William Wordsworth

the worshiper of nature through the poems

“Lines Written in Early Spring” and
“The Daffodils”

Duong Manh Hieu

Tran Thuy Linh

- English & American literature -

Table of contents
01
introduce
02
analyze

01
conclusion
"Come forth into the light of things,
let nature be your teacher"

- William Wordsworth -
William Wordsworth
A famous English poet.
Born in 1770 - Cockermouth, Cumberland, England.
St. John's College, Cambridge.
known for his focus on nature, rural life, and the
human condition in his poetry.
"Lyrical Ballads" (co-written with Samuel Taylor
Coleridge) and "The Prelude."
Wordsworth served as Poet Laureate of England from
1843
Death in 1850.
  late 18th to mid-19th century.

 The movement originated in Europe and spread to other

parts

 reaction against the Enlightenment and the Industrial

Revolution

 emphasized emotion, imagination, individualism, and the

beauty of nature.

 hero or protagonist - passionate, rebellious, and often

isolated from society.

 William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John

Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Lord Byron, and Mary
Shelley.

Romanticism  associated with a sense of nostalgia for a simpler, more

authentic way of life, as well as a rejection of the values of
the previous era.
“Lines Written in Early Spring”
I heard a thousand blended notes,
While in a grove I sate reclined, The birds around me hopped and
In that sweet mood when pleasant played,
thoughts Their thoughts I cannot measure:—
Bring sad thoughts to the mind. But the least motion which they made
It seemed a thrill of pleasure.
To her fair works did Nature link
The human soul that through me ran; The budding twigs spread out their
And much it grieved my heart to think fan,
What man has made of man. To catch the breezy air;
And I must think, do all I can,
Through primrose tufts, in that green That there was pleasure there.
bower,
The periwinkle trailed its wreaths; If this belief from heaven be sent,
And ’tis my faith that every flower If such be Nature’s holy plan,
Enjoys the air it breathes. Have I not reason to lament
What man has made of man?
 “The Daffodils”
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and
hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the
breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending
line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly
The waves beside them danced; but
they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company:
I gazed—and gazed—but little
thought
What wealth the show to me had
brought:
For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
 “Lines Written in Early Spring”
and “The Daffodils”
 Both poems celebrate the beauty and power of nature, and
convey a sense of awe and wonder at the natural world.
 Both poems use natural imagery to convey complex emotions
and ideas.
 demonstrate Wordsworth's deep love of nature and his belief in
its power to nourish and inspire the human spirit.
“Lines Written in “The Daffodils”
Early Spring”
 Wordsworth grew up in the Lake District of England, which had a
profound impact on his love of nature and the outdoors.

 He believed that nature was a source of spiritual and emotional

nourishment, and that it could inspire feelings of awe, wonder,
and reverence.

 He saw nature as a reflection of the human spirit, and believed

that it could provide insights into the human condition.

 He valued the simplicity and authenticity of rural life, and

believed that the natural world was a counterpoint to the
artificiality and corruption of urban society.
William
 Wordsworth's poetry often celebrated the beauty and power
of nature, and he used natural imagery to convey complex
Wordsworth
emotions and ideas. a worshiper of nature…
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