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English Literature Analysis

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Nature as an Image in the Works of William Wordsworth and Percy Bysshe Shelly

William Wordsworth and Percy Bysshe Shelley are two of the best known poets in the world of literature . And with that being said , it would be very interesting to set their greatest works side by side . But it would be important to keep in mind that one should approach these great works with great respect to unearth hints to what make them great poems . If the works of these

two great poets are set aside together , one would immediately notice that nature is much used as an image by both poets Many of their poems are citing elements of nature , like trees , birds the ocean , the sky , etc , and even Nature herself . Both of these poets had expressed their fascination at nature and had incorporated that fascination through their poetry

According to Warren , both of the two poet 's fascination about nature has much to do with the context of the composition of their poems . Both nature poems of Shelley and Wordsworth are deeply affected by the actual time and location of their writings . In Wordsworth 's Tintern Abbey he was writing a poem on a summer day while just sitting on an English countryside . On the other hand , while writing one of his most famous works , Mont Blanc , Shelley was writing his poem while travelling along the Alps (Warren

Wordsworth 's poem entitled The World is too much with us , is a piece that exudes the poet 's use of nature as an image . The title alone suggests a conflict between the world [nature] and us [humanity] . Two lines are almost explicitly telling to the readers that this poem is about nature getting and spending we lay waste our powers / little we see in Nature that is ours (Wordsworth 94-95 ) It is very noticeable that the word first letter of the word Nature ' is capitalized Wordsworth 's most likely reason for capitalizing the first letter is to give emphasis on the word , make it stand out in the poem . A common interpretation of the poem would be about the lost connection between man and nature that once was strong

On the other hand , the poem Mont Blanc : Lines Written in the Vale of Chamouni ' by Shelley does not aim to describe a conflict . The poem is more likely to be leaning towards a statement that man and nature are intrinsically related . The poem is quite long , but after reading it a reader is likely to have a conclusion that the poem is a mere , just in poetic language . Shelley 's fascination with nature is very evident in this particular poem . As if functioning like a thesis statement , the first four lines suggest to the reader that the poet want to express his immense awe of nature the everlasting universe of things / flows through the mind , and rolls its rapid waves / now dark - now gliterring-no , reflecting gloom / now lending...

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