... Misshapes the beauteous form of things - We murder to dissect. The stories are written in the simple and grounded language of the people, freed from the synonyms of learned and literary language. The poet surrenders to the "emotion recollected in a state of tranquility" in order for the tranquility to subside and the emotion to remain. This plainness then reflects the truth ... collection, the Ancient Mariner and Tintern Abbey, are considered to be two of the most successful poems of the Lyrical Ballads. Yet there are marked discrepancies between the two in terms of diction and theme th...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate