... of the poem itself does not create the poem, but also the rhythm and rhyme, and the impeding importance of the word choice and diction. In creating the effective mood and feelings for his poem, Wordsworth's poetical word choice is essential in developing and maintaining the iambic quadrameter ... Kirszner 1008). "Associating the shining profusion of stars with flowers clearly lends them a similar magnificence" (Brennan 141). The imagery generated by using this diction gives reader the sense the speaker feels as he witnesses natures unbridled beauty. In the middle two stanzas, Wordsworth ...

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Anyone reading Bryant's "The Yellow Violet" gets the point (stated without the typical poetic diction) in the last two stanzas. The yellow violet teaches the speaker humility. It is small, unobtrusive, and easy to ignore, even when ... his less glamorous friends. Were it not for the moral at the end, this poem would perhaps suggest one of Wordsworth's lyrical ballads (without the artificial poetic diction). Aside from the needless personification of birds, spring, the sun, etc., and the poetic "thee" and "thou," the poem has some subtly to it and ... assonance, or consonance. Note, for exam...

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... of "language really used by men," and his use of simple topics surrounded by mass detail. "What made Wordsworth's poetry so favorable and memorable was his challenge of formal poetic diction, profoundly affecting the course of modern poetry"(369). Wordsworth's experimentation with colloquialism and nature imagery was met with mixed reviews. "Wordsworth was born in Cockermouth, Cumberland, England"(Exploring Poetry). "Both ... , the primary laws of our nature: chiefly, as far as regards the manner in which we associate ideas in a state of excitement"(Wordsworth 373). Wordsworth not only e...

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... poets defined good poetry as the spontaneous overflow of feelings. Even though these two poets wrote poetry during the same era, they had many differences in their style, use of diction, and the symbols they used. Wordsworth's style was some what different from Coleridge's in the fact that Wordsworth developed a light, blissful ambience in many of his poems. Throughout his poem ... he envisaged the water snakes as they swam with a "flash of golden fire" that encouraged "a spring of love" that "gushed from my heart". In contrast to Wordsworth's form of poetic diction, Coleridge harnessed...

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... visualized, and enables the reader to connect to the character. "Resolution and Independence" was written in 1807, and incorporates many romantic ideas in the poem. For example, Wordsworth uses simple diction, meaning the poem is written with many simple words. It doesn't try to copy Greek or Roman models. Additionally, as a Romantic poet, Wordsworth writes passionately about nature. He stresses how ... ...

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... language. I wish to keep my Reader in the company of flesh and blood" (576). However in "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" Wordsworth strays ever so slightly from his "flesh and blood" diction. He describes the daffodils as "Continuous as the stars that shine and twinkle on the Milky Way" (6-7). The waves "dance" as the flowers toss their heads "in a sprightly dance." Before ... ...

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... latter section being more immediate and personal. Wordsworth desperately longs for humanity to return to its once flourishing relationship with nature, ultimately becoming more true to our own quintessence. Wordsworth's diction enhances a feeling of melancholy. For example, the author recognizes the vast potential for humankind, but the all too common mentality of "getting and spending" clouds the once perceptive outlook of ... ...

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... emotions. In fact, he goes through a cycle of various moods in response to the different scenes and situations he encounters. Such transition of feeling are transmitted through the use of diction, imagery and tone. Wordsworth uses descriptive words that create different atmospheres through out the poem. The reader is first introduced to a peaceful and pacific setting. The author describes the ride ... ...

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... in "What can we reason, but from what we know?/ From which to reason, or to which refer?- (1;18,20) for a nice balance. Although both seemed to contain a semi-formal diction, Pope's "An Essay on Man- leaned a bit towards the formal. He offered a more structured style and confined form with the constant usage of endstops and the lack of personalization, while ... ...

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... produce works that mirrored natural language and free flowing, unstructured dialogue. All of this was based on the objective of creating a work that transcended expression rather than mechanical conventions of diction and form. Starting with Blake, who is claimed as spearheading this era and being platformed as the pioneer of these authors, a new literary role was formed which exemplified borderless, free ... ...

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... seems to have no concern for the pretension of his poem but is rather more concerned with speaking from his heart. Wordsworth's plainspoken language, seen through his simplistic and forthright diction, is in great contrast to the extravagant verses of the flamboyant 18th century poets. Wordsworth's strong love and admiration for the beauty of nature can be seen throughout "Tintern Abbey ... ...

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... mystery onto the occasion are, perhaps, the primary "cause" behind this urgent and strenuous composition of belief" (Critical Essays 48). His Lyrical Ballads showed his strength in his use of diction (Abercrombie 54). Wordsworth's Intimations odes seem to be very uncharacteristic of him. From the Intimations ode Wordsworthian poetics come to the conclusion that, "poetic space is what we half perceive ... ...

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