To William Wordsworth Flashcards
A03 context
1807 Coleridge was once again staying for an extended period of time w Wordsworths
To lift Coleridge spirits, WW read the extended version of his autobiographical poem ‘the prelude’ to him
In response, Coleridge wrote this to praise his friends achievement but also to mourn loss of his own political ability
It is the last of his conversational poems, written in blank verse and iambic pentameter
Stanza focuses
1- Coleridge’s healing power
- WW inspired by nature
- WW social conscience
- comparison of ww and Coleridge (failure)
- Feelings of jealousy while praising - listens to WW
- WW can restore anc connect with Coleridge through the melancholy and lift him out of it
- WW listens happily
- Coleridge feels uplifted- prayer
A03 contextual exploration
Romantic poets wrote about similar concerns
Power or nature
Unrest of revolutions
Creative imagination
Age of enlightment
Spiritual/ Christian beliefs
A04 comparisons
Similarities/difference - Coleridge conversation poems
Similarities Blank verse No rhyme Apostrophe Nature and imagination Restoration Childhood
Different
Focus on man - exaggerate
How thoughts/feelings change over time
More focus on man and harsh reality
A05 interpretations
Poem= primarily autobiographical - not jealousy
Friend
Staying w him
Criticism - WW more popular
Theme
Brotherhood
My comforter and my guide
To wonder back on such an unhealthy road
In silence listening, like a devout child
Jealousy
To wander on such an unhealthful road
Self-harm
