Wordsworth Flashcards
What did the contrast between the lake district & France provide Wordsworth with interest in?
The Pastoral
What inspired wordsworth’s interest in the pastoral?
the contrast between the lake district & seeing the French revolution
When was lyrical ballads published?
1798
Who wrote Lyrical Ballads?
Coleridge & Wordsworth
What did Lyrical Ballads aim to do?
- Speak of what is important to man
- Use language of men
Who was in France during the Revolution?
Wordsworth
Who had an illegitimate child in France?
Wordsworth
Who was Wordsworth’s lifelong companion?
Dorothy Wordsworth (sister)
Where is “the child is the father of man” from?
My Heart Leaps Up - Wordsworth
Form of Tintern Abbey
Blank verse
What companion does Wordsworth address in final verse paragraph of Tintern Abbey?
Dorothy
What kind of poem is Tintern Abbey?
Conversation poem
Who can be best linked to pantheism?
Wordsworth
What does the alternating rhyme scheme of Early Spring give?
Lyrical, pleasant tone
Key contextual links to Early Spring
- Industrial Revolution
- Rousseau
- Lyrical Ballads