Hopkins and Wordsworth
*if the above image is unclear, click into it — that should open an image with higher quality When we were analyzing Hopkins’ “Gods Grandeur,” I couldn’t stop thinking about the similarities between it and the Wordsworth poem “The World … Continue reading →
Students’ analyses of Wordsworth & Coleridge poems
In Arts One this week we talked about Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge. Today in class, after talking about “The Rime of the Ancynt Marinere” and Romanticism in general, I asked the students to meet in groups of 3-4 and analyze one of the other poems in the collection. These are their notes! “Expostulation […]
Lyrical Ballads & Romanticism
Wordsworth and Coleridge – Some thoughts, and a few notes Alternate title: I just really love Rousseau This is not the first time that I’ve read Lyrical Ballads, but perhaps the first time that I’ve been able to read it critically. … Continue reading →
I certainly got my Wordsworth.
Romanticism, a word that is heavily being attributed to this work. When I hear the word I envision the Wanderer Above the Sea Of Fog or the works of the Johann Strauss II. I am not quite sure if this is supposed to be really the origins of the Romanticists, however I would not be taken by […]
Lyrical Ballads
I have always loved Coleridge’s Poetry, so I was looking forward to reading his and Wordsworth’s collaboration. I was initially disappointed that there were only five poems that Coleridge contributed to Lyrical Ballads, but I’m glad that I wasn’t going over any familiar territory (that is, besides “Rime of the Ancyent Marinere”). There are a couple common […] Continue reading →
We wished we were Romantics
It is hard not to be a romantic, at least not a little. I can’t quite figure if I like romanticism or not. Actually this is not entirely true: I do like romantic poetry and literature. Its style, its prose, its metre, they are all very appealing and aesthetically pleasing. Hardly anyone could argue that […]
Old Man Travelling
Of all the poems in William Wordsworth’s and Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Lyrical Ballads, the one that intrigued me the most was Old Man Travelling (on page 103). I am going to use this blog post to try to figure out why it stuck with me even though I am not sure it’s my favourite poem in […]
The worthy words of Wordsworth!
Seriously, try saying that 10 times fast! And now to the point… I absolutely loved reading Wordsworth! He’s been one of my favorite poets since high school, and I think he always will be. I mean Coleridge is okay too… but, you know… Well, reading the Lyrical Ballads this time got me thinking about why […]
Lyrical Ballads–Wordworth and Coleridge
One thing that particularly struck me about the preface was Wordsworth’s discussion on metre and the overall format of poetry. He states that “in one case the reader is utterly at the mercy of the poet,” whereas in the other (when the metre obeys certain laws) both the reader and the poet “willingly submit because […]
Wordsworth
Yesterday’s lecture made me both intrigued and skeptical of some of Wordsworth’s ideas. I decided to reread a poem from the “Lyrical Ballads” in order to see if Wordsworth could pull me in a direction that he seems to believe … Continue reading →