Similar to “I Wandered as Lonely as a Cloud”, “Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey” also shows the development of the theme “the key to happiness is found in the mind”. Between the two poems, there are many similarities in how Wordsworth achieves this, however in “Tintern Abbey” he delves more into how beneficial positive memories can be. In this text, Wordsworth’s characteristic simple and relaxed style is evident when it comes to theme illustration. When we are first introduced to the setting, we immediately learn that that the speaker (Wordsworth) has been estranged from this place for five years. Not only do we learn this, but also that the length of time is significant, as it is highlighted through constant repetition of “five”. …show more content…
(“lonely rooms, and mid the din / Of towns and cities, I have owed to them / In hours of weariness, sensations sweet”). Once again repetition is used to firmly imprint the idea in our mind of how essential this memory has been to his happiness during testing times, “How oft, in spirit, have I turned to thee / … / How often has my spirit turned to thee”. The simplicity in which he aims to convey this idea relates back to his poetic purpose of recovering “the naked and native dignity of man” (Preface to the Lyrical Ballads, 1801), doing this required using “a selection of language really used by men” (Preface to the Lyrical Ballads, 1801). The use of repetition emphasises the point he is trying to convey, the audience is made focus on just how beneficial state of mind can be when we are in unpleasant circumstances. The first person narrative style places us in the shoes of Wordsworth, and we ponder the role positive thought has played in our own lives. With the poet himself, memories of nature sustained and restored him when weighed down by the burdens of the world, and we are compelled to question where he would be without
Wordsworth talks about how nature is an escape, a teacher, a healer, a reminder, and so much more. Wordsworth explains his first time at the River Wye and that it was the most beautiful thing he’s ever seen and that the nature there is perfect. He also talks about his second trip in this poem to explain that the second time he went, he felt the nature there was more beautiful and tranquil. In “Tintern Abbey”, Wordsworth brings his sister, Dorothy his second time at the River Wye. Wordsworth says that he hopes the trip will be a reminder of how amazing nature truly is. Wordsworth talks about nature as a metaphor, saying nature is an anchor that holds him in place. Nature makes him calm, secure, and happy because he is in his favorite place. Wordsworth explains that nature makes him feel more alive than ever, and being back in the same beautiful spot five years later, makes it even better. The theme of “Tintern Abbey” shows that nature is many things like an escape for Wordsworth, which explains how much that nature has done for
Wordsworth stood on the cliff 'not only with the sense of 'present pleasure'; (63) but he joyfully anticipated the moments 'for future years'; (65). He came back to reality and began to analyze the situation after his reminiscing. Wordsworth realized that he had lost some guidance and was searching for the presence of nature when returning to the Wye. He remembered when he used to wander and roam as free as a roe but as he matured he felt content with tapping into his memories of his youth because as Wordsworth stated, 'That time is past? other gifts have allowed; for such loss, I would believe, abundant recompense'; (83-88). He realized that he was involved with more mature things in life because he had become more intelligent through the years and saw nature in the light of his intelligence. Yet, he insisted that he was 'still a lover of the meadows and the woods, and the mountains; and of all that we behold from this green earth'; (102-105) but indeed, in a more composed way.
William Wordsworth’s poem, “Composed A Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey, On Revisiting The Banks Of The Wye During A Tour. July 13, 1798” (also known as simply, “Tintern Abbey”), was included in the book Lyrical Ballads, with a Few Other Poems. This was a joint effort between himself and author Samuel Taylor Coleridge. “Tintern Abbey” remains one of Wadsworth’s most famous poems, and at its printing, the book was completely sold out in two years. The name of the poem reflects the inspiration Wadsworth felt upon visiting the ruins of an old church called Tintern Abbey, with his sister Dorothy.
