tudy Question: The Transition to Modernism

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The first line explains the theme of the entire poem . It describes how God 's presence is a strong force in nature , like a flame or electric current , and using other grand images and words that embodies the theme of illustrating God 's greatness . It is similar to the Romantic view of nature in the like the romantics , Hopkin 's poem describes with a sense of amazement , the overwhelming power of nature . It is different in that while the Romantics would describe God 's grandeur purely

through metaphors using natural phenomena , Hopkins incorporates modern ideas . He uses imageries that Romantics would not use like electricity and industries

Like the rest of the poem , the final line of Hardy 's poem provides a depressing and pessimistic outlook at the world and life itself . The image of the happy thrush is similar to the Romantic view of nature as a source of wonder and joy . It connects humans to God . However , the reaction of the poet to the optimistic disposition of the bird 's song is a feeling of disconnection against those who keep their faith in spite the cruelties of real life . To Hardy , Romantic notions of insisting that the world is beautiful in spite the obvious bleakness in the surroundings if one really cares to look , is not accepting the truth as to how the world and life should be viewed

The poet daydreams of finding and living in a place where he would be at peace and in communion with nature . It would be idyllic and simple . This image of peace is created for the reader by the images used throughout the poem such as the small cabin , crickets , the movement of the sun , and water lapping the shore . They are very Romantic especially the idea that peace of mind can be had if one communes with nature , isolated from other people . It is different to Romantic view , however , in that while the Romantics would promote the kind of life that Yeats dreams of , Yeats bounds himself in reality when he states that Innisfree merely lives inside his "heart 's core

Victorian poetry bridges the Romantic era of the years before 1800s and the emerging and divergent Modern literature of the 20th century . Early Victorian poetry employs a paradox of embracing the Romantic tradition of describing God 's creation with awe and as a manifestation of his existence while touching on the subject of the bleakness of real life The 3 poems are similar to earlier Victorian poems in that they exult at nature and find meaning in describing its wonders while at the same time , presenting a sense of unrest at these Romantic notions . They are however , different in a sense that these poems already echo the Modern poet 's concern on expressing doubts as to whether God is only manifested in idyllic and rustic nature . The poems do not anymore promote isolation as a means to connect to a higher being because these...