Introduction Flashcards
What does Wordsworth use nature to do?
Highlight his spirituality, personal traumas and socio-political criticism
Where does the power of nature lie?
In its ‘healing’ and ‘restor[ing]’ properties
What does Wordsworth’s relationship with nature allow both the reader and him?
Reflection and transcendence
What do important aspects of the ‘sublime’ reinforce Wordsworth’s identity as?
A Romantic and a Pantheist during a period of industrialisation
What is nature as a theme in Tintern Abbey?
Prevalent and significant
What does the specificity of the title demonstrate?
The importance of nature
What does the title provide the reader with?
Explicit knowledge and understanding of what Wordsworth is experiencing as he begins his poem
What does fixing himself into one particular place do?
Reinforces the power of memory
What is the power of memory brought on by?
The overwhelming ‘landscape’ and ‘beauteous forms’
What does the specificity of location do?
Makes it clear to the reader that this place has particular personal significance
