as harmful for his progress. Similarly if man perceive certain ills that affect his purity of soul, he must not aspire for them and shun all negative temptations. Man in his process of development must equip himself with those factors that contribute to his advancement towards nobility. Wordsworth was of the view that if man deviates from nature he will never be able to reach the high peaks of humanity. He had witnessed the Reign of Terror and learnt from his experience that if man does not observe restraint in life , he can become a bloodthirsty beast that can cause great destruction to humanity. Wordsworth’s heroes are not from the elite classes but rustic men who lived a frugal life. He admired their simplicity, courage, hope and patience. They faced the problems of life with patience and craved no more. Wordsworth values virtue as one of the most important factors in nation building. He rejects the materialistic standards of the eighteenth century and preaches man humanness which is the soul of man and also the soul of a society in which he lives. Wordsworth’s poetry is a protest against the artificialities of urban

William Wordsworth was a British poet, credited with ushering in the English Romantic Movement with the publication of Lyrical Ballad in collaboration with Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The Biographical Perspective of William Wordsworth can be presented multiply ways such as childhood experience, education, marriage, friendship, travels, career, and publication.

The very first line itself sets a nostalgic mood to the poem. It depicts Wordsworth’s contemplation and reflection of the past.