Wordsworth’s famous and simple poem, “I wandered lonely as a cloud,” expresses the Romantic Age’s appreciation for the beauty and truth that can be found in a setting as ordinary as a field of daffodils. With this final stanza, Wordsworth writes of the mind’s ability to carry those memories of nature’s beauty into any setting, whether city or country. His belief in the power of the imagination and the effect it can have on nature, and vice a versa, is evident in most of his work. This
Throughout “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” William Wordsworth shows his relationship with nature through his choice of diction, fantastic descriptions, and shifting mood of his poem. There are also many words and phrases that Wordsworth included into his poem that shows how he feels about nature. These phrases are well written, extremely descriptive, and show how Wordsworth is influenced by the wild: “I wandered lonely as a cloud”, “When all at once I saw a crowd, a host, of golden daffodils", “Continuous as the stars that shine and twinkle on the milky way, they stretched in never-ending line along the margin of a bay: ten thousand saw I at a glance, tossing their heads in sprightly dance”, “The waves beside them danced; but they out-did the sparkling waves in glee”, “I gazed—and gazed—but little thought what wealth the show to me had brought”, and “For oft, when on my couch I lie in vacant or in pensive mood, they flash upon that inward eye [...] and then my heart with pleasure fills, and dances with the daffodils.” Another phrase, which indicates that the flowers were so beautiful that no true poet could be sad in their presence, also builds upon Wordsworth’s relationship with nature. These particular lines in “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” show how Wordsworth’s mood shifts from somber and lonely to joyous and content. The lines also show how the gorgeousness of nature sticks with
The poems “Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey” by William Wordsworth and “Washing-Day” by Anna Letitia Barbauld are very similar, because they both reminisce on the beauty childhood. “Washing-Day” tells the story of a person who observes the chores being done in a household when she is older compared to when she was younger. The poem shows how that transition in age plays a large role in feelings towards daily activities. In “Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey” the speaker returns to a place where he had not been for five years and remembers how pure his thoughts towards nature were. In the present, he has matured and does not possess the same childish joys that he once did, but still appreciates the greatness surrounding him. Both speakers obviously come from very different backgrounds, one, a woman who has been raised in a family of household workers, and the
In the poem “Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey” Wordsworth had used words that related to the ideals of the Romantic movement. One of the words that he used many times throughout the poem was soul. He first used the word soul in line 45 saying; “In body, and become a living soul”. Before this line the speaker was discussing how feelings were being re-awakened, he now remembers how this place made him feel before. The speaker is so happy and feels at peace. Being here causes the speaker to forget all of the bad in the world and remember all the good that is really in the world. This line he was saying that now when surrounded in a peaceful setting our bodies may fall numb but the soul is alive and ready to explore the happiness
In “Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey”, Wordsworth brings his sister to the river on his second trip, he hopes to give her the same perception he had when he traveled their the first time. “The language of my former heart, and read / My former pleasure in the shooting lights / Of thy wild eyes. Oh! yet a little while /
William Wordsworth poem Tintern Abbey creates a focus on "his presentation of the "growth" of his mind to maturity, which
In "Lines Composed A Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey", Wordsworth uses imagination to help him and others to live in the physical world peacefully. He recalls playing in Tintern Abbey, a forest nearby there and played in it when he was young. Now he comes back for different reasons. He escapes the world which is individualism and goes to the forest to get away from all the burden. He tells his young sister that she can always come here to get away from her problems as well. In the poem, Wordsworth uses nature to solve problems in life.
Wordsworth talks about the mind being free and relaxed , “Ne’er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep!” The adjective ‘deep’ shows how immense the tranquility is. It also shows how the poem is personal, “Ne’er saw I.” He sets the scene in the morning, creating a feeling of calmness and peace, “The beauty of the morning; silent, bare.”
The Romantic Era was filled with artist and writers using nature as their muse in their writing and paintings, and William Wordsworth was the embodiment of this era. William Wordsworth’s work Lyrical Ballads, co-written with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, was the begin of the literary portion of the Romantic Era. Wordsworth developed a love for nature at an early age, which provided as Wordsworth’s muse for many of his poems like “The World is Too Much with Us” and “Lines Written in Early Spring”. Wordsworth’s love for nature is a part of the Romantic movement, which also goes hand with one of Wordsworth’s famous works The Prelude. It shows in The Prelude and Lyrical Ballads that Wordsworth had a gift of effectively communicating with his audience.
Wordsworth takes readers on a reminiscent journey in "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" reflecting upon visions of nature. The figurative language and diction used elucidate the poet's response to nature. Wordsworth uses each stanza to share his experience in nature through the image of a dance that culminates in the poet's emotional response.
"Tintern Abbey" is a combination of all Wordsworth's feelings about his past and his love of nature. We consider the first two lines of the poem, "Five years have
In the first stanza, the poet introduces the attractive and striking grove where he enjoys nature and at the same time also has “sad thoughts”. The second stanza explains why there are “sad thoughts”. The reason is because nature linked human soul to her fair works, and the soul run through me and the thought of “what man has made of man” makes me grief. Wordsworth draws the phrase “to her fair works” from the last of sentence to the first, which emphasizes the “fair works” of nature.