What brought him joy now eminds him of the sadness that exists in the world. It is still the same beautiful place but it gives him a "presence that disturbs me with the joy of elated thoughts; a sense sublime/of something far more deeply interfused" (94-6). There are two distinct experiences happening here and through poetry, Wordsworth can appreciate both of them without preference. Both experiences have their benefits. The poet's adult experience allows him to contmplate everything he has known before where as a young boy, his imagination was limited by experience. Now, experience reveals to him to beauty and impossibility of youth. What he knows know is a presence existing in the "light of the setting suns, / and the round ocean and the living air, / and the blue sky, and in the mind of man" (96-8). As a grown man, the poet can connect the consciouness of man to nature all in all. He also identifies a spirit that "implies / All thinking things, all objects of thought, / and rolls through all things" (100-2). In addition, he writes, "all that we behold of this green earth; of all the mighty world / Od eye, ad ear -- both what they half create, / and perceive" (103-6). Here he admits his senses are responsible for only part of the nature he is experiencing and his mind is reponsible for the emotions...
When writes, "the language of the sense" is the "anchor of my purest thoughts" (108, 109). Nature becomes the channel by which the poet realizes self and maturity is how the poet reaches his destination. One could not work without the other.
Tell-Tale Heart: A Descent into Madness Edgar Allan Poe may be considered one of the founders of American Gothic Literature. His obsession with the macabre and his ability to explore the psychological repercussions of perceived danger inspired him to write various short stories including "The Pit and the Pendulum" and "The Tell-Tale Heart." In "The Tell-Tale Heart," Poe explores the events that lead the unnamed narrator to devise a plan to
The narrator in this tale internalizes "elements of anxiety and fear pushed to an unrelenting extreme" (269). We can see this extreme in the narrator's thought processes as he continues to watch the old man's eye. For instance, he says: It was open -- wide, wide open -- and I grew furious as I gazed upon it. I saw it with perfect distinctness -- all a dull blue, with a
This short story, as well as Poe's other works, reveals his upbringing and focuses on sick mothers and guilty fathers. Gothic literature, the form of the short story, became known in Britain in the 18th century. It delves into the dark side of human experience and there finds death, alienation, nightmares, ghosts and haunted places. It was Poe who brought the literary form to America. American Gothic literature present a
His making his way to Memphis illustrates that he is much like his bother in that he feels compelled to do the right thing. The pieces differ in their approach toward the pain of the war. Stevens view is from a distance; we know what happens in war but maybe if we stand far enough away, we will not be touched by it personally. A soldier dies but even the
Terror in "The Tell-Tale Heart" The contrasts of life show us the true nature of things. William Shakespeare knew this about humanity and we see it displayed in many of his plays. Opposites allow us to see the true nature of man as we look at Othello. Contrasts balance things in this play, allowing to see the best of mankind alongside the worst of man. Emelia and Desdemona are women living
While it may seem easy to write for children, it is actually difficult because the writer must be familiar enough with his or her audience to write with confidence. White accomplished this by keeping things simple. In doing so, Charlotte's Web not only appeals to children but adults as well. White also sticks to the principles of composition as well. He follows the principle of using one tense throughout the
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