Lines Written in early spring Flashcards
WMHMOM?
What man has made of man?
Language
* repetition of man - humans are both creators and victims of their own suffering, moral decay, loss of purity and innocence, regret
* rhetorical question - reader to reflect damage human have inflicted on each other
* Refrain - emphasises great grief, helplessness - could indicate a warning to show humanity is unpredictable and self-destructive, losing their true purpose
* “made” - connotess artifically created - urbanisation, industrialisation, perhaps dehumanisation caused by industrial progress
interpretations
* humanity should aspire to be like nature - peaceful - contrasts humanitys corrupt state with nature
Context
* Romantic era - nature is pure, society is corrupted by the human spirit
TBAMHAP,TTICM
The birds around me hopped and played, their thoughts I cannot measure
Language
* hopped and played - freedom, carefree, youthful, energetic, innocence - constrats with lack humanity as
“I cannot measure” - nature is beyong our control/understanding
interpretation
* maybe humanity has reached that level of hositlity and corruption that the poet feels deprived of any joy - sense of nostalgia - deep sense of longing for harmony
structure:
* “I cannot measure” - longer more reflective, creating a pause in the rhythm contrasts with energtic action of birds - highlights gap between humanity and nature
ISBNHP
If such be Nature’s holy plan
Language
* “Nature” - divine, perfect
“plan” - contradicts reality, suffering is part of the natural world, order + purpose, questioning whether suffering is part of divie plan
* personfication of nature - creates, teaches or guidance - romanticism - ppl saw nature as a spiritual guide, like a companian - LINK TO OTHER QUOTE (SOUL)
TBTSOTF,TCTBA
Their budding twigs spread out their fan, To catch the breezy air
Language
* “budding” - growth, renewal, hope - symbolising potential for life and beauty that nature holds
* “fan” - nature is embracing or receving the world around it, calm, gentle, coolingmotion
“Breezy air” - lightnes
interpret
* nature’s innocence and everything works together peacefully - nature is balanced - makes reader think about how diff humans are - more disconnected and problems instead of harmony
structure
* enjambment - calm, flowing rhythm mirror gentle movement of naturea
THSTTMR
The human soul that through me ran
* activively connecting with humanity
Humanity and nature are interwoven
* suggests he is not isolated from the struggles ohumanity but instead feels a deep emotional connection to it because nature helps him understand humanity and find peace
* link to Natures holy plan quote about nature = guider
