William Wordsworth and Samuel Coleridge touch upon similar themes, concepts, and techniques in their poems, Tintern Abbey and Frost at Midnight. It is evident through the juxtaposition of these two poems that each poet utilizes dramatic techniques, the appreciation of nature, time, and spontaneity. Although Wordsworth and Coleridge both incorporated the same themes into their poems, they are still uniquely implemented.
Both poems are spiritual monologues that express the inner thoughts and personal reflections of the speakers. In each case, the speakers in the poems are the poets themselves. Both Coleridge and Wordsworth are involved in solitary reflections on life. Coleridge sits up late one winter night thinking while Wordsworth is in a pastoral location recalling the memories he retained from the same scene five years earlier. Both poems are dramatic soliloquies, which are addressed to a specific person. In Tintern Abbey, Wordsworth is expressing his own thoughts, yet the poem is actually addressed to his “dear, dear sister,” Dorothy. In Frost At Midnight, Coleridge speaks of his own ideas and concerns, yet his poem is addressed to his son. Both poets used dramatic technique in order to allow the readers to peer into their per

Frost At Midnight also begins with Coleridge speaking in the present tense about the silent state of his cottage and his sleeping son. Then he refers to the past in which he recalls the days when he was a schoolboy. Coleridge ends the poem with sincere wishes for his son. He hopes that one day he will “stretch and flutter from thy mother’s arms, as thou would’st fly for very eagerness” (line 84-85). He wants his son to have the desire to “fly” through life and experience the world. Therefore, each poet touches upon events from the past, the present, and has hopes for pleasant times in the future.

Tintern Abbey begins with a description in the present tense. Wordsworth describes the scenic view “with the sense of present pleasure…that in this moment there is life and food for future years” (line 64-65). All the memories he retained in the past, as well as the pleasures he is currently drawing in, can be recalled upon later on in his life.

It is evident that Frost At Midnight and Tintern Abbey both included the same themes and techniques. Coleridge and Wordsworth utilize dramatic technique, the appreciation of nature, time, and spontaneity in their poems. The structure and content of these poems is similar, yet each poem is also unique in itself.

Wordsworth uses nature in Tintern Abbey to set the speake