William Wordsworth And The Romantics Question One:- Analyse The Two Poems, Takin

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William Wordsworth and the Romantics Question One:- Analyse the two poems, taking into account language use, structure tone, and any other aspects worth commenting on. The Solitary Reaper and Daffodils are both poems by the Englishman William Wordsworth. William Wordsworth was one of the first writers of the era known as the Romantics. The Romantics reshaped writing, poetry and literature in general. The Romantics placed an emphasis on passion, emotion and freedom of the individual. Wordsworth was a typical romantics writer. Both of these poems are about nature, freedom and emotion. The Solitary Reaper is a poem about a man who is wandering through the Highlands of Scotland, and he comes across a Highland girl working and singing in the field. The Poem is told from first person point of view and the poet talks about the beauty of the Highland lass’s voice. Daffodils Is also told from first person point of view. The poet talks about a recollection of seeing vast area of daffodils. He says how important this recollection is. Both poems are carefully constructed and have a rhyme and metre. The Solitary Reaper contains four octets, that is, it has four stanzas with eight lines each. It has a rhyme scheme as well. The rhyme scheme for the first and the last stanza is abcbddee. There metre of The Solitary Reaper is four stresses per line, except for the fourth line of every stanza, which has three stresses. It is interesting to note how there is no relation between the number of stressed syllables and the number of non-stressed syllables. Daffodils contains four sextets, meaning it has four stanzas or verses, with six lines in each. This poem has a simple rhyme scheme. It is constant throughout the entire poem and is ababcc. The metre is similar to The Solitary Reaper, but the relationship between the four stresses syllable per line and the non stressed syllables is even less obvious than it is in The Solitary Reaper. It is interesting to note the language used in both of these poems. The Romantic writers were different
from their predecessors in that the Romantics used common English, whereas the Age of Reason writers tended to use Latin or Old English. It is thought that the romantics were attempting to widen their appeal to a wider audience by using simpler English. The last few lines of the second stanza of The Solitary Reaper are worthy of note. A Voice so thrilling ne’er was heard In spring-time from the Cuckoo-bird Breaking the silence of the seas Amon...

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