Wordsworth Flashcards
A SLUMBER DID MY SPIRIT SEAL
sibilance, slow thoughtful, deliberate. he was innocent and naïve and he exposed himself, became vulnerable. he felt secure and was completely idealistic
A slumber did my spirit seal
A SLUMBER DID MY SPIRIT SEAL
foreshadowing what comes next. so perfect nothing could happen to her
she seem’d a thing that could not feel the touch of earthly years
A SLUMBER DID MY SPIRIT SEAL
unaware that life could be so cruel, earths 24hr spin. unprepared = more pain. she is buried and he takes consolation from nature. he captures the permanency of the natural world and juxtaposes it with our brief existence
roll’d round in earth’s diurnal course with rocks, and stones and trees
SHE DWELT AMONG THE UNTRODDEN WAYS
juxtaposition, nature imagery, light and dark imagery, was his only source of light and hope, now it’s extinguished despair
a violet by a mossy stone half hidden from the eye! fair as a star, when only one is shining in the sky
SHE DWELT AMONG THE UNTRODDEN WAYS
guttural expression of emotion. pain. intensity, the idea that the world has changed forever. something unique, beautiful violet, solitary star; all gone
but she is in her grave and, oh, the difference to me!
IT IS A BEAUTEOUS EVENING, CALM AND FREE
celebration of the beauty of the natural world and its communion with the natural world
the gentleness of heaven broods o’ver the sea
IT IS A BEAUTEOUS EVENING, CALM AND FREE
the celebration of the beauty of childlike innocence, a natural connection the child has with God, innocence. as adults we lose that connection
Thou liest in Abraham’s bosom all the year; an worship’st at the Temple’s inner shrine, God being with thee when we know it not
COMPOSED UPON WESTMINSTER BRIDGE
beautiful, hyperbole to express his love for the earth and nature.
Earth has not anything to show more fair
COMPOSED UPON WESTMINSTER BRIDGE
painterly, evocative image to express the beauty and clarity that can come from unexpected places. clear, not foggy, sees things differently, no smoke. because everyone else is awake. it is temporary
all bright and glittering in the smokeless air
THE SOLITARY REAPER
it is rare what he is feeling. content. he must recognise and value it. stop to appreciate it
stop here or gently pass
THE SOLITARY REAPER
symbol of mysterious beauty of nature, source of hope. feeling lost, exhausted and weary, this song gives him hope and remind him of beauty
No Nightingale did ever chaunt more welcome notes to weary bands
THE SOLITARY REAPER
confused, sandy state of mind at that moment
among Arabian sands
THE SOLITARY REAPER
philosophy. physically not moving but the effect on him was profound. strong and able, invigorated for the challenge, describes the feeling brought on by the song
I listen’d, motionless and still; and, as I mounted up the hill, the music in my heart I bore, Long after it was heard no more
