Wordsworth quotes Flashcards
nature
“sweet is the lore which nature brings”
““And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils”
“A host, of golden daffodils;”
“up up my friend and quit your books”
“let nature be your teacher”
“may teach you more of man”
“Nature never did betray / The heart that loved her.
“And then my heart with pleasure fills, / And dances with the daffodils.”
modernity
“Enough of Science and of Art; Close up those barren leaves”
“The wealthiest man amongst us is the best”
“The homely beauty of the good old cause Is gone”
To think that now our life is only drest for show”
humanity
“upon the lonesome wild”
“what man has made of man”
“The child is father of the man.”
“Reaping and singing by herself”
emotion
“Sorrow, loss, pain”
“when pleasant thoughts bring sad thoughts to mind”
“Her heart was full of grief.
“yet she still loved this retched spot”
in sickness she remained, and here she died”
sweet is the lore which nature brings”
tables turned - celebrating beauty of nature
"”And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils”
I wandered lonely as a cloud (The pleasure nature brings in the present & in memory, using personification showing that his heart and him are most alive when amongst natures beauty)
A host, of golden daffodils;”
I wandered lonely as a cloud (That nature can act as company for those who are lonely or in solitude. A Wordsworth describes the daffodils as a crowd or a host, to a person)
“up up my friend and quit your books
The tables turned (meaning that nature can teach you more about life than books can)
“may teach you more of man”
- tables turned
“let nature be your teacher” -
the tables turned
“Nature never did betray / The heart that loved her.” -
tintern abbey
“And then my heart with pleasure fills, / And dances with the daffodils.”
I wandered lonely as a cloud (this line expresses the joy and emotional uplift Wordsworth experiences in nature, symbolised by the dancing daffodils.)
“upon the lonesome wild” -
lucy gray or solitude (describes that she is being removed from humanity)
“what man has made of man”
lines written in early spring (what humans have turned each other into, prioritising wealth over humanity)
“The child is father of the man.”
- my heart leaps up (the qualities and experiences of childhood shape the adult, underscoring the importance of nurturing the inherent goodness and potential in everyone from an early age.)
Reaping and singing by herself
solitary reaper (she does not need anyone to kep her company, she is company to herself)
“Enough of Science and of Art; Close up those barren leaves”
- the tables turned (he advocates spending time in nature, watching and receiving instead of consuming. Barren leaves is used to describe a book, talking about dead leaves that bring no life.
"”The wealthiest man amongst us is the best” -
written in London, September, 1802 (Highlights the emphasis of material goods during the industralialsation period and how it determined individuals value)
“The homely beauty of the good old cause Is gone” -
written in London, September 1802 (Indicating society is forgetting simpler times)
Where are your books – expostulation and reply (signaling that books are more important that nature)
To think that now our life is only drest for show”
-written in london (remomising back on the good old days when life was simpler and not so industrialised)
“Sorrow, loss, pain”
the ruined cottage (shows that people are going through a depressing time)
“when pleasant thoughts bring sad thoughts to mind”
lines written in early spring (eg. When he is reminded of his daughter (because of something nice) he remembers her death and is sad, eg. Thinking about what has come to this world)
“Her heart was full of grief.” -
the ruined cottage
“yet she still loved this retched spot”
ruined cottage
