William Wordsworth`s Use Of Nature

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William Wordsworth 's Use of Nature

William Wordsworth sought to find universal truths , rather than individual ones . They challenged their readers to look at nature not with a sense of fear or apathy , but as an equal . Poets urged people to see that nature and man are one , and therefore , by experiencing nature one can experience life more fully . To do so , people must first have an authentic experience , keeping an open mind , free from rational thought Imagination must take over from there , providing one

with not only a sense of resolution , but also independence . Although some experiences may make one sadder , it also makes one wiser in knowing the truth , and living through the experience . Wordsworth and the other Romantic poets strayed away from the common Neoclassical thought that poetry 's main goal was to teach , in that he believed poetry 's main goal was for pleasure . Out of teaching , comes pleasure in the learning . Lyrical poetry , a passionate speaking from the heart , was created as a result

The works of Wordsworth justify his experience as an early child who undergone hardship in life by losing early his beloved parents and leaving with him his neurotic sister Dorothy (Online Literature ) The magnificent landscape deeply affected Wordsworth 's imagination and gave him a love of nature (Read Print Online . Nature deserves to be love and praise by addressing these to all his work . This can be proven in his following works : First , Wandered Lonely as a Cloud is Wordsworth 's interpretation of an experience that his sister , Dorothy , had . Second Strange Fits of Passion Have I known is a realization and visualization of fear in losing Lucy . Third , The Prelude is full of his memories youthful adventure and nature that mold him spiritually and feel free There are lots of ballads written by William Wordsworth that illustrate the love and use nature based on his experienced . This research explores only these three works

Wandered Lonely as a Cloud

First , Wandered Lonely as a Cloud is Wordsworth 's interpretation of an experience that his sister , Dorothy , had . Dorothy Wordsworth says in her journals that the day to which the poem refers to was full of furious winds and heavy rain , in which they tried to run away from . This running away symbolizes Wordsworth takes his sister 's experience and gains his own one of beauty and understanding versus his sister 's running away To him , and other lyrical poets , in for man to grow and mature he /she must face nature . When this balance is gained , the poet has been successful . Man in general running away from nature (Applebee , Arthur N , et al , 2000

The poem lonely as a Cloud begins with the evidence of an error resolves the problem , and shows at the end a proof of authenticity . Love is created , and therefore , the poet can never hate or destroy nature The poem subjected a person to restrictions and classifications that society has placed on a certain ways of life . It also shows the feeling of Wordsworth in loving human and nature . It tells the pleasure from being in solitude . When in solitude and tranquility , the rational mind is stopped so that unregulated emotion can begin

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud , Wordsworth presents a picturesque natural setting that not only delights the mind 's eye of the speaker , but the reader as well . First , he describes the daffodils as golden (Davies , Hunter , 1980 ) instantly giving them aesthetic value . Then he uses personification to add to the beauty of the scene by characterizing the daffodils as dancing in the breeze ' A simile adds to the effect of the natural setting by comparing the natural daffodil garden to another beautiful natural panorama : Continuous as the stars that shine / and twinkle on the Milky Way / they stretched in never-ending line ' Hyperbole emphasizes the magnitude of the scene . Ten thousand saw I at a glance ' Wordsworth continues by juxtaposing the daffodils with the waves that crash in the sea beside them . Even the waves cannot compare in beauty , he says . Later , while lying on his couch , the daffodils give the speaker a feeling of bliss ' accentuating the Romantic tenet that humans can find true beauty and joy in nature

Strange Fits of Passion Have I known revised and analyzed by Sarena Cha

Second , Strange Fits of Passion Have I known is a realization and visualization of fear in losing Lucy . The poem illustrates Wordsworths own experience in nature 's affect on man , and thus shows the international connection between humans and the natural world . This is a short ballad , in which Wordsworth describe s how he approaches his lover 's cottage , and fears for her safety as the moon gradually sinks The descending and disappearing of the moon makes Wordsworth realize the possibility of losing Lucy , and this concept terrifies him

Exclamation marks used in the last stanza is a result of the poet 's imagination , realization and visualization of Lucy 's death . His anxiety and fears is a result of no logical reason , as it is merely a feeling that nature gives him . He admits this strange feeling in the very beginning , hence the title strange fits of passion have I known

The Prelude excerpted in Wikipedia Encyclopedia

Third , The Prelude is full of his memories , youthful adventure and nature that mold him spiritually and feel free . Wordsworth recalls revives and recreates memories in this long poem . He describes his boyhood and reveals his enjoyments of being in the wild , alone , where he could

Range the open heights ' In his youthful adventures he had the sense of low breathings coming after me , and could hear a strange utterance ' in the wind . This spiritual presence in nature forces him to reconsider some of his actions , like the stealing of the boat Wordsworth feels that nature 's spiritual presence has given him lessons in morality

Wordsworth realizes that nature has helped him mould him spiritually For this , didst thou , O Derwent . Make ceaseless music that composed my thoughts . He shows gratitude to nature for what it has done for his spirit , as he says Thanks to the means which nature designed to employ . The poem shows how nature allows Wordsworth to feel free Free as a bird (Encarta Encyclopedia ) and allows him to breathe again , implying that he feels stranded in the industrialized city . In a metaphorical sense , he feels that the city is suffocating , and physically , he finds it difficult to breathe due to air pollution in the city

Conclusion

In conclusion , William Wordsworth works illustrate wonderfully . `As more poets continue to read his works and take his words as an example in loving the nature and applying it in real life . Wandered Lonely as a Cloud is a good poem that relates the feeling of Wordsworth in nature and to his beloved sister . Love is created , and therefore , the poet can never hate or destroy nature

Strange Fits of Passion Have I known is the fear for his safety and the fear of losing Lucy . The fear he fails is a result of the natures that gives him . The prelude is his youthful memories that help him develop his spiritual capacity . The wild adventure gains him in loving the nature . Spiritual presence has given him lessons in morality

Ascribing beauty of the nature is common aspect of Wordsworth poem Appreciation of the wild is essentially supernatural , as he claims that he is able to sense the very spirit of God . The idea of inter-connectedness of humanity and nature is present in this poem . The poet does not `hear ' the song or stress its meaning , but is overwhelm med by its powerful spiritual sense

Although Wordsworth was venerated in the 19th century by the early 20th century his reputation had declined . He was criticized for the unevenness of his poetry , for his rather marked capacity for bathos , and for his transformation from an open-minded liberal (Columbia encyclopedia ) to a cramped conservative . In recent years , however Wordsworth has again been recognized as a great English poet - a profound , original thinker who created a new poetic tradition .References

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