Lingue

Wordsworth and conservatism
That is the more so with Wordsworth, whose longer life makes him more and more complacent toward conservatism. His retirement to the Lake District is a clear manifestation of his incapability to keep his revolutionary ideals concerning man and human liberties. All in all, the first generation romantics reveal themsel

1-2; 10-11; 12-13; 19-20.
3) What effect do the rhyme scheme and repetitions create?
Of great simplicity, like a nursery rhyme.
Language
1) What are the details of the lamb’s description?
Softest clothing, wooly, bright, tender voice.
2) What are the details of the Christ’s description?
Meek and mild.
3) What do the words

The second major point of difference is formal. While the Romantic poets sought to escape from traditional verse patterns and to follow the rhythms of natural speech, 18th century poets use the Pindaric Ode, Miltonic blank verse and the Spenserian stanza. The 18th century Reflective poets mark the period of transition from Augustan Neoclassicism to 19t

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is the story of a long sea voyage told by an old mariner condemned to wonder the world repeating his story as a punishment for a terrible crime he has committed. The mariner tells how his ship, after crossing the equator, was trapped by ice in the Polar Regions. For some days the s

To overcome this melancholia, the Romantic artist seeks to escape. This escape has two aspects: a) In time-The poet retreats into the past which becomes attractive because it is irrevocable and offers a heroism modern life lacks. b) In space-The artist tries to create other worlds where he can realize his own true self. Freedom and Death-The Romantic s

_ The middle class increases its power
_Many problems still affected England: the working class had great problems with misery and bad health conditions; Poverty was still considered a crime and education had its problem too
_Because of the pacific coexistence of different trends and impulses, a balance of opposite tendencies without any violent

Main works: Songs of Innocence(1789), dealing with childhood as the symbol of innocence, a state of soul connected with happiness, freedom and imagination. Songs of Experience, where a more pessimistic view of life emerges in the powerful symbolism used by Blake. These songs are intended to be read together with the Songs of Innocence. Experience, ident

2. A newly accepted frame of mind causing two party system and a loyal opposition in Parliament
3. The consolidation of a new middle class of merchants and businessmen
4. The spread of many independent Puritan sects
The Puritans were the cause of this unprecedented rebellious mood which led to a dramatic tug of war between the Crown and the

Many ballads were composed in a four.line stanza characterised by an rhyme scheme and by pronounced rhythm. They often include a line or group of lines which are repeated at intervals forming a refrain. Their language is rich in short concrete words and makes extensive use of repetition to highlight a detail and to increase the memorability of the text.

2) Lines are grouped together into stanzas.
3) Lines often begin with a capital letter.
4) Some lines may be idented.

As regards sound, lines in a poem can come close to the condition of music through several sound devices. The most common are rhyme and rhythm.
Two words rhyme perfectly when the sound of the last stressed vowel and